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Coronavirus New York

NY COVID reinfection rate highest on Long Island

  • Nov 29, 2022

NYC health commissioner talks COVID and more ahead of winter

  • Oct 12, 2022

Long Island renews push to get COVID booster shots in arms

  • Oct 10, 2022

Judge rules COVID vaccine mandate invalid for PBA members

  • Sep 23, 2022

NY eases COVID restrictions for upcoming school year

  • Aug 22, 2022

Mobile service offers paxlovid to COVID positive on Long Island

  • Jul 26, 2022

Rising tide of COVID cases curbs Staten Island Ferry runs

  • Jul 17, 2022

COVID cases increase in NYC as BA.5 subvariant spreads in US

  • Jul 12, 2022

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New York State Health Department reports slight increase in COVID-19 cases

  • Aug 4, 2023
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NY COVID reinfection rate highest on Long Island

  • Nov 29, 2022
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Updated COVID boosters approved for kids as young as 5

  • Oct 12, 2022
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NYC health commissioner to discuss COVID-19 ahead of winter months

  • Oct 12, 2022
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Long Island renews push to get COVID booster shots in residents' arms

  • Oct 10, 2022
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NY eases COVID restrictions for upcoming school year

  • Aug 22, 2022
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Mobile service offers paxlovid to COVID positive on Long Island

  • Jul 26, 2022
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Dr. Bruce Farber answers your COVID questions

  • Jul 11, 2022

Latest Stories

Masks urged in New York City as COVID-19 omicron subvariant BA.5 cases tick up

As COVID-19 cases tick up in New York City, the Department of Health is continuing to urge residents to wear masks in all public indoor settings and in crowded areas outdoors.

  • Jul 11, 2022

NYC breaks ground on Public Health Laboratory in Harlem as COVID cases rise

New York City broke ground Wednesday on the new NYC Public Health Laboratory in Harlem, this as COVID cases rise across the city.

  • Jul 6, 2022
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MTA ridership continues rebound, agency launches DineAWAY campaign to help restaurants

While still not at pre-pandemic levels, subway ridership continues to set new high watermarks in the push to return to normalcy.

  • May 19, 2022

No changes to NYC mandates; several NYC judges COVID positive, report says

COVID isn't over. One example is the fact that some 20 New York City judges are now COVID positive after they attended a retreat in Montauk last weekend, according to published reports.

  • May 19, 2022
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NYC mayor stands firm against mask mandates despite 'high' COVID-19 alert level

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday stood firm in his reluctance to reinstate both the city's indoor mask mandate and similar face covering requirements for schools.

  • May 18, 2022