Mahopac, NY
News
COVID-19: First Cases Of Highly Contagious South African Mutant Strain Identified In US COVID-19: First Cases Of Highly Contagious South African Mutant Strain Identified In US
Covid-19: First Cases Of Highly Contagious South African Mutant Strain Identified In US The highly transmissible variant of COVID-19 first identified in South Africa has now made its way to the United States. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced late Thursday morning, Jan. 28 the detection of two cases associated with the variant that first emerged recently in South Africa, the first such cases in the US.  Neither patient has traveled recently, meaning the variant is likely already spreading in the community following an undetected introduction. "At this time, there’s no evidence to suggest that the B.1.351 (South African) variant c…

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by Joe Lombardi
Massapequa, NY
Politics
COVID-19: 'That's Just Arrogance,' Says De Blasio Of Cuomo's Threat For Vaccine Rollout Fines COVID-19: 'That's Just Arrogance,' Says De Blasio Of Cuomo's Threat For Vaccine Rollout Fines
Covid-19: 'That's Just Arrogance,' Says De Blasio Of Cuomo's Threat For Vaccine Rollout Fines Tensions are running high in New York, as Mayor Bill de Blasio rebuffed Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s threat to fine hospitals that fail to administer allocations of COVID-19 vaccines in a timely manner. This week, Cuomo called out some New York hospitals for their slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, with some administering less than a third of the doses allocated to them, while less than half of the doses distributed statewide have been utilized. In response, Cuomo implemented a “seven-day use it or lose it” mandate for hospitals while threatening hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of fines for t…

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by Zak Failla
Ridgefield, CT
News
COVID-19: Zoom Meeting For Residents, Drive-Thru Testing Starts In Ridgefield COVID-19: Zoom Meeting For Residents, Drive-Thru Testing Starts In Ridgefield
Covid-19: Zoom Meeting For Residents, Drive-Thru Testing Starts In Ridgefield Ridgefield residents will be able to attend a COVID-19 Zoom meeting for an update on the town's current status and the start of drive-thru testing in town. The meeting will take place online at 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 17, and will include updates from the town's task force including scientists, doctors, communications specialists as well as Town Health Director, Ed Briggs, School Superintendent Susie Da Silva, and First Selectman Rudy Marconi.  Dr. Maher Madhoun, infectious disease doctor for Stamford Health will give an update on vaccines. Questions may be sent in advance or dur…

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by Kathy Reakes
Kingston, NY
News
COVID-19: Hudson Valley Sees New Increase In Positive-Test Rate; Rundown Of New Cases By County COVID-19: Hudson Valley Sees New Increase In Positive-Test Rate; Rundown Of New Cases By County
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Sees New Increase In Positive-Test Rate; Rundown Of New Cases By County The infection rate in each community in the Hudson Valley continues to rapidly climb as the number of new cases threatens to overwhelm hospital systems at its current rate. More than 1,300 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Hudson Valley, according to the state Department of Health, which has been combating the recent surge of new cases during the second stage of the virus. A breakdown of total and new positive cases in the Hudson Valley, by county, on Wednesday, Dec. 2: Westchester: 51,790 (570 new); Rockland: 22,038 (203); Orange: 17,283 (208); Dutchess: 7,512 (158); Ulster: 3,499 …

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by Zak Failla