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COVID-19: Cuomo To Meet With NY Orthodox Jewish Community Following Flare-Up In Cases COVID-19: Cuomo To Meet With NY Orthodox Jewish Community Following Flare-Up In Cases
Covid-19: Cuomo To Meet With NY Orthodox Jewish Community Following Flare-Up In Cases Mass religious gatherings may be responsible for a recent rise in newly reported positive COVID-19 cases in certain parts of New York State. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that while the state has remained at or around a 1 percent infection rate for months, the 20 zip codes where there have been the newest outbreaks are closer to 5 percent. Related story - COVID-19: Hudson Valley Hits 2 Percent Infection Rate Mark As Cases In Clusters Spike Specifically, Cuomo mentioned Rockland, Orange, Nassau, Queens, Brooklyn, and New York counties as areas they’re going to keep an eye on in the coming…

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COVID-19: Huge Hudson Valley Gathering Prompts Health Department Warning COVID-19: Huge Hudson Valley Gathering Prompts Health Department Warning
Covid-19: Huge Hudson Valley Gathering Prompts Health Department Warning A mass religious gathering in the Hudson Valley in which thousands congregated, most without wearing masks or socially distancing, has prompted action from health officials amid the COVID-19 outbreak.  Photos circulated on social media this week that showed “thousands” attending a peaceful prayer demonstration in Orange County at a synagogue in Kiryas Joel on Sunday, Sept. 13. A tweet from Satmar Headquarters with the accompanying photos read: “Pictorial of 1st day of #Slichos with Satmar Grand Rebbe Aron in the main Shul of the Town of Palm Tree in Kiryas Joel, the newly construc…

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by Zak Failla