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HOLBROOK, NY — COVID-19 infections continue to drop in Suffolk County as the number of daily infections declined for five consecutive days. Read more from OnSachem News.
FARMINGVILLE, NY — Sachem Central School District experienced another 39 COVID-19 infections among students and teachers/staff since Saturday. The greatest number of new positives were reported for the district’s two Farmingville schools: Lynwood Avenue Elementary School with 11 cases followed by Sachem High School East with 10 positives. Read more from OnSachem News.
(The Center Square) – Wearing a mask at a desk in the Oval Office, President Joe Biden signed a federal mask mandate Wednesday as his first executive order. Read more from OnSachem News.
FARMINGVILLE, NY — Here’s your COVID-19 latest for Wednesday morning, Jan. 20, from OnSachem News:
- It's back to school, face-to-face! Lynwood School in Farmingville resumed in-person learning.
- Positives steadily dropped in Suffolk County.
- Governor Andrew Cuomo said New York will have to raise taxes if it doesn't get $15 billion from the federal government.
- On President Donald Trump’s last full day, the U.S. surpassed 400,000 COVID-19 deaths.
HOLBROOK, NY — COVID-19 infections are on a steady downward trend in Suffolk County, with the lowest number of daily positives since Jan. 3. This is a dramatic change from the county reporting its highest number of infections on a single day less than two weeks ago, when 2,193 new cases came in on Jan. 6. Read more from OnSachem News.
FARMINGVILLE, NY — Lynwood Avenue Elementary School in Farmingville will reopen fully on Wednesday, resuming in-person instruction. The school went to distance-learning only on Tuesday amid a surge of COVID-19 infections. Read more from OnSachem News.
(The Center Square) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled a fiscal year 2022 budget proposal Tuesday with plans to raise taxes if the federal government fails to make the state whole from the losses he blames Washington for regarding the COVID-19 emergency. Read more from OnSachem News.
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On the day before the inauguration of a new president, the country marks a once unthinkable milestone of 400,000 deaths. The winter surge of the pandemic claimed 100,000 Americans in just five weeks. Read more from OnSachem News.
FARMINGVILLE, NY — Here’s your COVID-19 latest for Tuesday morning, Jan. 19, from OnSachem News:
- Infections forced distance-learning only for Lynwood Avenue Elementary School in Farmingville, Sachem Schools announced.
- Positives continued to decline in Suffolk and dropped below 100 in the greater Sachem area, but inched up in Holbrook and Holtsville.
- New York state opened a new mass vaccination site at Stony Brook University.
- The CDC warned new variants could accelerate virus spread in the U.S.
- Learn about the 15 ways doctors are now treating those infected.
NEW YORK — Reports reveal confusion about the amount of second doses of the coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer. Meanwhile, the CDC warns the new COVID-19 variants could accelerate virus spread in the U.S. Read more from OnSachem News.
STONY BROOK, NY — Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday the state-run vaccination site at Stony Brook University is now open and vaccinating eligible New Yorkers against the COVID-19 virus. Read more from OnSachem News.
HOLBROOK, NY — COVID-19 daily infections continued to decline for the third consecutive day in Suffolk County. Meanwhile, new daily positives dropped below 100 in the greater Sachem area but inched up in Holbrook and Holtsville. Read more from OnSachem News.
FARMINGVILLE, NY — Lynwood Avenue Elementary School in Farmingville is closed to in-person learning on Tuesday because of seven COVID-19 infections during the past day. Sachem Central School District decided to move Lynwood students to distance-learning for one day, and district officials cautioned it could be longer. Read more from OnSachem News.
FARMINGVILLE, NY — Here’s your COVID-19 latest for Monday morning, Jan. 18, from OnSachem News:
- Infections dropped in Suffolk County but went up again in Farmingville.
- Viewpoint: New York state’s restrictions have "become a twisted mess."
- Black Americans are getting vaccinated at lower rates than white Americans.
When, back in October, Gov. Cuomo rolled out his microcluster approach to COVID outbreaks — explaining the policy in an op-ed in these pages — he advertised it as a surgically precise tool, based entirely on data, that would reduce the virus spread by imposing restrictions on businesses and other activities in small geographic areas with rising cases, zeroing in on problems while preventing the need for larger, regional shutdowns. Read more from OnSachem News.
FARMINGVILLE, NY — COVID-19 daily infections dropped in Suffolk County and much of the greater Sachem area, but jumped again in Farmingville. Read more from OnSachem News.
FARMINGVILLE, NY — Here’s your COVID-19 latest for Sunday morning, Jan. 17, from OnSachem News:
- The virus infected 12 more people in two Farmingville schools.
- New daily infections dropped in Suffolk County and Farmingville.
- Governor Cuomo updated New Yorkers about the vaccine distribution struggle, while Congressman Lee Zeldin criticized the response.
- Get answers to 30 common vaccine questions.
Stacker explores 15 ways doctors are now treating COVID-19, including drugs, equipment, and prevention, along with support for new research and doctors’ brainstorming groups. Read more from OnSachem News.
Black Americans are receiving covid vaccines at a much lower rate than their white peers due to a combination of mistrust and access issues, leaving them behind in the mission to vaccinate the nation’s population. Read more from OnSachem News.
Stacker scoured various news outlets and public health resources to ask and answer 30 common questions people have about the COVID-19 vaccines. Read more from OnSachem News.
FARMINGVILLE, NY — Two schools in Farmingville reported a combined 12 new COVID-19 infections during a single day. Sachem High School East had eight positives — five students and three teachers/staff — and Lynwood Avenue Elementary School experienced four cases, three of them among students. Meanwhile, in neighboring Holtsville, two students tested positive at Sagamore Middle School. Read more from OnSachem News.
HOLBROOK, NY — New York state's COVID-19 vaccine distribution sites administered 73,336 doses over the prior 24-hour period, according to an update from Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday afternoon. Meanwhile, Congressman Lee Zeldin called the state's vaccine rollout an "unmitigated disaster." Read more from OnSachem News.
FARMINGVILLE, NY — Following the second-worst day ever, COVID-19 infections dropped sharply in Suffolk County. Likewise, positives plunged in Farmingville the day after the community also had its second-worst day. Read more from OnSachem News.
FARMINGVILLE, NY — Here’s your COVID-19 latest for Saturday morning, Jan. 16, from OnSachem News:
- Suffolk County and Farmingville each had their second-worst day ever for infections.
- Sachem High School North had another six positives among 11 new cases across Sachem Schools.
- Cuomo blamed the federal government for the slow vaccine rollout in New York.
- Health experts listed five reasons to wear a mask even after you’re vaccinated.
(The Center Square) — Facing mounting criticism about the state’s COVID-19 vaccination distribution program, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the federal government has bungled the entire process. Read more from OnSachem News.
FARMINGVILLE, NY — Suffolk County just had its second-worst day ever for new COVID-19 infections as another 2,181 people contracted the virus. Meanwhile, locally in the greater Sachem area, new positives in Farmingville also added up to the hamlet’s second-worst day with 30 cases. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Sachem High School North in Lake Ronkonkoma had another five students and one teacher/staff member test positive for COVID-19, according to the latest daily update. The six new infections are among 11 new positives in one day across the Sachem Central School District. Read more from OnSachem News.
