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COVID-19: Long Island Sees Slight Uptick In Cases, Here's Breakdown By Towns COVID-19: Long Island Sees Slight Uptick In Cases, Here's Breakdown By Towns
Covid-19: Long Island Sees Slight Uptick In Cases, Here's Breakdown By Towns Long Island has seen a slight uptick in positive COVID-19 cases though statewide numbers continue trending in the right direction. There have now been 44,924 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nassau, and 45,006 in Suffolk as each county saw less than 100 new cases in the latest numbers provided by the state Department of Health. There have been 2,198 COVID-19 fatalities in Nassau and 2,005 in Suffolk. On Long Island, the positive infection rate over the past three days: Monday, Aug. 31: 1.0 percent; Tuesday, Sept. 1: 0.8 percent; Wednesday, Sept. 2: 1.1 percent. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo not…

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by Zak Failla
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Photos: Red-Tailed Hawk Stuck In Grill Of Truck Saved By Nassau Cops Photos: Red-Tailed Hawk Stuck In Grill Of Truck Saved By Nassau Cops
Photos: Red-Tailed Hawk Stuck In Grill Of Truck Saved By Nassau Cops A red-tailed hawk that was stuck in the front grill of a pickup truck was saved by a police officer on Long Island. The Nassau County Police Department said the rescue took place around 6:20 a.m., Wednesday, June 17, in Freeport. According to police, two Marine Bureau officers were driving to work in a personal vehicle when they spotted a black Dodge Ram 1500 parked near the intersection of Merrick Road and Buffalo Avenue that had a bird stuck in its front bumper.  The officers stopped and upon closer inspection realized that it was a red-tailed hawk and that it was still alive.  The …

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by Kathy Reakes