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COVID-19: First NY Case Of More Contagious 'Super Strain' Of Virus Confirmed In Store Worker COVID-19: First NY Case Of More Contagious 'Super Strain' Of Virus Confirmed In Store Worker
Covid-19: First NY Case Of More Contagious 'Super Strain' Of Virus Confirmed In Store Worker A case of the COVID-19 variant so-called "Super Strain" that is said to be approximately 70 percent more contagious has now been confirmed in New York. An upstate man in his 60s who had been symptomatic is now feeling better, according to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday, Jan. 4. The man works at  N. Fox Jewelers on Broadway in Saratoga Springs, which has been closed since Thursday, Dec. 24. The state is asking anyone who visited the store from Friday, Dec. 18 to Christmas Eve Day to get tested and notify state or local health authorities. "Because the virus strain is more transm…

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by Joe Lombardi
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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