Long Island sees spike in COVID-19 cases
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COVID-19 cases surge on Long Island
Long Island is seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases, with the region s positivity rate hovering over 9% as hospitals once again begin to fill with the sick.
LONG ISLAND - The post-holiday COVID surge appears to have begun on Long Island.
Both Nassau and Suffolk counties broke their own record Wednesday with more than 3,800 positive COVID-19 cases combined.
The positivity level on Long Island is at 9.5% with hospitalization capacity at 77% and ICU bed capacity at roughly 80%. With the numbers trending in the wrong direction, local leaders are reinstating pandemic triage protocols that were put in place months ago.
David S. Mack, a real estate developer from Long Island, used his influence as a board member of affiliates of the MorseLife system of long-term care homes to obtain the shots, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.
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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran was joined by Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling on Monday to announce a partnership between the County, Northwell Health and New York State to open a COVID-19 vaccine distribution center . The vaccines will be distributed by Nassau County Department of Health staff, Members of Nassau County’s Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) with assistance from Northwell Health, which has been designated by New York State as Long Island’s vaccination HUB. The center will operate in NCC’s CCB building and will begin vaccinations on Tuesday, January 5, for residents who meet the criteria set forth by New York State. Appointments are required.
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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran has announced a partnership with Nassauâs Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) to offer free COVID-19 testing for residents. The COVID-19 testing will be available to all residents, regardless of insurance or immigration status, on evenings and Saturdays at the County’s FQHCs in Elmont, Freeport, Hempstead, Roosevelt and Westbury. “As everyone turns their focus to the vaccine, the County remains committed to offering easy and reliable COVID-19 testing for residents so we can contain disease spread while we wait for the vaccine to be widely available. Our FQHCs have been real partners during this pandemic and I thank them for once again working with us to make sure all residents have access to COVID-19 testing and other critical health care services,” said Nassau County Executive Laura Curran.
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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran has announced a $6 million County program to provide rental relief for residents struggling to pay their rent due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Rental Relief Program (“RRP”), to be administered by the Community Development Corporation of Long Island (CDC-LI), will provide up to three consecutive months’ unpaid rent for the period beginning April 2020. Payment will be made directly to the landlord or property owner after the tenant’s loss in wages/pay and income eligibility has been demonstrated. “Nassau County’s rental relief program will extend a lifeline to renters and landlords struggling to make ends meet due to the pandemic. The need for relief has never been greater, and the County will continue to do all it can to help residents get to the other side of this crisis. I thank CDC-LI for their partnership in this endeavor and am grateful for the important services they provide for our residents,