Mahopac, NY
Lifestyle
COVID-19 And The Heart: What We Now Know COVID-19 And The Heart: What We Now Know
Covid-19 And The Heart: What We Now Know During the COVID-19 pandemic, cardiovascular health remains a top health priority — with heart disease and stroke continuing to be the #1 and #5 leading causes of death in the U.S. There is a significant relationship between COVID-19 and cardiovascular disease, including more deaths from cardiovascular disease during the pandemic and serious heart conditions associated with an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19. Nearly a quarter of the people hospitalized with COVID-19 develop myocardial injury or injury to the heart tissue and a significant number of patients have develope…

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Massapequa, NY
Politics
COVID-19: Cuomo Blames 'Incompetent Federal Government' After AG Report On Nursing Home Deaths COVID-19: Cuomo Blames 'Incompetent Federal Government' After AG Report On Nursing Home Deaths
Covid-19: Cuomo Blames 'Incompetent Federal Government' After AG Report On Nursing Home Deaths New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is taking some heat after attempting to shift the blame on the state’s COVID-19 nursing home deaths by placing the culpability on the “incompetent federal government" after Attorney General Letitia James issued a report that found that deaths may have been underreported by as much as 50 percent during the pandemic. Earlier story - COVID-19: NY AG Report Says Nursing Home Deaths May Have Been Undercounted By 50 Percent During an appearance on MSNBC earlier this week, Cuomo took another jab at the administration of former President Donald Trump, saying that “in…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
News
COVID-19: NY Reduces Length Of Quarantine Period COVID-19: NY Reduces Length Of Quarantine Period
Covid-19: NY Reduces Length Of Quarantine Period In an effort to ensure that those instructed to quarantine due to possible COVID-19 exposure in New York are following the state’s guidance, health officials announced it will be amending its quarantine guidelines. State officials announced this week that New York would be following in the footsteps of the CDC, which reduced required COVID-19 quarantines from 14 to 10 days. Anyone who may have been exposed to COVID-19 will be reached by contact tracers, who will then instruct that person to quarantine, while following up with them daily through text messages and phone calls. Earlier story…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
COVID-19: New Rules Announced In These Cluster Zones, Including In Hudson Valley COVID-19: New Rules Announced In These Cluster Zones, Including In Hudson Valley
Covid-19: New Rules Announced In These Cluster Zones, Including In Hudson Valley New rules have been announced for COVID-19 hotspots in New York State that have cropped up in cluster zones in Brooklyn, Queens, and Broome, Orange and Rockland counties.  The new rules will be in effect for a minimum of 14 days. The state's plan was developed in consultation with national public health experts including Dr. Noam Ross of EcoHealth Alliance, Dr. Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota and former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden. The initiative is composed of three steps: Take dramatic action within the cluster. Take action in the area surrounding the cluster to …

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by Joe Lombardi
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
Schools
COVID-19: Westchester School District Pushes In-Person Learning Into November COVID-19: Westchester School District Pushes In-Person Learning Into November
Covid-19: Westchester School District Pushes In-Person Learning Into November The school district in Westchester is hitting the pause button on the start of in-person instruction for more than a month due to the COVID-19 crisis. Mount Vernon Schools Superintendent Kenneth Hamilton said that the district was forced to adjust its plans to transition to a hybrid learning model due to “mitigating factors” that impacted their plans and “influenced their decisions.” The revised plan calls for the beginning of in-person learning in mid-November. “Our plan focuses on bringing students back to school while maintaining social distancing and recommendations from the CDC and …

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by Zak Failla
Armonk, NY
Lifestyle
COVID-19 And Your Child With Type 1 Diabetes: What You Need to Know COVID-19 And Your Child With Type 1 Diabetes: What You Need to Know
Covid-19 And Your Child With Type 1 Diabetes: What You Need to Know Presently, data shows that children, adolescents and young adults with well-managed endocrine conditions, such as diabetes, are not at increased risk of getting infected or becoming severely ill with the coronavirus. However, poorly controlled diabetes can weaken their immunity and thereby increase the risk of getting infected. There are some indications that otherwise healthy, but severely obese children are at increased risk of a more complicated lung infection due to COVID-19. New data is becoming available each day about the virus, but in the meantime, parents and caregivers of children w…

