Latest local news about COVID-19
Attention is focusing on Gov. Kathy Hochul to see when she will call for an end to the indoor mask mandate in schools as COVID-19 cases continue to fall rapidly. On Monday morning, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced the
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Even as COVID-19 cases across the area and the state continue their sharp decline, Gov. Kathy Hochul last Friday renewed the public indoor mask mandate statewide at least through Feb. 10. Hochul said the state is on the right path
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The worst of this winter’s COVID-19 surge appears to be over as cases locally and statewide continue to plunge but an increase in deaths from the Omicron variant continues to hit the area. During the past week the percentage of
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New York State has seen a significant drop in COVID-19 cases over the past week, giving officials hope that the worst days of this winter’s surge fueled by the Omicron variant may soon be over. Positive cases fell on Sunday
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The rapid rise in COVID-19 cases and now hospitalizations and deaths since the Omicron variant arrived early last month has prompted Westchester officials to use the County Center as a testing and vaccination site. County Executive George Latimer announced Monday
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Gov. Kathy Hochul has instituted additional steps in hopes of slowing the spread of COVID-19 fueled by the Omicron variant that continues to cause the state’s hospitalizations to balloon. With a statewide positivity rate of just over 23 percent on
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As active COVID-19 cases soar to pandemic highs, Westchester County is increasing its testing for residents who show symptoms or have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for the virus. County Executive George Latimer said Monday that Westchester
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Westchester’s Deputy County Executive Ken Jenkins and White Plains Mayor Tom Roach tested positive for COVID-19 within three days of each other as the explosion of active cases likely fueled by the Omicron variant accelerates. Jenkins, who said he was
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Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday morning that the state will enact an indoor mask mandate starting Monday unless a business or organization requires proof of vaccination for entry. The announcement comes as the latest COVID-19 cases and infection rates continue
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Rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations will force Westchester County Executive George Latimer to declare a state of emergency this week in hopes of heading off more serious consequences related to the virus. Latimer said Monday he intends to craft a
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