Covid-19: Long Island Sees 1,800-Plus New Cases; Here's Latest Breakdown By Community
For the second straight day, Long Island is reporting over 1,800 new COVID-19 cases, with more than 750 in both Nassau and Suffolk County.
The New York State Department of Health was reporting 1,056 new COVID-19 cases in Suffolk, as the county topped a total of 77,681 cases since the pandemic began.
In Nassau, 12,606 new COVID-19 tests were administered on Tuesday, Dec. 15, resulting in 782 new positive cases as the overall total rose to 72,904.
A total of 1,838 new cases were reported across Long Island, which has seen 2,139 COVID-19 fatalities in Suffolk and 2,306 in Nassau since M…
Covid-19: Westchester Sees Nearly 600 New Cases; Latest Update
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Westchester and patients being hospitalized with the virus continues to climb week-to-week as the county combats the second wave.
In his COVID-19 briefing on Monday, Nov. 30, Westchester County Executive George Latimer offered grim news as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to mount.
According to Latimer, there are currently 6,117 active COVID-19 cases in the county, up approximately 1,300 from last week. A month ago, the county had 1,393 active cases.
There are currently 244 COVID-19 patients hospitalized, which is up from 168 one week ago,…
Covid-19: Emergency Summit For Governors Will Discuss More Possible Restrictions
NJ Gov. Phil Murphy will join governors from five other northeastern states to discuss alignment on managing the COVID-19 pandemic.
Governors from New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont and Pennsylvania will consider additional regional restrictions on gyms, bars, travel, restaurants and more.
The virtual meeting was announced Friday by NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo and confirmed later by a spokesman for NJ Gov. Phil Murphy's office.
"You cannot defy reality," said Cuomo, "and reality is the virus transmits, and the virus is mobile, and we're in the holiday season."
Several stat…
Gap Hiring At Local Fulfillment Center, Bringing 1,400 Jobs To Hudson Valley
Gap is looking to hire 1,400 "flex" employees, who can choose which hours during the week and weekends that they'd prefer to work, at its Dutchess County packaging and assembly center in Fishkill for the holiday season.
Flex employees can work hours during the day, at night and on weekends; they are also permitted to pick up extra hours.
The starting rate for full-time, part-time and seasonal employees, said the company, went up by one dollar on Monday, Oct. 18.
Applications take no more than three minutes and can be filled out virtually at jobs.gapinc.com/seasonal.
