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COVID-19: Eight Dead, 89 Infected In Outbreak At Connecticut Nursing Home COVID-19: Eight Dead, 89 Infected In Outbreak At Connecticut Nursing Home
Covid-19: Eight Dead, 89 Infected In Outbreak At Connecticut Nursing Home Eight residents of a Connecticut nursing home have died during a COVID-19 outbreak that has lasted nearly six weeks. A total of 89 employees and residents have tested positive since the outbreak began at the Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, located in Litchfield County, in the Town of Canaan, on Thursday, Sept. 30. "Despite seeing significant numbers of residents recovering from Covid," the facility's chief executive Kevin O’Connell and nursing director Cady Bloodgood said in a statement. "testing has resulted in one additional positive case among fully vaccinated resi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Outbreak Of 31 Cases Hits Upstate NY Sleepaway Summer Camp COVID-19: Outbreak Of 31 Cases Hits Upstate NY Sleepaway Summer Camp
Covid-19: Outbreak Of 31 Cases Hits Upstate NY Sleepaway Summer Camp A COVID-19 outbreak at an upstate New York summer sleepaway camp has resulted in 31 confirmed positive cases with many campers returning home. Camp Pontiac is located in Copake, New York, in Columbia County, in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains.  It's a seven-week camp for boys and girls aged 7 to 16 from all over the country. The 31 cases are all in campers between 7 and 11 years old, an age group now ineligible to get the COVID vaccine. There were no positive cases in kids at the camp age 12 and over, who are eligible to get vaccinated. The camp reported the first …

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Nine New Cases Confirmed Since Thanksgiving In Westchester School; Will Stay Open COVID-19: Nine New Cases Confirmed Since Thanksgiving In Westchester School; Will Stay Open
Covid-19: Nine New Cases Confirmed Since Thanksgiving In Westchester School; Will Stay Open Despite seeing a recent rise in new COVID-19 cases since the week of Thanksgiving, a Westchester school has vowed to stay open as long as possible, though that plan has become more tenuous as the cases pile up, according to the superintendent. Bronxville Schools Superintendent Roy Montesano issued a notice to the community on Friday, Dec. 4 advising that there have been reports of an additional nine positive cases in the school since Monday, Nov. 23 among both students and staff. In response to the uptick in cases, Montesano said that he will begin offering weekly updates to the community w…

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by Zak Failla