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Storm Update: Tornado Watch Issued For These NY Counties Storm Update: Tornado Watch Issued For These NY Counties
Storm Update: Tornado Watch Issued For These NY Counties As thunderstorms, some severe, sweep through the region, a Tornado Watch has now been issued for parts of New York. The watch is in effect until 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12 in the counties shown in yellow. In New York, those counties are: Sullivan Allegany Broome Catttaragugus Cayuga Chautauqua Chemung Chenango Cortland Delaware Livingston Madison Oneida Onondaga Ontario Oswego Otsego Schuyler Seneca Steuben Sullivan Tioga Tompkins Wayne  Yates The time frame for the most severe storms from the system began at 5 p.m. and will last through around 9 p.m. Saturday. Related story -&…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: CDC Recommends NYers Wear Masks Indoors In These Counties COVID-19: CDC Recommends NYers Wear Masks Indoors In These Counties
Covid-19: CDC Recommends NYers Wear Masks Indoors In These Counties New Yorkers are being encouraged by federal health officials to start masking back up amid the latest surge of new COVID-19 cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidance on mask-wearing to concentrate on COVID hospitalizations, hospital capacity, and newly reported infections, permitting most of the state to drop the mandate. With the state reaching a seven-day average COVID-19 infection rate above 7 percent, and new cases on the rise across New York, most of the state has been advised to take precautions to help curtail the spread of the virus. The …

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Hudson Valley Infection Rate Increases; New Breakdown By County COVID-19: Hudson Valley Infection Rate Increases; New Breakdown By County
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Infection Rate Increases; New Breakdown By County The Hudson Valley continues to have one of the lowest positive infection rates in New York, though the number is back on the rise as new variants of the virus emerge. Over the weekend, the average seven-day positive infection rate of those tested in the Hudson Valley fluctuated, from 3.40 percent on Friday, Aug. 20, down to 3.36 percent the following day before spiking back up to 3.49 percent on Sunday, Aug. 22. Comparatively, statewide, the average infection rate is back on the rise, from 3.12 percent to 3.16 percent in the same time frame. One new virus-related death was recorded in Oran…

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COVID-19: Movie Theaters Cleared To Open Statewide, Except In NYC, Cluster Areas COVID-19: Movie Theaters Cleared To Open Statewide, Except In NYC, Cluster Areas
Covid-19: Movie Theaters Cleared To Open Statewide, Except In NYC, Cluster Areas Movie theaters outside of New York City can reopen statewide next week, except COVID-19 cluster zones. Those theaters were cleared on Saturday, Oct. 17 to operate at 25 percent capacity under state guidance starting Friday, Oct. 23.  No more than 50 people will be allowed in front of each screen in each movie theater at once.  Theaters can only open outside of New York City in counties that have COVID-19 positivity rates of less than 2 percent on a 14-day average and do not have any cluster zones, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. Theaters cannot reopen in the following counties…

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COVID-19: NY Launches New Website Showing Nearest Testing Sites COVID-19: NY Launches New Website Showing Nearest Testing Sites
Covid-19: NY Launches New Website Showing Nearest Testing Sites On Day 78 of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, New York State has doubled its capacity to reach 40,000 diagnostic tests per day and has rolled out a new website to show New Yorkers where they can find the nearest testing site. That's twice the national average. During his daily news briefing on Sunday, May 17 in Albany, Gov. Andrew Cuomo not encouraged eligible New Yorkers to visit the new website, coronavirus.health.ny.gov/covid-19-testing (first image above),  to find a nearby testing site.  For a list of eligible New Yorkers, see the second ima…

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COVID-19: New Rundown Of Total, New Cases In Rockland County COVID-19: New Rundown Of Total, New Cases In Rockland County
Covid-19: New Rundown Of Total, New Cases In Rockland County The following are the latest number of total novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases followed by new cases for counties in New York as of Saturday, April 18. Albany 648 29 Allegany 30 1 Broome 186 8 Cattaraugus 34 0 Cayuga 36 0 Chautauqua 25 0 Chemung 72 1 Chenango 77 1 Clinton 48 1 Columbia 105 4 Cortland 25 0 Delaware 49 1 Dutchess 2,201 59 Erie 2,201 59 Essex 16 1 Franklin 13 0 Fulton 27 0 Genesee 87 4 Greene 82 5 Hamilton 3 0 Herkimer 47 1 Jefferson 50 0 Lewis 8 0 Livingston 37 3 Madison 105 0 Monroe 1,008 33 Montgo…

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COVID-19: Latest Breakdown Of New York's 5,489 Deaths By County COVID-19: Latest Breakdown Of New York's 5,489 Deaths By County
Covid-19: Latest Breakdown Of New York's 5,489 Deaths By County Here is a breakdown of the 5,489 deaths related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in New York as of Wednesday morning, April 8, according to the state health department.  The deaths are residents of each county listed below. Albany, 6 Allegany, 1 Bronx, 866 Broome, 4 Cayuga, 1 Columbia, 4 Cortland, 1 Delaware, 1 Dutchess, 15 Erie, 34 Fulton, 1 Genesee, 1 Herkimer, 3 Kings (Brooklyn), 1,252 Lewis, 2 Madison, 2 Manhattan, 513 Monroe, 25 Montgomery, 1 Nassau, 500 Niagara, 1 Oneida, 1 Onondaga, 5 Orange, 53 Oswego, 1 Otsego, 2 Putnam, 16 Queens, 1,284 Rensselaer, 1 Ri…

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Three New Coronavirus Cases Confirmed In Rockland As State Total Hits 950 Three New Coronavirus Cases Confirmed In Rockland As State Total Hits 950
Three New Coronavirus Cases Confirmed In Rockland As State Total Hits 950 With testing for the novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19) ramping up throughout the state, New York has seen 221 newly confirmed cases the last 24 hours, bringing the statewide total to 950. As of Monday, March 16, there were 37 new cases in the Hudson Valley, including 24 in Westchester. (See breakdown in the first image above.) Cuomo said that private labs statewide have been conducting tests, with 1,692 new tests being conducted, bringing the state’s total to 7,026 since the outbreak began. The top 10 counties in New York for coronavirus cases: New York City: 463 (134 new); West…

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by Zak Failla