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COVID-19: Poll Shows When Most Area Residents Think It Will Be Safe To Lift Stay-At-Home Orders COVID-19: Poll Shows When Most Area Residents Think It Will Be Safe To Lift Stay-At-Home Orders
Covid-19: Poll Shows When Most Area Residents Think It Will Be Safe To Lift Stay-At-Home Orders Tristate area residents believe it could be weeks, if not months, before their states lift “stay at home orders,” during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a new poll of nearly 3,000 people. A newly released Quinnipiac University poll of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut residents found that approximately 38 percent believe the order will be lifted in a few weeks, while nearly 60 percent believe it will take months or longer. The poll also found that approximately 75 percent of those polled think that there needs to be more testing in their state before officials lif…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
COVID-19: With US Deaths Now Predicted To Spike, Cuomo Asks 'How Much Is A Human Life Worth?' COVID-19: With US Deaths Now Predicted To Spike, Cuomo Asks 'How Much Is A Human Life Worth?'
Covid-19: With US Deaths Now Predicted To Spike, Cuomo Asks 'How Much Is A Human Life Worth?' New projections warn that there could be a spike in deaths nationally due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as the country races to reopen and accommodate anxious residents eager to restart the economy. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) accurately projected that there would be approximately 60,000 deaths by early April, and is now projecting that by Tuesday, Aug. 4, there could be as many as 134,000 deaths due to the virus. “This is the model which the White House relies on,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. “When the director of the institute was asked why those revision…

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by Zak Failla
News
COVID-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Westchester Fatalities, Cases COVID-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Westchester Fatalities, Cases
Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Westchester Fatalities, Cases The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll in Westchester has reached 668, though hospitalization rates have been stabilizing both in the county and statewide. Twenty-eight more deaths were reported overnight, Westchester County Executive George Latimer said on Thursday, April 16. There have now 10,241 active COVID-19 cases in the county, with 1,125 people hospitalized. Latimer said that approximately 37 percent of the fatalities were reported out of nursing homes, with the bulk of the deaths from people over the age of 70. “The fact that we lost 28 individuals last night is a tragedy no…

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by Zak Failla