White Plains, NY
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Number Of Confirmed Coronavirus Cases In Westchester Jumps To 18 From 10, Cuomo Says Number Of Confirmed Coronavirus Cases In Westchester Jumps To 18 From 10, Cuomo Says
Number Of Confirmed Coronavirus Cases In Westchester Jumps To 18 From 10, Cuomo Says The number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in Westchester County has jumped to 18 from 10 in one day. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Thursday, March 5 that the number of cases had risen to 18, with the eight new cases all related to the 50-year-old New Rochelle attorney who was the first county resident to contract the virus. A day earlier, Cuomo announced the wife and children of the attorney tested positive. A neighbor, a friend, and his friend's family also tested positive, bringing the number to 10. The statewide total is now 22, with three cases in New York City and the first con…

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by Zak Failla
Lewisboro, NY
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Record-Breaking Total Number Of Flu Cases Reported In New York Record-Breaking Total Number Of Flu Cases Reported In New York
Record-Breaking Total Number Of Flu Cases Reported In New York With the world’s attention focused on the global outbreak of coronavirus, New York quietly surpassed the record number of flu cases the state has ever seen. In the week ending on Saturday, Feb. 22, 10,520 new cases of flu were reported throughout New York State, bringing the seasonal total to 131,604, a new high for any yearly flu season since the Department of Health began tracking cases in 1999.   Previously, the most lab-confirmed influenza cases reported during a single flu season was 128,892 in 2017-18. Despite that, last week, the number of laboratory-confirmed flu cases dec…

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by Zak Failla
Monroe, NY
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Seven Possible NY Coronavirus Cases Sent To CDC For Testing Seven Possible NY Coronavirus Cases Sent To CDC For Testing
Seven Possible NY Coronavirus Cases Sent To CDC For Testing Seven cases of the highly contagious coronavirus in New York has been sent to the Centers for Disease Control and testing, the state Health Department announced. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Sunday, Jan. 26 that seven people have been identified for testing, with three coming up negative, and four still pending. There have been no confirmed cases in New York as of Monday, Jan. 27. Health officials did not say where the New Yorkers being tested lived. The coronavirus has been linked to 56 deaths in China and has infected more than 2,700. According to Cuomo, with travelers expecte…

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by Zak Failla
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
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Two New Vaping-Related Deaths Reported In New York Two New Vaping-Related Deaths Reported In New York
Two New Vaping-Related Deaths Reported In New York Two more deaths in New York have been attributed to vaping-related illnesses, officials announced. The New York State Department of Health announced on Friday, Jan. 17, that a woman in her 20s living in New York City and another in her 50s died in Ontario County. The latest deaths bring the total statewide to four deaths from vaping-related illnesses. According to the New York State Health Department, 40 percent of high school seniors and 27 percent of all high school students statewide use e-cigarettes. High school students also use e-cigarettes at rates five times higher than adults over…

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by Zak Failla
Bronxville, NY
Politics
Appellate Court's Halt Of Flavored E-Cigarettes In NY Delays Executive Order For Two Weeks Appellate Court's Halt Of Flavored E-Cigarettes In NY Delays Executive Order For Two Weeks
Appellate Court's Halt Of Flavored E-Cigarettes In NY Delays Executive Order For Two Weeks A new state ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes has been put on hold for two weeks by a state appellate court just hours before it was set to take effect.  Judges granted a temporary restraining order Thursday, Oct. 3, that prevents the state from enforcing the ban of flavored e-cigarettes following a lawsuit filed by Vapor Technology Association, a Washington D.C., based trade group. The temporary ban allows time for a lower-court group to rule on the motion for a preliminary injunction on Friday, Oct. 18, the group said. Health officials were ready to begin enforcing fines…

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by Kathy Reakes
Massapequa, NY
Politics
'Emergency Executive Action' To Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes In NY Announced By Cuomo 'Emergency Executive Action' To Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes In NY Announced By Cuomo
'Emergency Executive Action' To Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes In NY Announced By Cuomo An "emergency executive action" has been put in place to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes in New York. The order will advance legislation aiming to eliminate "deceptive marketing practices of e-cigarettes to underage users and raises the purchasing age of e-cigarettes from 18 to 21 years old," Cuomo's office said in a statement announcing the move on Sunday, Sept. 15. The action comes after a sixth vaping-related death was announced on Tuesday, Sept. 10, in Kansas. Cuomo directed State Police and the Department of Health to immediately partner to ramp up enforcement efforts again…

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by Joe Lombardi