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Virus Testing
Smithtown, NY
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Feds Issue Order For National Milk Testing To Monitor Bird Flu
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is stepping up efforts to monitor avian influenza (better known as bird flu) with a new federal order mandating national testing of raw milk for the H5N1 virus. The order requires all producers of raw, unpasteurized milk across the US to provide samples for testing as part of a broad initiative to prevent the spread of bird flu from potentially infected dairy cattle to humans. The move follows recent detections of the virus in dairy herds in several states, underscoring the importance of controlling outbreaks at the source. While pas…
Mahopac, NY
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Covid-
19: 200 New Cases Reported In Putnam County; Here's Latest Rundown By Town
No new COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Putnam in the last week, though there were more than 200 newly confirmed cases as the state works to vaccinate as many New Yorkers as quickly as possible. Putnam County officials reported 215 newly confirmed cases in the latest data released by the Department of Health on Tuesday, March 2, bringing the total to 8,372 total cases out of 166,568 COVID-19 tests administered since the virus started spreading a year ago. The virus-related death toll in Putnam held steady at 86 after the county saw new fatalities in recent weeks. There are currentl…
New Canaan, CT
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Covid-
19: CT Sees Big Change In Positive-Test Rate; Brand-New Breakdown Of Cases By Community
After seeing the overall infection rate for Connecticut residents testing positive for COVID-19 climbed above 10 percent earlier this week, the number has dramatically dipped back to nearly 4 percent as the state and country combat the recent surge in new cases. In his latest update, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that 22,171 COVID-19 tests were administered in Connecticut on Wednesday, Jan. 13, resulting in 968 positive cases for a 4.37 percent positive infection rate, down from 6.23 percent the day before. Lamont said that the number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized with the virus outp…
Fairfield, CT
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Covid-
19: CT Positive-Test Rate Rises Again; Rundown Of Cases By County, Community
The overall positive rate of those being tested for COVID-19 in Connecticut jumped nearly a full percent as the state contends with a holiday surge of the virus across the state and country. During his daily COVID-19 update, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that there were 29,080 tests administered, resulting in 2,486 positive cases. The 8.55 percent positive infection rate is up from 7.66 percent the day before, when there were 2,332 new cases confirmed statewide. There have now been a total of 199,454 confirmed COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began last year. The number of COVID-19 pat…
Massapequa, NY
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Covid-
19: NY Reduces Length Of Quarantine Period
In an effort to ensure that those instructed to quarantine due to possible COVID-19 exposure in New York are following the state’s guidance, health officials announced it will be amending its quarantine guidelines. State officials announced this week that New York would be following in the footsteps of the CDC, which reduced required COVID-19 quarantines from 14 to 10 days. Anyone who may have been exposed to COVID-19 will be reached by contact tracers, who will then instruct that person to quarantine, while following up with them daily through text messages and phone calls. Earlier story…
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Covid-
19: Here's A Look At Westchester's Main Cluster Areas By Latest Numbers
New York State has seen mixed results in attempting to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Westchester’s “micro-cluster” hotspots where the positive infection rate for the virus is the highest. Statewide, the infection rate in New York’s micro-clusters hit 6.22 percent, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Sunday, Dec. 6, while the overall infection rate in non-micro-clusters was at 4.24 percent. Overall, the statewide rate reached 4.71 percent as it continues to climb. Yellow zone restrictions include a 25-person maximum capacity on mass gatherings, four-person to a table maximum while dining, …
Stamford, CT
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Covid-
19: Here's Latest CT Positivity Rate For Testing; Rundown Of New Cases By Location
The positive COVID-19 rate in Connecticut is trending in the right direction after seeing a spike last week approaching 7 percent. In his latest COVID-19 update on Tuesday, Nov. 24, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that there were 13,208 new tests administered in the past 24 hours, resulting in 540 confirmed probable cases. The infection rate has dropped to 4.09 percent statewide, down from 6.37 percent earlier this month as the number of new cases continues to mount. Sixteen more COVID-19 patients were hospitalized, bringing the total to 891 statewide - up from 659 earlier in the mo…
