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New US Attorney For Eastern District Takes Command
A veteran attorney was officially sworn in to serve as the new US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
President Joe Biden appointed Breon Peace to serve as the new US Attorney in the district, where he will be responsible for all federal criminal and civil cases in a district comprised of more than 8 million people.
The Eastern District includes Kings, Nassau, Queens, Richmond, and Suffolk counties and works concurrently with the Southern District of New York.
Peace, age 50, replaces Mark Lesko, the former federal prosecutor, and Brookhaven Town Supervisor, who held the positio…
Covid-19: Long Island Infection Rate Climbs Over 4 Percent; New Breakdown By Community
Long Island hit a dubious milestone as the battle against the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus rages forward.
The average seven-day COVID-19 infection rate on Long Island of those tested jumped above 4 percent, to 4.07 percent on Thursday, Aug. 19, up from 3.96 percent the previous day, representing the first time the number topped that threshold in months.
Statewide, the average infection rate is on the decline for the third straight day, from 3.16 percent on Tuesday, Aug. 17, to 3.15 the following day, to 3.13 percent on Aug. 19.
In Suffolk, 568 new COVID-19 infections were confirmed,…
Covid-19: Here's How Nassau, Suffolk Rank In Cases, Positivity Testing Rate For Entire Pandemic
Once the hottest spot in the country for COVID-19 cases, New York has seen a positive infection rate around or under 1 percent for nearly six weeks.
Despite students returning to classrooms, and many employees returning to work post-Labor Day, the number of those tested for COVID-19 on Long Island hasn’t exceeded 1.5 percent in recent days.
But for the entire pandemic, starting in mid-March, the rates are much higher, due to the spike in cases through much of April.
A breakdown of the total number of tests and positive cases, by county, according to the Department of Health is as follows: …
Isaias: NY, CT Both Declare States Of Emergency
After being devastated by Tropical Storm Isaias, New York, and Connecticut have both declared a State of Emergency as they recover from the wreckage of the storm.
With hundreds of thousands of New York and Connecticut residents possibly being stuck in the dark for days due to outages, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Gov. Ned Lamont, respectively, announced that their states will be entering a State of Emergency effective Wednesday, Aug. 5.
There are more than 700,000 outages still being reported in both states more than 24 hours after the storm sent power lines, poles, and trees flying with wind gus…
Covid-19: Latest Breakdown Of New York's 9,385 Deaths By County, Sex, Ethnicity, Age Groups
Here is the latest breakdown of the 9,385 deaths related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in New York as of Monday morning, April 13, according to the state health department.
The deaths are residents of each county listed below.
Albany, 9
Allegany, 1
Bronx, 1,425
Broome, 6
Cayuga, 2
Chautauqua, 1
Chemung, 1
Clinton, 2
Columbia, 7
Cortland, 1
Delaware, 1
Dutchess, 26
Erie, 70
Fulton, 2
Genesee, 1
Herkimer, 3
Kings (Brooklyn), 2,194
Lewis, 3
Livington, 1
Madison, 3
Manhattan, 849
Monroe, 39
Montgomery, 2
Nassau, 846
Niagara, 9
Oneida, 1
Onondaga, 9
Ontario, 1
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