WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) — Similar to weeks prior, school districts in the region are continuing to see COVID-19 cases among students, teachers and staff.
Below is a breakdown, by county, of cases to date for the 2021-2022 school year reported to the NYDOH as of October 22:
Jefferson County
| School District | Student cases | Teacher cases | Staff cases | Total |
| Alexandria | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| Belleville Henderson | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Carthage | 90 | 7 | 10 | 107 |
| General Brown | 26 | 6 | 0 | 32 |
| Indian River | 65 | 1 | 11 | 77 |
| LaFargeville | 15 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| Lyme | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sackets Harbor | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| South Jefferson | 56 | 6 | 4 | 66 |
| Thousand Islands | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Watertown | 150 | 11 | 6 | 167 |
Lewis County
| School District | Student cases | Teacher cases | Staff cases | Total |
| Beaver River | 32 | 1 | 3 | 36 |
| Copenhagen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Harrisville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lowville | 31 | 2 | 2 | 35 |
| South Lewis | 38 | 3 | 5 | 46 |
St. Lawrence County
| School District | Student Cases | Teacher cases | Staff cases | Total |
| Brasher Falls | 59 | 5 | 8 | 72 |
| Canton | 42 | 3 | 2 | 47 |
| Clifton-Fine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colton-Pierrepont | 17 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| Edwards-Knox | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Gouverneur | 57 | 1 | 3 | 61 |
| Hammond | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hermon-Dekalb | 12 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Heuvelton | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Lisbon | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Madrid-Waddington | 36 | 2 | 1 | 39 |
| Massena | 64 | 8 | 5 | 77 |
| Morristown | 15 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
| Norwood-Norfolk | 30 | 2 | 0 | 32 |
| Ogdensburg | 84 | 2 | 6 | 92 |
| Parishville-Hopkinton | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| Potsdam | 29 | 3 | 3 | 35 |
Beginning September 13, all schools in New York were required to report COVID-19 cases to the Department on Health on a daily basis. Following the start to this requirement, the DOH relaunched its COVID tracking website, as it was previously undergoing maintenance.
Now, similar to the 2020-2021 school year, student and employee COVID-19 cases are detailed online. A breakdown of current cases by county in the North Country is included below. All data is through October 7, 2021.
