Putnam County has ended government run COVID-19 vaccinations and testing will end in Carmel tomorrow.  The Putnam County health department vaccinated more than 25,000 residents since the department’s first mass vaccination clinic opened last year.  More than 72 percent of Putnam County residents have completed their primary series of COVID vaccination.  Putnam county has distributed nearly 16,000 COVID-19 rapid test kits through towns and villages, BOCES has given more than 40,000 rapid tests to the school districts in Putnam and New York State distributed 1.5 million rapid tests to nursing homes and adult care facilities statewide. County Executive MaryEllen Odell thanked volunteers in the Medical Reserve Corps. In 2021, they logged a total of 2,430 hours, including one volunteer who dedicated 174 hours singlehandedly. They worked indoors and out, sometimes in inclement weather, and she says they'll never know how many lives they helped save.