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Friday, April 16

News
COVID-19: Here's New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases by Community COVID-19: Here's New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases by Community
Covid-19: Here's New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases by Community The positive COVID-19 infection rate of those being tested for the virus on Long Island continued its weeklong slide and is now below 3.50 percent. Long Island had a 3.46 percent positivity rate on Thursday, April 15 out of thousands tested, down from 4.5 percent a week ago and 3.71 percent as recently as Tuesday, April 13.  Statewide, the positivity rate is approaching 3 percent, down from 3.6 percent to 3.04 percent during that same stretch, the lowest in a month. In Suffolk, there were 535 new COVID-19 cases confirmed countywide, bringing the total to 192,541 since the pandemic beg…

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by Zak Failla
Weather
Storm System Will Bring Soaking Rain Throughout Region, Accumulating Snow In Some Areas Storm System Will Bring Soaking Rain Throughout Region, Accumulating Snow In Some Areas
Storm System Will Bring Soaking Rain Throughout Region, Accumulating Snow In Some Areas A slow-moving storm system will barrel through the region, bringing rounds of wet weather, including a wintry mix and accumulating snowfall to parts of the Northeast. There will be rain at times throughout the day on Thursday, April 15, starting in the mid-morning after scattered morning showers arrived around daybreak. Thursday will be brisk, with the high temperature only in the mid 40s, and wind strength around 10 miles per hour. The precipitation will continue overnight into Friday, April 16. That's when some parts of the region are expected to see a wintry mix and snow. For a look a…

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by Joe Lombardi