New York Joins New Jersey, Connecticut in Plan to Ease COVID-19 Restrictions Friday, 07 May 2021 23:30 New York Joins New Jersey, Connecticut in Plan to Ease COVID-19 Restrictions Written by Steve Bittenbender, The Center Square
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New York Gov.
Andrew Cuomo on May 3 announced the most significant easing of COVID-restrictions since the pandemic began.
The move to reopen more of New York s economy came as part of a joint initiative with neighboring states New Jersey and Connecticut, which takes effect May 19.
On that date, New York will transition from a crowd cap based on a percentage of capacity to just a strict social distancing guideline. In short, that means most businesses -including food and entertainment venues -will be able to accommodate as many people as they can as long as parties remain 6 feet apart.
Understanding the numbers
Reported COVID-19 cases in Florida surged at the beginning of 2021, with most of January reporting more than 10,000 cases a day. And, the state didn t see percent positivity below 5 percent the entire month, with many daily reports in the double digits.
Since Feb. 4, however, daily reported COVID-19 cases in Florida have remained under 10,000.
The
highest single-day case number Florida has reported so far is 19,816 for Jan. 6. The report released on Jan. 2 of 31,518 newly-reported cases is higher, but that report combined updates for Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.
The
738, confirmed on Sept. 28.
On Oct. 30, Florida became the third state to cross the 800,000 reported COVID-19 cases mark. Then, on Dec. 1, Florida became the third state to surpass 1 million confirmed cases. On March 20,
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. For more than a year, Newburgh pulmonologist Sugata Sensarma has been working long hours treating COVID-positive patients. But recently, his already-busy work schedule has been padded with additional telemedicine visits with patients at home – in India.
In the midst of a devastating second wave of COVID-19 in India, Sensarma is doing what he can to help from afar. Born in Calcutta, Sensarma lives in Newburgh and commutes to his practice in Paducah, Kentucky, where he treats critically ill COVID patients as well as patients with other conditions.
Because of the strain on the country s medical system and health professionals, doctors he knows in India have begun connecting Sensarma with patients there. Patients who aren t sick enough or able to go to a hospital consult Sensarma over apps such as WhatsApp and Facetime, setting up video calls despite a 10-and-a-half-hour time difference.
Understanding the numbers
Reported COVID-19 cases in Florida surged at the beginning of 2021, with most of January reporting more than 10,000 cases a day. And, the state didn t see percent positivity below 5 percent the entire month, with many daily reports in the double digits.
Since Feb. 4, however, daily reported COVID-19 cases in Florida have remained under 10,000.
The
highest single-day case number Florida has reported so far is 19,816 for Jan. 6. The report released on Jan. 2 of 31,518 newly-reported cases is higher, but that report combined updates for Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.
The
738, confirmed on Sept. 28.
On Oct. 30, Florida became the third state to cross the 800,000 reported COVID-19 cases mark. Then, on Dec. 1, Florida became the third state to surpass 1 million confirmed cases. On March 20,