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COVID-19: 200 New Cases Reported In Putnam County; Here's Latest Rundown By Town COVID-19: 200 New Cases Reported In Putnam County; Here's Latest Rundown By Town
Covid-19: 200 New Cases Reported In Putnam County; Here's Latest Rundown By Town No new COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Putnam in the last week, though there were more than 200 newly confirmed cases as the state works to vaccinate as many New Yorkers as quickly as possible. Putnam County officials reported 215 newly confirmed cases in the latest data released by the Department of Health on Tuesday, March 2, bringing the total to 8,372 total cases out of 166,568 COVID-19 tests administered since the virus started spreading a year ago. The virus-related death toll in Putnam held steady at 86 after the county saw new fatalities in recent weeks. There are currentl…

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COVID-19: NY Reduces Length Of Quarantine Period COVID-19: NY Reduces Length Of Quarantine Period
Covid-19: NY Reduces Length Of Quarantine Period In an effort to ensure that those instructed to quarantine due to possible COVID-19 exposure in New York are following the state’s guidance, health officials announced it will be amending its quarantine guidelines. State officials announced this week that New York would be following in the footsteps of the CDC, which reduced required COVID-19 quarantines from 14 to 10 days. Anyone who may have been exposed to COVID-19 will be reached by contact tracers, who will then instruct that person to quarantine, while following up with them daily through text messages and phone calls. Earlier story…

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