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COVID-19 Update: Active COVID-19 cases increased by 10 over weekend in GLOW region

COVID-19 Update: Active coronavirus cases fall below 200 in GLOW region

BATAVIA — The number of active COVID-19 cases in the GLOW region has decreased to below 200 for the first time since last November.

New York Health Commissioner Defends Use of COVID-19 Drug Cocktail at State-Run Veterans Nursing Home

New York Health Commissioner Defends Use of COVID-19 Drug Cocktail at State-Run Veterans Nursing Home Share this story Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY New York’s chief physician deflected blame and side-stepped questions Thursday about the state’s handling of the pandemic in nursing homes including queries about use of an unproven COVID-19 treatment administered at a state-run nursing home in Queens. Dr. Howard Zucker provided the fullest state response yet to a report by THE CITY, Columbia Journalism Investigations and Type Investigations that found at least 62 residents of the New York State Veterans’ Home at St. Albans were given hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin last spring despite risks documented by federal authorities yearsbefore the pandemic.

NY lawmaker calls for hearings into COVID-19 nursing home deaths

NYC surpasses 1M vaccinations — Court blocks religious capacity rules — Brindisi calls for election probe

POLITICO Get the New York Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Uber Driver Stories now surpassed one million coronavirus vaccinations, hitting the mark with 1,032,158 doses given out as of Tuesday. That may sound like a lot, but remember that Mayor Bill de Blasio pledged to do a million vaccinations in the month of January alone, on top of the ones already done in December. Now well into February, it’s fair to say we’re quite a bit behind schedule, as the mayor readily acknowledges.