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COVID-19: Here's When NYers 16-Plus Can Start Scheduling Vaccine Appointments COVID-19: Here's When NYers 16-Plus Can Start Scheduling Vaccine Appointments
Covid-19: Here's When NYers 16-Plus Can Start Scheduling Vaccine Appointments More New Yorkers are set to become eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine this week. Beginning on Tuesday, April 6, any New Yorker age 16 or older can begin scheduling an appointment to receive the vaccine. The expanded eligibility comes in the wake of similar moves in neighboring New Jersey and Connecticut, and well in advance of President Joe Biden’s pledge to have the country vaccinated before the calendar turns to May. "We went through a long winter ... The COVID winter. The coldest, darkest, most frightening winter we've ever gone through," Cuomo said during a press briefing on Mond…

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COVID-19: Long Island Sees 1,000+ New Cases Here's Brand-New Rundown By Community COVID-19: Long Island Sees 1,000+ New Cases Here's Brand-New Rundown By Community
Covid-19: Long Island Sees 1,000+ New Cases Here's Brand-New Rundown By Community More than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed on Long Island, though the overall positivity rate in the region has dropped slightly after a small spike over the weekend. The state Department of Health was reporting 640 newly confirmed COVID-19 infections in Nassau, with an additional 554 new cases in Suffolk bringing the totals to 144,771 and 159,146 total cases, respectively, since the pandemic began nearly a year ago. According to the Department of Health, the positivity rate dropped to 4.30 percent on Monday, Feb. 22 after it rose to 4.35 percent over the weekend. The positive infect…

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COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases By Community COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases By Community
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases By Community The positive COVID-19 infection rate on Long Island continues dropping as it approaches 5 percent for the first time since early last month as both Nassau and Suffolk saw nearly 1,000 newly reported infections each. Suffolk County reported 810 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 152,603 since the pandemic began, according to the state Department of Health. Nassau confirmed 748 new infections, as the total rose to 137,944 positive cases. According to the Department of Health, the positive infection rate on Long Island dropped from 5.36 percent on Monday, Feb. 8, to 5.29 percent the fol…

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COVID-19: NY Sets New Rules For Vaccines, Including Fines, Issues Updated Guidance For Schools COVID-19: NY Sets New Rules For Vaccines, Including Fines, Issues Updated Guidance For Schools
Covid-19: NY Sets New Rules For Vaccines, Including Fines, Issues Updated Guidance For Schools Some hospitals in New York are doing a better job than others in maximizing their allocations of COVID-19 vaccinations, and as a result, the state is launching new rules and possible fines. During a COVID-19 briefing on Monday, Jan. 4 in Albany, Cuomo said that while some New York have utilized nearly all of their allocated vaccinations, others, including several systems in downstate New York, have only used between 20 percent or 30 percent of their designated doses. 
Statewide, just 46 percent of the doses allocated to hospitals have been administered in the first few weeks of the vaccinat…

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COVID-19: Cuomo Warns Of Possible New Shutdown, Says Hospitals Must Increase Capacity COVID-19: Cuomo Warns Of Possible New Shutdown, Says Hospitals Must Increase Capacity
Covid-19: Cuomo Warns Of Possible New Shutdown, Says Hospitals Must Increase Capacity New York may be on the brink of a new economic shutdown as the number of new COVID-19 cases continues to climb during the virus’ “second wave” and threatens to potentially overwhelm the state’s hospital system. There are now more than 4,600 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in New York, setting off alarm bells in Cuomo’s head as his Department of Health issued a new order to hospitals across the state to increase their capacity by 25 percent as a precaution. By increasing hospital bed capacity, Cuomo estimated that the state could reach upwards of 58,000 COVID-19-specific beds. “We have 215 …

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