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NY Resident Dies After Eating Mislabeled Cookies Made On Long Island, Recall Issued NY Resident Dies After Eating Mislabeled Cookies Made On Long Island, Recall Issued
NY Resident Dies After Eating Mislabeled Cookies Made On Long Island, Recall Issued A young New Yorker is dead after eating a cookie at a Connecticut gathering that included peanuts - but didn’t say so on the label, officials said. Related story: Dancer Who Died After Eating Cookie With Nuts ID'd A limited-time batch of Florentine cookies, produced in Islip, New York, and sold at two Stew Leonard’s outlets in Connecticut -- in Danbury and Newington -- has been recalled after a person in their 20s reportedly died of an allergic reaction. The Connecticut State Department of Consumer Protection Food, Standards and Product Safety Division (DCP) announced the recall and a…

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COVID-19: NY Sees Surge In Hospitalizations, But Fewer Are In ICUs COVID-19: NY Sees Surge In Hospitalizations, But Fewer Are In ICUs
Covid-19: NY Sees Surge In Hospitalizations, But Fewer Are In ICUs New York has seen a spike in post-holiday COVID-19 hospitalizations, though patients being treated have largely avoided serious illness as more and more become fully vaccinated. The number of New Yorkers being treated for COVID has been surging, though fewer people are ending up in intensive care compared to previous waves of the virus, according to the Department of Public Health. In its latest update, the Department of Health was reporting 11,184 New Yorkers who were hospitalized with COVID-19, though only 1,404 were in ICU, a shift from previous waves of the virus. Over the past seven d…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Connecticut CVS Turns Away Vaccine Seekers From New York COVID-19: Connecticut CVS Turns Away Vaccine Seekers From New York
Covid-19: Connecticut CVS Turns Away Vaccine Seekers From New York Police were called to a Connecticut CVS location this week when a group of seniors from New York came seeking the COVID-19 vaccine and were turned away. Officers responded to the CVS pharmacy on Boston Post Road in Waterford on Thursday, Feb. 4 when a group of approximately 10 seniors from out-of-state sought the vaccine, but were denied by the store. The group had reportedly made vaccination appointments in Waterford online through the CVS application. The seniors were reportedly unhappy about the decision but left without incident, though their families were disapointed. According to rep…

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by Zak Failla
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Flu Cases Jump 74 Percent In NY: Here Are Latest Numbers In Nassau, Suffolk Flu Cases Jump 74 Percent In NY: Here Are Latest Numbers In Nassau, Suffolk
Flu Cases Jump 74 Percent In NY: Here Are Latest Numbers In Nassau, Suffolk Cases of the flu are on the rise throughout New York State, as flu season kicks into high gear following the holidays. Statewide, during the week ending on Saturday, Dec. 28, cases of the flu have risen by 74 percent over the previous week, with 9,211 cases reported by New Yorkers. 4,989 cases have been reported statewide during the current flu season. In the Metro region - which is considered Long Island, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster and Sullivan counties - there were 384 cases reported last week. Locally, on Long Island, 916 cases have been reported, 367 in Nas…

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by Zak Failla
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Number Of Flu Cases In New York Dramatically Increases Number Of Flu Cases In New York Dramatically Increases
Number Of Flu Cases In New York Dramatically Increases Flu activity is on the rise in New York with the number of cases dramatically increasing. A total of more than 3,000 new cases of the flu were reported during the week ending Dec. 21, a 62-percent increase from the week before, the state Department of Public Health announced in its latest report.  There are now 280 flu cases in Suffolk County, 257 in Westchester County, 208 in Nassau County, 122 in Rockland County and 108 in Orange County. For a complete county-by-county statewide breakdown, click here. There have been 5,301 laboratory-confirmed cases so far this flu season …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Here's How Many Flu Cases Have Been Reported In Nassau, Suffolk Here's How Many Flu Cases Have Been Reported In Nassau, Suffolk
Here's How Many Flu Cases Have Been Reported In Nassau, Suffolk Cases of the flu are on the rise throughout New York State, as flu season kicked into high gear with the holiday season approaching. Statewide, during the week ending on Friday, Dec. 7, cases of the flu have risen by 60 percent over the previous week, with 1,839 cases reported by New Yorkers. 4,989 cases have been reported statewide during the current flu season. In the Metro region - which is considered Long Island, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster and Sullivan counties - there were 384 cases reported last week. Locally, on Long Island, 180 new cases were reported, …

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by Zak Failla