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Westchester County has been awarded a $3.76 million federal grant to increase health literacy to help underserved communities within the county combat COVID-19 more effectively. The Department of Health and Human Services through its Office of Minority Health approved the
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Westchester County is considering tightening its mask policy for people entering county-owned facilities to try and slow down the accelerating number of COVID-19 cases. County Executive George Latimer said Monday that sometime this week there may be new guidelines for
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COVID-19 infections throughout Westchester County continue to rise, with the number of active cases having more than doubled in the past three weeks as numbers of newly vaccinated people have slowed to a trickle. By Sunday, Westchester had seen an
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There’s the inclination to try and put COVID-19 in the rearview mirror, but the coronavirus clearly is not yet ready to go in Westchester County. An uptick in infections during the past two weeks both locally and statewide have officials
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The more than 15-month COVID-19 state of emergency in New York State expired Thursday a week after the state eclipsed the 70 percent vaccination threshold. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who made the announcement Wednesday, said that while the emergency will end
Read moreNew York reached the targeted 70 percent vaccination rate for adults 18 years old and up last week as the state continues to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Andrew Cuomo congratulated New Yorkers when the state officially crossed the
Read moreThe Town of Yorktown has relaxed many of its COVID-19 health restrictions. Effective last Thursday, only unvaccinated visitors to Town Hall and the town pools will be required to wear masks. Unvaccinated people must also remain in socially distanced areas
Read moreNewYork-Presbyterian is requiring all staff to be vaccinated to continue to prevent hospitalizations, death, and spread of COVID-19. In a letter to employees last week, Steven J. Corwin, M.D., President & Chief Executive Officer and Laura L. Forese, M.D., Executive
Read moreThe COVID-19 infection rate in New York is diminishing slowly but the steadily rising vaccine rate has put the state on the verge of a near full reopening. On Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the vaccination rate for adults 18
Read moreNew York State is on the verge of removing virtually all COVID-19 restrictions as the percentage of fully vaccinated adults approaches 70 percent. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that once the percentage of all adults reaches that threshold there will
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