COVID Variant

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced the tri-state’s first known case of the South African variant of the coronavirus in the region. The case is in a patient from Connecticut who was transferred to a New York City hospital for care and there is no evidence of any spread in the state, he said. “The Connecticut patient is a...

In the race to vaccinate there is a new place where New Yorkers can roll up their sleeves to get a shot. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

A rush to secure vaccine appointments appeared to bring the state’s website to a halt Sunday morning after New Yorkers with pre-existing health conditions became the latest wave eligible to sign up for their first shot. New Yorkers age 16 to 64 with those pre-existing conditions were given the green light to start scheduling appointments at state-run sites Sunday, with…

People in New York City were able to dine indoor for Valentine’s Day weekend for the first time in two months. NBC New York’s Phil Lipof reports.

Lab confirmed cases of the U.K. variant continue to rise in the tri-state, now totaling almost 150 between New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

For the first time in months, NYC restaurants welcomed back customers indoors, with 25 percent capacity. Come Sunday, the dining curfew will also be pushed back to 11 p.m. NBC New York’s Ray Villeda reports.

Two more Connecticut residents have tested positive for the UK COVID-19 variant, according to state officials. A total of four Connecticut residents have now tested positive for the new strain of the virus. The two additional people who tested positive for COVID variant B.1.1.7 are family members of one of the first two people with the virus in the state….