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Brentwood, NY
News
COVID-19: Latest Rundown Of Long Island Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths COVID-19: Latest Rundown Of Long Island Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths
Covid-19: Latest Rundown Of Long Island Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths Hospitalization rates for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to drop on Long Island, as both Nassau and Suffolk county look to slowly reopen their economies. In Nassau, there have been 36,161 (307 new) positive COVID-19 tests, which have now resulted in the death of 1,720 county residents. There have been 34,037 (373 new) confirmed cases in Suffolk, leading to the death of 1,203 county residents. "We're seeing signs of strength hope and resiliency throughout the county," Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said, noting that the county is approaching the magic number of 14 consecutive …

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by Zak Failla
Torrington, CT
Lifestyle
COVID-19: Nation's Food Supply Chain Is Breaking, Tyson Chairman Warns COVID-19: Nation's Food Supply Chain Is Breaking, Tyson Chairman Warns
Covid-19: Nation's Food Supply Chain Is Breaking, Tyson Chairman Warns The head of one of the nation’s largest companies in the food industry is cautioning that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic could be on the verge of “breaking the supply chain.” In a full-page ad published in The New York Times, Washington Post and Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Tyson Foods board chairman John Tyson warned that there will be meat shortages and serious food waste issues due to the virus. According to Tyson, the company, headquartered in ‎Springdale, Arkansas‎, has been forced to close the doors of many of its processing plants due to COVID-19, leaving more tha…

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by Zak Failla
Newark, NJ
News
Coronavirus Is Ravaging America's Black Communities, Newark Mayor Takes Stringent Approach Coronavirus Is Ravaging America's Black Communities, Newark Mayor Takes Stringent Approach
Coronavirus Is Ravaging America's Black Communities, Newark Mayor Takes Stringent Approach More than 21 percent of coronavirus deaths in New Jersey are black residents, figures show.  And in Newark, where African Americans comprise 47 percent of the population, the risk of death is two percent higher than other communities in the state, City Mayor Ras J. Baraka said. Baraka recognizes the increased risk for his residents, and is cracking down. "The measures we take have to be a little more stringent," he said. "We have to be a little more disciplined than everyone else." Poor access to health care and healthy food, lack of exercise along with the presence of underlying dis…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
COVID-19: The Fresh Market Now Requires Shoppers To Wear Face Coverings COVID-19: The Fresh Market Now Requires Shoppers To Wear Face Coverings
Covid-19: The Fresh Market Now Requires Shoppers To Wear Face Coverings Shoppers looking to pick up some groceries from The Fresh Market during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis will be turned away at the door if they don’t have proper face coverings. Citing new guidance from global health organizations, The Fresh Market announced this week that all shoppers inside their stores will have to wear face masks or coverings, starting on Tuesday, April 14. “When the CDC updated their guidance to recommend people wear cloth face coverings when in public settings, The Fresh Market modified their policy to require all team members to wear a face mask or cloth face…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
News
Man With COVID-19 Dies At Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital, Officials Say Man With COVID-19 Dies At Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital, Officials Say
Man With Covid-19 Dies At Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital, Officials Say An 83-year-old man from Queens who tested positive from coronavirus died Monday at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital in Oceanside. Officials said a man admitted to the hospital on Wednesday, Feb. 26, but wasn’t tested because he didn’t meet the federally mandated criteria for testing for coronavirus at the time.  At the time, the CDC was prioritizing those who had been exposed to anyone with symptoms or those who traveled to high-risk countries. Before testing positive, hospital officials noted that the man had underlying “chronic health condition” and after he exhibited new symptoms,…

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by Zak Failla
Ridgefield, CT
News
'It's Time For All Of Us To Step Up,' Ridgefield First Selectman Says 'It's Time For All Of Us To Step Up,' Ridgefield First Selectman Says
'It's Time For All Of Us To Step Up,' Ridgefield First Selectman Says Ridgefield First Selectman Rudy Marconi has outlined steps town residents should take amid the outbreak of the novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19). "I want to assure you that Ridgefield is doing OK," he said. "We are trying to share new information, but understand, unlike social media, we feel the responsibility to make sure that information is accurate.  "Please remember that we are all in this together, no matter how long the run. ... And now it’s time for all of us to step up." Marconi said the only way to mitigate the danger of the virus is to stop its spread. "…

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