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Phelps Hospital Workers Sign Agreement, Avoid Strike
Following week-long bargaining sessions, workers at a Westchester hospital have reached an agreement, avoiding a planned one-day strike.
Caregivers at Phelps Hospital, which Northwell Health owns, reached a tentative agreement with hospital leaders on Thursday morning, May 30, according to 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East.
As a result, a one-day strike planned for Friday, May 31 was avoided, union officials said.
The tentative agreement includes:
Wage increases retroactive to April 2023;
No-cost family health insurance;
Secure pensions;
Employer-paid childcare and educ…
Covid-19: Infection Rate Up For Fifth Straight Day In Hudson Valley; Latest Breakdown Of Cases
The positive COVID-19 infection rate in the Hudson Valley rose for the fifth straight day, as the number of newly confirmed cases topped 1,000 for the first time this week.
According to the state Department of Health, the average seven-day COVID-19 infection rate rose in the Hudson Valley for the fifth straight day, up from 4.49 percent on Friday, March 12 to 4.67 percent on Tuesday, March 16, the highest rate in the state, ahead of Long Island (4.50 percent), and New York City (4.18 percent).
A total of 1,077 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Hudson Valley out of thousands of tests a…
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Infection Rate On Rise; New Breakdown Of Cases By County
The positive COVID-19 infection rate in New York is on the rise, though the Hudson Valley saw less than 1,000 new cases, according to the latest data released by the state Department of Health.
According to the state Department of Health, the average seven-day COVID-19 infection rate rose in the Hudson Valley for the third straight day, up from 4.49 percent on Friday, March 12 to 4.62 percent on Sunday, March 14, the highest rate in the nation, ahead of Long Island (4.40 percent), and New York City (4.15 percent).
A total of 833 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Hudson Valley ou…
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: Long Island Sees Nearly 2.5K New Cases; Latest Rundown By Towns
There were more than 2,400 new COVID-19 cases on Long Island, according to the latest data released by the state.
In Suffolk County, 1,293 new COVID-19 cases were reported from tests taken on on Monday, Jan. 18, according to the state Department of Health. There were 1,157 new infections in Nassau.
The number of new cases is the highest of any region in the state outside of New York City, where there were 5,350 new cases reported on Jan. 18. No other county had more than 600 confirmed cases in the past 24 hours.
There were 14 new COVID-19 fatalities reported in Suffolk, bringing the total …
Covid-19: Here's Long Island Four-Day Testing Trend, Number Of New Cases In Each County
There was a decrease in positive test results for COVID-19 on Long Island, according to four-day data released Friday, July 24.
Of the 76,507 tests conducted on Thursday, July 23 in New York State yesterday, 753, or 0.98 percent, were positive.
On Long Island, the positive percentages in the last four days are as follows:
Monday, July 20: 1.4 percent
Tuesday, July 21: 1.0 percent
Wednesday, July 22: 1.4 percent
Thursday, July 23: 0.9 percent
There were 44 new COVID-19 cases reported in Nassau County (seven less than a day earlier) with another 58 positive cases in Suf…
