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01.12.2022 COVID-19

As schools reopened following holiday break, absences due to COVID-19 followed

A spike in COVID cases fueled by the omicron variant has caused widespread absences in North Fork schools in the return from winter break last week. This is against the...

01.11.2022 COVID-19

Governor: County health departments may end contact tracing programs

As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 sweeps through the state, New York is ending its contact tracing program. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the shift in strategy during a media...

01.06.2022 COVID-19

County partners with hunger-relief organizations to distribute COVID-19 testing kits to residents in need

In a partnership with two hunger-relief organizations, Suffolk County plans to distribute thousands of at-home COVID-19 test kits that will be targeted toward residents who are “most vulnerable,” County...

01.03.2022 COVID-19

As schools reopen amid COVID spike, districts to survey parents on at-home testing

As students return to school amid a massive wave of new COVID-19 cases across the region, districts plan to distribute a survey to parents to assess their desire to...

12.30.2021 COVID-19

COVID-19 cases continue to soar as county sets new daily record; more testing sites opening

New cases of COVID-19 continue to surge to the highest levels since testing became widely available and hospitalizations are quickly rising as well. Total patients in Suffolk County hospitalized...

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12.26.2021 COVID-19

Editorial: As year ends, COVID-19 just won’t say goodbye

As 2021 comes to an end, a new and record-breaking wave of the virus we can’t seem to get rid of sweeps over the country once more. The possibility...

12.21.2021 COVID-19

County, state to ramp up testing sites amid COVID-19 surge

Anticipated holiday gatherings and travel is fueling a rush to get a COVID-19 test. With long lines forming outside of clinics and urgent care offices, state and county officials...

12.21.2021 COVID-19

As COVID-19 cases in Suffolk surge, a reason for optimism emerges

On Dec. 1, the number of positive COVID-19 cases in Suffolk County surpassed 1,000 in a single day for the first time since early February. For weeks, health officials...

12.14.2021 COVID-19

Governor says it’s up to counties to enforce new indoor mask mandate

Enforcement of the state’s new mask mandate will come down to individual counties, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday. The protocol took effect Monday and requires individuals to wear masks...

12.10.2021 COVID-19

Governor: Indoor mask mandate to return Monday

Don’t get rid of your mask. New York State is reinstating a mandatory mask mandate in all indoor public places starting Monday, Dec. 13. Governor Kathy Hochul announced the...

12.10.2021 COVID-19

School districts to issue vaccination surveys to parents as state aims to assist areas that need support

New York State officials will require school districts to issue vaccination surveys to parents to gather additional data in an effort to increase vaccinations for school-age children following the...

12.03.2021 COVID-19

First case of Omicron reported in Suffolk County; residents urged ‘not to panic’

Governor Kathy Hochul announced the first confirmed cases of the COVID-19 omicron variant in New York State Thursday evening, including a Suffolk County resident with a history of travel...

12.02.2021 COVID-19

New state health commissioner urges residents to follow precautions as experts learn more about omicron variant

New York’s new state health commissioner, Dr. Mary Bassett, said early reports on the omicron variant of COVID-19 suggest it is highly contagious, but also results in milder illness...

11.29.2021 COVID-19

As winter spike in COVID-19 cases begins, health officials prepare for new variant

Following news last week of the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant, called Omicron, officials in New York said on Monday that no cases of the latest strain have...

11.22.2021 COVID-19

Expanded booster eligibility begins as COVID-19 cases start to climb

As new COVID-19 cases continue to trend upward as the holiday season gets underway, the next step in the fight to combat the ongoing pandemic took effect last week....

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