COVID-19

The bus was set to start its route heading to Brooklyn when the driver took an unexpected and unwanted detour, as the group suddenly came aboard while playing music and having a good time — with no masks and no worries in sight, video showed

New York’s coronavirus death toll in nursing homes, already among the highest in the nation, could actually be a significant undercount

The couples argued that religious ceremonies should not be treated differently than gatherings for demonstrations, graduation ceremonies and restaurants

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Some states on the tri-state’s quarantine list have hit a plateau in coronavirus infections, and few of them have seen decreases in new cases — but the list remains almost as long as ever. As New York reports its lowest virus hospitalization and ICU numbers since the middle of March, the state added Hawaii, South Dakota and the U.S....

The Big Ten Conference is post-poning the fall sports season due to safety precautions during the pandemic, John Chandler reports.

A members only gym has been secretly letting members, coming from all over, come in and work out, Brian Thompson reports.

Video posted online shows a crowd of partygoers crowding into an MTA bus without masks.

More than 658,000 tri-state residents have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. New York’s first positive case was announced on Sunday, March 1; the state’s first death was announced nearly two weeks later, on March 14. New York City accounts for the vast majority of cases and deaths in the state. The numbers — and fatalities — in New York,…

To date, more than 658,000 people in the tri-state area — the lion’s share in New York City — have tested positive for the potentially deadly novel coronavirus that began spreading at the end of last year in China. Thousands of deaths have been reported in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. While states won’t give out medical or personal…

Although schools are busy adding safety precautions as students prepare to return, there are steps parents can implement themselves before their kids leave home. One Medical’s Dr. Navya Mysore, a family physician, shared her recommendations with LX News.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo added Hawaii, South Dakota and U.S. Virgin Islands to state’s quarantine list. However, he removed Alaska, New Mexico, Ohio and Rhode Island from the list.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the approval of a COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday. The long-term effects and safety of this possible vaccine remain unclear and some who have been given it have experienced fever.

Students in Paterson who will engage in online learning during the upcoming school year will have to wait for their new Chromebooks, after district officials announced that the devices they ordered for students will be delivered with a two-month delay due to a suspected human rights issue with the manufacturer. District officials informed the Board of Education Technology Committee Monday…

Georgia State Sen. Ben Watson joined LX News to discuss the surge in coronavirus cases in his state. The Republican lawmaker said he thinks in-person learning for children is crucial after a viral photo of a school’s crowded hallways sparked criticism about reopenings.

Even after coronavirus cases subsided in New York City, health care workers who battled the worst of the pandemic are still struggling with the mental health consequences. The New York Times interviewed NYC health care workers about their long-term emotional struggles.

A recently published paper found that coronavirus super-spreading events are the result of the right people at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and that the riskiest window of infection may be very brief

The problem with New Jersey picking up what could be a multi-hundred million dollar tab by paying for a quarter of the unemployment compensation is that the state faces its own budget woes, the governor said

Many U.S. schools have poor air circulation, which will exacerbate the coronavirus threat when some of them reopen this month

Long Island schools have yet to submit re-open plans, with this upcoming friday as the deadline, Adam Harding reports.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says about 1 in 7 New York school districts still haven’t submitted a plan to the state for the opening of the new school year, now just weeks away. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.