Drizzle Fog/Mist 45°
Tag:

State Health Department

Lifestyle
COVID-19: Have Your Completed Vaccine Card? Here's What To Do Now, Whether To Laminate It COVID-19: Have Your Completed Vaccine Card? Here's What To Do Now, Whether To Laminate It
Covid-19: Have Your Completed Vaccine Card? Here's What To Do Now, Whether To Laminate It For those who have their COVID-19 vaccine regimen completed and cherish the paper card that proves it, they might want to think twice before having it laminated. Number one is to make sure you have taken a photo of the card and that all of the information is correct and shows both shots. Health officials and those at the vaccine sites will tell you that having that photo as a backup before laminating will give you a backup in case you lose your card. Or if a state or federal passport is developed, you will have a way to transfer your information. It's easy to take a photo, email it to you…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
News
COVID-19: Positive Case Reported At School District In Hudson Valley COVID-19: Positive Case Reported At School District In Hudson Valley
Covid-19: Positive Case Reported At School District In Hudson Valley A student or staff member in a new Westchester school district has been the latest to test positive for COVID-19 since classes resumed earlier this month. According to the state Health Department’s COVID-19 “Report Card,” there has been one confirmed case at Rye Neck Senior High School/Middle School in Mamaroneck out of the 549 students and staff members who have been on campus (0.18 percent). A staff member reported being informed of the positive case Tuesday morning, Sept. 15. There have been four positive COVID-19 cases throughout Westchester schools. Earlier story - COVID-19: Positi…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
News
COVID-19: New Positive Case Confirmed At High School In Hudson Valley COVID-19: New Positive Case Confirmed At High School In Hudson Valley
Covid-19: New Positive Case Confirmed At High School In Hudson Valley There has been a newly confirmed COVID-19 case at a school district in Westchester. The Mamaroneck School District announced that one person at the high school tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, Sept. 14, though the person wasn't in the building on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Earlier story - COVID-19: Positive Case Reported At School District In Westchester Due to privacy laws, the district is not permitted to say whether the positive case was a student or staff member.  The positive COVID-19 case was confirmed by the state Health Department’s Schools COVID-19 “Report Card.” Rela…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
News
COVID-19: Here's Latest Breakdown By Town As Rockland Sees New Increase In Cases COVID-19: Here's Latest Breakdown By Town As Rockland Sees New Increase In Cases
Covid-19: Here's Latest Breakdown By Town As Rockland Sees New Increase In Cases There has been a slight uptick in COVID-19 cases in Rockland County in comparison to the rest of the mid-Hudson Valley region. In the latest numbers released by the state Health Department, there were 36 new cases out of 1,571 Rockland County residents tested, a 2.3 percent positive infection rate. Comparatively, the region as a whole had a 1.2 percent infection rate, and the statewide rate has remained under 1 percent for more than a month. Since the pandemic began, Rockland has a 9.7 percent infection rate, with 14,617 of 150,100 tests coming back positive for COVID-19 the highest in th…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
News
COVID-19: Walk-In Testing Site Opens In Rockland COVID-19: Walk-In Testing Site Opens In Rockland
Covid-19: Walk-In Testing Site Opens In Rockland A new walk-in novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing site will be opening in a hard-hit area of Rockland County. The Town of Haverstraw will have the testing site set up by noon Wednesday, April 28, according to state Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski. Haverstraw was selected use to its high infection rate, some of the highest in Rockland County, with virtually no private or public testing available. "It has been clear that Haverstraw has some of the highest infection percentages in the County and also was a testing desert," said Zebrowski. As of Tuesday, April 28, Rockland County had 11,…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
News
COVID-19: Rockland Has 'Teeth' To Enforce Executive Order On Social Distancing, State Says COVID-19: Rockland Has 'Teeth' To Enforce Executive Order On Social Distancing, State Says
Covid-19: Rockland Has 'Teeth' To Enforce Executive Order On Social Distancing, State Says A day after Rockland County Executive Ed Day heatedly responded to a claim by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that he was unaware Day had requested a containment zone be established in the area of the county with the most novel coronavirus (COVID-19 cases), Cuomo emphasized the importance for all residents to follow the state's executive order on social distancing. "I know what's happening in Rockland County and the numbers in Rockland County," Cuomo said. "We see them every day. "We work very closely with the community in Monsey and the orthodox community in Rockland. I get the issue. " "Also, they und…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi