ICE Arrests 83 In NY Area, Including Hudson Valley, In Nationwide Enforcement Operation ICE Arrests 83 In NY Area, Including Hudson Valley, In Nationwide Enforcement Operation
ICE Arrests 83 In NY Area, Including Hudson Valley, In Nationwide Enforcement Operation A total of 83 arrests were made in the New York metro area as part of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) nationwide enforcement operation in which more than 2,000 were charged. Deportation officers made arrests throughout New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, and Jersey City, New Jersey. The 83 arrested were from 25 countries, including Albania, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Russia, Trinidad, a…
Yorktown Heights' Ken Allen Dies Of COVID, High School Teacher Who 'Could Befriend Anyone' Yorktown Heights' Ken Allen Dies Of COVID, High School Teacher Who 'Could Befriend Anyone'
Yorktown Heights' Ken Allen Dies Of COVID, High School Teacher Who 'Could Befriend Anyone' It is with deep sadness that we report the death of Kenneth Mitchell Allen on April 14, 2020, a victim of COVID-19. Ken was born May 25, 1936 in the Bronx, the son of Nathan and Jeanette (Fisherman) Allen. He graduated from Morris High School and then entered the army. He served in Germany during the Korean war from 1954 to 1956 as a radio operator. He first planned on making it his career but quickly realized that it was not the career for him.  After being honorably discharged from the Army, he attended City College of New York where he met Marcia Bonchek. Marcia would admit she hated …
COVID-19: Those With This Blood Type Have Higher Chance Of Contracting Virus, Study Shows COVID-19: Those With This Blood Type Have Higher Chance Of Contracting Virus, Study Shows
Covid-19: Those With This Blood Type Have Higher Chance Of Contracting Virus, Study Shows Click here for an updated story - COVID-19: New Studies Shed More Light On Impact Of Blood Type On Virus Those who have one blood type are at higher risk of contracting COVID-19, and those in another are at a lower risk, a study has shown. The four blood types are A, B, AB and O. The findings by a team of European scientists were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Blood Type O had the lowest frequency of disease positivity and Blood Type A the highest, the study revealed. A total of 1,980 patients described as having "severe" respiratory disease in seven Italian …
COVID-19: New Symptoms Now Showing Up In Young Patients, With Many Having No Fever COVID-19: New Symptoms Now Showing Up In Young Patients, With Many Having No Fever
Covid-19: New Symptoms Now Showing Up In Young Patients, With Many Having No Fever New symptoms are now being reported among young people who are testing positive for the novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19). In addition, some of them, mainly in their 20s and 30s, have not had a fever -- perhaps the telltale COVID symptom. There have been multiple reports of young patients experiencing abdominal pain, according to doctors in states experiencing spikes in cases. Abdominal pain had not been named as a symptom prior to the start of the increase in cases, mainly in states in the south and west. Headaches, another symptom now being seen more frequently, was not on the …
More Info Emerges On COVID-Related Illness In Children As 14 States Now Investigating Cases More Info Emerges On COVID-Related Illness In Children As 14 States Now Investigating Cases
More Info Emerges On Covid-related Illness In Children As 14 States Now Investigating Cases Health officials are sharing new information about the pediatric inflammatory illness linked to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with 14 states now investigating cases. New York State has the most cases with 102. Other states now investigating cases are Connecticut, New Jersey, California, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah and Washington. So far, those states have not yet released details on the cases. The illness displays symptoms similar to those of Kawasaki disease or toxic shock-like syndrome. "Pediatric m…
COVID-19: College Student Living In Stamford Aids Healthcare Workers In His Native Italy COVID-19: College Student Living In Stamford Aids Healthcare Workers In His Native Italy
Covid-19: College Student Living In Stamford Aids Healthcare Workers In His Native Italy A college student from Italy living in Fairfield County has used his time off during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to help those struggling with the virus in his native country. Paolo Mazzara moved to the United States from Italy with his family two years ago, according to Notre Dame, where he is an undergraduate student set to graduate in 2023. He has since been living with his family in Stamford while not attending classes in South Bend. Since the COVID-19 pandemic struck nations across the globe - Italy and the United States among the hardest hit - Mazzara has taken his time …
COVID-19: Death Toll In New York Tops 10,000 As Hospitalization Rate Levels Out COVID-19: Death Toll In New York Tops 10,000 As Hospitalization Rate Levels Out
Covid-19: Death Toll In New York Tops 10,000 As Hospitalization Rate Levels Out New York has surpassed a bleak milestone as the death toll due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic surpassed 10,000. During his daily COVID-19 news briefing on Monday, April 13, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that there are now 195,031 confirmed cases statewide, which have resulted in the deaths of 10,056 New Yorkers, up from the total of 935 a day earlier. The total comes after 671 residents died on Easter Sunday, the ninth straight day with more than 600 reported COVID-19 deaths in the state. The only countries with more COVID-19 deaths than New York are Italy, Spain, Franc…
COVID-19: Motorcycle Shop Designs Reusable Respiratory Masks For Frontline Workers COVID-19: Motorcycle Shop Designs Reusable Respiratory Masks For Frontline Workers
Covid-19: Motorcycle Shop Designs Reusable Respiratory Masks For Frontline Workers A Long Island motorcycle shop owner and his co-worker have designed a reusable respiratory mask for nurses, doctors and first responders on a 3-D printer that is being copied across the world. Matt Mendez, the owner of the LI Racing in Brentwood, and Christian Price, who works at the shop, have been hard at work using the 3-D resin printer they purchased to manufacture parts to create the masks during their forced downtime.  "All of these people are focusing on making masks but we wanted to come up with a solid design that could be used in a professional setting such as a hospital and be r…
New Yorkers Doing Less Social Distancing Than Those In Italy, Spain, Google Data Shows New Yorkers Doing Less Social Distancing Than Those In Italy, Spain, Google Data Shows
New Yorkers Doing Less Social Distancing Than Those In Italy, Spain, Google Data Shows New tracking data compiled by experts at Google revealed New Yorkers are doing less social distancing than other countries hit hard by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) such as Italy. The company said Friday, April 3, the charts "provide insights into what has changed in response to policies aimed at combating COVID-19." The release of the data comes just a day after the government and medical officials said they could tell people were not following requests to stay at home and social distancing by the increase in the number of cases. The data chart movement trends over time by geography, …
COVID-19: Westchester-Based Regeneron Creating 500K Test Kits For State At No Charge COVID-19: Westchester-Based Regeneron Creating 500K Test Kits For State At No Charge
Covid-19: Westchester-Based Regeneron Creating 500K Test Kits For State At No Charge Hundreds of thousands of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing kits are being provided to New York State by Westchester-based Regeneron free of charge as medical facilities plan to ramp up testing statewide. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, located in  Tarrytown, announced it is creating 500,000 test kits for the state, at no charge amid a national shortage of kits and swabs. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that Regeneron began distributing the tests this week, and will be shipping approximately 25,000 per day as they continue ongoing deliveries. Cuomo announced that Corning will be donating 100,000 …
1,104 New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed On Long Island As State Total Hits 37,258 1,104 New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed On Long Island As State Total Hits 37,258
1,104 New Covid-19 Cases Confirmed On Long Island As State Total Hits 37,258 There were 1,104 new cases of novel coronavirus reported on Long Island as the total number of confirmed cases climbs to 37,258. In Nassau County, there were 629 new cases reported, bringing the total countywide total to 3,914 since the outbreak began. There were 475 cases in Suffolk, as the total climbed to 2,735. Earlier report: COVID-19: More Than 1,000 Have Now Died In US With 280 In NYC Where Morgues Are Near Capacity New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that there have been 6,448 new COVID-19 in the state, with the death toll rising 100 from 285 to 385 as of Thursday, March 26. N…
COVID-19: 5,146 New Cases Bring NY Total To 30,811, Now Accounting For 52 Percent In Country COVID-19: 5,146 New Cases Bring NY Total To 30,811, Now Accounting For 52 Percent In Country
Covid-19: 5,146 New Cases Bring NY Total To 30,811, Now Accounting For 52 Percent In Country There have been 5,146 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) reported in New York as the state’s total rose to 30,811, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at a news conference on Monday, March 25 in Albany. New York’s 30,811 COVID-19 cases are nearly 10 times more cases than the nearest states - New Jersey, California, Washington and Michigan - have seen, though Cuomo said that the social distancing efforts may be slowly working. As a percentage, New York State COVID-19 cases account for 52 percent of the 58,998 in the United States. New York City's 17,856 cases are 30 percent of US cases. …