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COVID-19: NY's 'Mystery' Surge In Cases Sparking Concern Among Some Medical Experts COVID-19: NY's 'Mystery' Surge In Cases Sparking Concern Among Some Medical Experts
Covid-19: NY's 'Mystery' Surge In Cases Sparking Concern Among Some Medical Experts Despite having some of the strictest COVID-19 mandates in the country, some researchers and medical experts are befuddled about why New York continues to see a surge in cases. At the outset of the pandemic, New York became the first state to impose a mandatory mask mandate on all residents leaving the house, and its vaccination program is among the most elaborate in the country, however, the COVID-19 numbers continue to rise at an unexpected rate. As of Wednesday, March 31, a total of 5,971,395 New Yorkers have been vaccinated, representing approximately 30 percent of the population. Additi…

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COVID-19: Prominent Member Of Cuomo COVID Task Force Leaving Post COVID-19: Prominent Member Of Cuomo COVID Task Force Leaving Post
Covid-19: Prominent Member Of Cuomo COVID Task Force Leaving Post A prominent member of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s COVID-19 response team announced he will be leaving his current role and returning to his previous job in state government. Longtime Cuomo aide Gareth Rhodes, who has been a fixture at Cuomo’s COVID-19 briefings and has been crunching virus-related numbers for a year, announced he will be stepping back and returning to his position as deputy supervisor and special counsel at the Department of Financial Services. Rhodes, who was not present at Cuomo’s first COVID-19 briefing on Wednesday, March 3 since sexual harassment claims were levied ag…

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COVID-19: Here's Total Number Of Vaccine Doses Administered In Hudson Valley COVID-19: Here's Total Number Of Vaccine Doses Administered In Hudson Valley
Covid-19: Here's Total Number Of Vaccine Doses Administered In Hudson Valley New York is making progress in ramping up the rollout of the COVID-19, though the state may soon have a greater demand than it does supply. After a slow beginning to its vaccination program, New York has turned things around and distributors have now administered 93 percent of the first doses - and 91 percent of all doses - allocated to the state by the federal government. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state has administered 96,000 vaccines in the past 24 hours, though it faces a dwindling supply as the government only supplies the state with between 250,000 and 300,000 doses each wee…

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by Zak Failla