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COVID-19: Virus Levels Now Surging In These States COVID-19: Virus Levels Now Surging In These States
Covid-19: Virus Levels Now Surging In These States Parts of the nation are experiencing a notable increase in COVID-19 cases, raising concerns among health officials. The increase in activity picked up just ahead of the holiday season. Experts attribute this resurgence to several factors, including the emergence of new variants. The XEC variant, an off-shoot of the highly contagious Omicron strain, now accounts for 45 percent of cases in the US after first being identified in Europe, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  States with "very high" current wastewater viral activity are shown in the darker sh…

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by Joe Lombardi
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PACK YOUR BAGS: Restrictions Loosened For Fully-Vaccinated Travelers PACK YOUR BAGS: Restrictions Loosened For Fully-Vaccinated Travelers
Pack Your Bags: Restrictions Loosened For Fully-Vaccinated Travelers Federal health officials on Friday loosened the restrictions – and increased the incentives -- for fully-vaccinated Americans to “return to the things we love about life,” including leaving on a jet plane. Although the government hasn’t required the coronavirus vaccine for travel, officials said anyone who is two weeks past his or her final shot doesn’t need a COVID test before going on domestic trips. You also don’t need to self-quarantine after travel, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. You should, however, follow other public health recommendations, including wearing …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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CORONAVIRUS RECOVERY: Holy Name Security Guard Back To Work After 2-Week Quarantine CORONAVIRUS RECOVERY: Holy Name Security Guard Back To Work After 2-Week Quarantine
Coronavirus Recovery: Holy Name Security Guard Back To Work After 2-Week Quarantine A Holy Name Medical Center security guard returned to work Thursday after a two-week coronavirus quarantine. Brendan McLaughlin, 28, of Bergenfield, came down with what felt like a cold or sinus infection on March 6. He was congested, had a headache and felt a little bit weak, he said. Things progressed the next day to a fever, chills and loss of appetite. "I just felt terrible," said McLaughlin, a U.S. Army reservist. "It started feeling more like the flu." He called out of work on March 10 and 11. On the 12th he went to the emergency room for testing. McLaughlin tested positive for pn…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Attendees At Clifton Fundraiser May Have Been Exposed To COVID-19, Health Officials Warn Attendees At Clifton Fundraiser May Have Been Exposed To COVID-19, Health Officials Warn
Attendees At Clifton Fundraiser May Have Been Exposed To Covid-19, Health Officials Warn Anyone who attended a fundraising dinner dance last weekend at a Clifton catering hall for a faith-based nonprofit that serves underdeveloped countries could have been exposed to the coronavirus, health officials warned on Saturday. Those who attended the March 14 Mustard Seed Ministries NJ 2020 Gala at the Valley Regency on Valley Road should contact their local health department, they said. Launched in 1978 in Jamaica, the Christian-based Mustard Seed Ministries (MSC) says it focuses primarily on helping more than 600 children and adults who’ve been disabled, infected with HIV or abandone…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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CLOSED: Harmful Algae Bloom Shuts Budd Lake Beach CLOSED: Harmful Algae Bloom Shuts Budd Lake Beach
Closed: Harmful Algae Bloom Shuts Budd Lake Beach A harmful algae bloom has shut another North Jersey swimming area. Budd Lake Beach in Mount Olive will be closed pending water sampling results, which are expected back early this week, health officials said. Samples show the Budd Lake beach samples exceed the cell count threshold of 20,000 cells/ml, DailyRecord reports. The beach cell count was 91,750 cells/ml and the boat launch count was 303,500 cells/ml, the article says. Two other HABs shut Greenwood Lake and Lake Hopatcmong earlier this season.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Wayne Girl, 11, Who Died Of Flu Was Talented Artist, Animal Lover Wayne Girl, 11, Who Died Of Flu Was Talented Artist, Animal Lover
Wayne Girl, 11, Who Died Of Flu Was Talented Artist, Animal Lover An 11-year-old girl from Wayne died Monday after being hospitalized for flu-like symptoms. Halainah Grace Napolitano was taken to an urgent care center where she was treated for the flu, her mom Deanna Napolitano said on a GoFundMe. Three days later, Halainah was sent to the emergency room where doctors found a virus in her bloodstream -- attacking her heart, her mom said. "We lost our precious daughter and the entire reason for our existence," Napolitano wrote. "No one thinks their child will leave this life before them." More than $20,300 had been raised on the GoFundMe as of …

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by Cecilia Levine