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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…
Covid-19: New Deaths Reported; Here's Latest Rundown Of Cases In Sullivan, Ulster Counties
Thirteen new virus-related deaths were reported in Ulster County over the weekend, while there were none in Sullivan County as the area combats more than 2,600 active COVID-19 cases.
There have now been 203 reported COVID-19 deaths in Ulster County, where there are 2,458 active cases being monitored on Monday, Jan. 25, up slightly from 2,429 late last week.
In Sullivan, there have been 60 fatalities, with 253 COVID-19 cases under evaluation by the Department of Health.
According to the latest data from the state Department of Health, there were 23 new COVID-19 cases reported in Sullivan in…
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…
