Brookfield, CT
News
Covid-
19: Here's Percentage Of CT Residents Vaccinated By Age Group; Other New Data
Nearly two dozen new COVID-19 fatalities were reported in the past week in Connecticut as new variants of the virus continue to trouble health officials. In the past week, Connecticut hospitals recorded 22 new virus-related deaths, bringing the total up to 8,416 statewide as of Thursday, Sept. 9, as the infection rate is back on the rise. The daily positive COVID-19 infection rate of those tested in Connecticut has been fluctuating in the past week, dipping from more than 3.5 percent to 2.93 percent in the latest update from Gov. Ned Lamont. On Wednesday, Sept. 8, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamo…
Massapequa, NY
News
Covid-
19: Long Island Infection Rate Stays Steadily High; New Breakdown By Community
The positive COVID-19 infection rate on Long Island remains high as new variants of the virus continue to mutate and spread across the country. After seeing a slight rise, the average seven-day positive infection rate on Long Island dipped to 4.33 percent of those tested on Thursday, Sept. 9, down slightly from the previous day, according to the New York State Department of Health. Statewide, the infection rate is also down, from 3.35 percent to 3.30 percent on Sept. 9. In Suffolk, 738 new COVID-19 infections were confirmed in the latest update from the state, with 545 new cases in Nassau,…
Stony Point, NY
News
Covid-
19: Study Reveals How Many More Times Unvaccinated Are Likely To Die From Virus, CDC Says
A newly released study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that Americans unvaccinated for COVID-19 are more than 10 times more likely to die from the virus. People not fully vaccinated against the virus are 10 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 and 11 times more likely to die, according to new major studies published on Friday, Sept. 10 by the CDC. "The incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection, hospitalization, and death is higher in unvaccinated than vaccinated persons, and the incidence rate ratios are related to vaccine effectiveness,” researche…
Springfield, MA
News
Covid-
19: Massachusetts Sees Largest Single-Day Increase In Months
Massachusetts health officials are reporting the largest number of new single-day COVID-19 cases in months. There was a spike of 2,096 new laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts on Thursday, Sept. 9, the highest total since April, before the Delta variant was surging across the country. More than 2,000 new cases have not been recorded in the Commonwealth since Wednesday, April 14. There were 84,745 COVID-19 tests administered in Massachusetts according to the latest update from the Department of Health, bringing the seven-day average positive infection rate to 2.48 percent.…
Mamaroneck, NY
News
Covid-
19: Hudson Valley Sees New Infection-Rate Increase; Latest Breakdown By County
The positive COVID-19 infection rate in the Hudson Valley was back on the rise after seeing a slight reprieve over the holiday weekend as the country continues to combat the spread of mutations of the virus. After seeing the average seven-day infection rate rise to 3.62 percent, it rose on Tuesday, Sept. 7 to 3.74 percent of those tested in the region, according to the New York State Department of Health. Statewide, the infection rate is also climbing, from 3.27 percent to 3.34 percent on Sept. 7. A total of 31 new virus-related deaths were reported in New York, including single fatalitie…
Brookfield, CT
News
Covid-
19: CT Infection Rate Climbs Over 3.5 Percent; New Breakdown By County, Community
The positive COVID-19 infection rate in Connecticut is back on the rise as the number of unvaccinated residents continues to clog up the state's hospitals. In his latest COVID-19 update, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that there were 26,603 COVID-19 tests administered on Tuesday, Sept. 7, resulting in 935 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus. The 3.51 percent daily positivity rate is up from 2.60 percent over the weekend. According to the Department of Health, there are now 364 COVID-19 patients being treated in Connecticut hospitals, with 274 (75.3 percent) being unvaccinated.&…
Torrington, CT
News
Covid-
19: Infection Rate, Hospitalizations Down In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases By County
The positive COVID-19 infection rate in Connecticut was back down below 3 percent as the state continues to contend with new variants of the virus. Over the holiday weekend, there were 61,032 new COVID-19 tests administered, according to Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, resulting in 1,612 new laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus. The 2.60 percent infection rate follows a recent trend of declining daily COVID-19 numbers in Connecticut after peaking at more than 5 percent. Two new COVID-19 patients were discharged from Connecticut hospitals, leaving 363 still being treated for the virus…
Massapequa, NY
News
Covid-
19: Long Island Infection Rate Stays Steadily High; New Breakdown By Community
There was no time off for COVID-19 over Labor Day Weekend as the virus continues to surge across Long Island. Over the holiday weekend, the seven-day average COVID-19 infection rate on Long Island rose from 4.23 percent on Friday, Sept. 3 to 4.31 percent the following day before dipping back down to 4.26 percent in the latest update from the New York State Department of Health. In Suffolk, 315 new infections were confirmed in the latest update from the state, while there were 239 in Nassau, bringing the totals to 219,702 and 200,720 respectively. Six new virus-related deaths we…
Briarcliff, NY
News
Covid-
19: Hudson Valley Infection Rate Stays Steadily High; New Breakdown By County
There was no time off for COVID-19 over Labor Day Weekend as the virus continues to surge across the Hudson Valley. Over the holiday weekend, the seven-day average COVID-19 infection rate in the Hudson Valley remained high, dipping slightly from 3.61 percent on Friday, Sept. 3 to 3.60 percent through the rest of the weekend, according to the latest update from the New York State Department of Health. Average seven-day Infection rates in the state’s 10 regions according to the latest update from the Department of Health: North Country: 5.34 percent (up .23 percent); Mohawk Valley: 4.67 pe…
Massapequa, NY
Schools
Covid-
19: NY Announces New School Guidelines For Masks, Social Distancing
With schools ready to begin reopening, the New York State Department of Health has just laid out its guidance for mask-wearing and social distancing for students and staff. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the Public Health and Health Planning Council passed an emergency regulation and a determination was issued requiring all teachers, administrators, and other school employees to submit to weekly COVID-19 testing unless they show proof of vaccination. The emergency regulation authorizes the state Health Commissioner to require weekly testing or proof of vaccine…
Greenburgh, NY
News
Covid-
19: Hudson Valley Infection-Rate Stays Steadily High; Latest Breakdown By County
The positive COVID-19 rate in the Hudson Valley dipped slightly, but still remains high following several days of seeing the numbers rise, according to the New York State Department of Health. According to the Department of Health, the average seven-day positive infection rate of those tested in the Hudson Valley dipped down to 3.61 percent in the latest update after spiking to 3.70 percent as recently as Monday, Aug. 30. Thirty-three New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, according to the latest update from the state, including two in Dutchess, and one each in Westchester and Sullivan counties.…
Newark, NJ
News
NJ's University Hospital Workers Fired Over Bogus Vaccination Cards
Several University Hospital employees have been fired over bogus COVID-19 vaccination cards, news reports say. Noticeable differences were spotted between the CDC-generated vaccination cards and the forged ones, the Newark-based hospital's president and CEO Dr. Shereef Elnahal told NJ Spotlight. The fake vaccination cards were an apparent effort to overcome the hospital's mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy announced in June. It was not clear exactly how many employees were terminated. The news comes days after a 31-year-old Jasmine Clifford -- who calls herself “Anti-Va…
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