Suffolk County Department of Health Archives

07.06.2022 Health

DEC providing bottled water to homes in Calverton where ‘forever chemicals’ detected; county health department issues water quality advisory

Areas along both Middle Road in Riverhead and Pinehurst Boulevard in the Brookhaven Town section of Calverton are having similar problems with groundwater contamination. The New York State Department...

07.01.2022 Health

First confirmed monkeypox case found in Suffolk County, health department says

A Brookhaven Town resident tested positive for monkeypox, the first confirmed case in Suffolk County since an outbreak in the United States began of the rare virus that leads...

01.26.2022 COVID-19

Riverhead superintendent: ‘Rollercoaster situation’ on mask mandate in schools

Riverhead superintendent Augustine Tornatore addressed the ongoing confusion related to masks in schools at Tuesday night’s virtual Board of Education meeting, referring to the prior 24 hours as a...

09.10.2021 News

Two more North Fork mosquito samples test positive for West Nile Virus

A pair of North Fork mosquito samples tested this week for West Nile Virus came back positive, according to the Suffolk County Department of Health. The samples were taken...

08.10.2021 COVID-19

Department of Health sends COVID guidance to schools, here’s what it says

The Suffolk County Department of Health on Monday released COVID-19 guidance to school districts that includes a recommendation of requiring masks be worn indoors and on buses, maintaining three...

08.09.2021 COVID-19

Suffolk County Health Department to follow CDC guidance on masks in schools; announcement ‘imminent’

In the wake of newly released state guidance, many North Fork schools have not yet made decisions about mask mandates and COVID-19 restrictions for September as they wait for...

04.14.2021 COVID-19

Suffolk officials say no cases of blood clot detected in county due to J&J vaccine as CDC, FDA pause distribution

Distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine was paused this week as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration review cases of a...

12.19.2020 Environment

County test shows toxins in Manorville wells

New evidence of water contamination in Manorville wells is fueling a ramped-up effort to connect residents in the area to a public water supply. Data released by the Suffolk...

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