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Schools in NYC Hotspots Go All Remote Starting Tuesday
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he’s ordering schools in certain New York City neighborhoods closed Tuesday in an attempt to halt a flare-up of the coronavirus. NBC New York’s Katherine Creag reports.
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Everything That Happened Today in the Fight Against Coronavirus
Andrew Siff reports on the latest in the battle to stop the coronavirus in New York City.
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Cuomo Orders NYC Hotspot Schools Shut Tuesday; Mayor Plans to Move on Biz Closures
UPDATE: NYC Doubles Down on Shutdown Plan, Adds 13th ZIP Code to Watchlist as Daily COVID Case Average Tops 500 About 300 public and private schools in nine New York City hotspot ZIP codes, all in Brooklyn and Queens, will switch to all-remote learning Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday, taking a more immediate approach to curb the city’s biggest…
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What You Need to Know About NYC's Proposed Crackdown in Virus Hotspots
NBC New York’s Katherine Creag reports.
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COVID Cases Surge in More Than a Dozen NYC Neighborhoods
New York City health officials added yet another ZIP code to the burgeoning cluster situation in Brooklyn and Queens late Thursday, bringing its current number of hotspot ZIP codes to 11 and identifying four separate clusters. Katherine Creag reports.
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‘Significant Problem:' Cuomo Threatens to Fine Local Gov'ts Over Hotspots as Numbers Rise
Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatened to impose fines on local governments over lacking compliance Friday, saying New York’s hotspots are a “significant problem” and a product of failed enforcement of COVID safety protocols and regulations. “The numbers are continuing to go up in many of these ZIP codes,” Cuomo said on a telebriefing with reporters shortly after New York City...
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COVID Cases Surge in More Than Dozen NYC Neighborhoods
New York City businesses that have repeatedly failed to comply with public health measures could be forced to shut down as officials continue to try to stop the alarming growth of COVID-19 cases in nearly a dozen neighborhoods. NBC New York’s Katherine Creag reports.
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Everything That Happened Today in the Fight Against Coronavirus
Team coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.
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COVID-19 Cases Spiking in Pockets of New York and New Jersey
Positivity rates are rising as more kids begin in-person learning, as officials deploy more testing and community groups pitch help distribute free masks. News 4 reporters Rana Novini, Myles Miller and Brian Thompson report.
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New York Hotspots Hit 6.5% Positivity, Alarming Officials and Fueling New Tensions on Schools
UPDATE: ‘Significant Problem’ – Cuomo Threatens to Fine Local Governments Over Hotspots as Numbers Rise, NYC Reports Highest New Cases in Month-Plus Twenty-one ZIP codes considered to be “areas of concern” in New York state given alarming increases in COVID cases now are averaging a 6.5 percent positivity rate, a full percentage point increase overnight, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday….
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COVID Clusters Concerns Grow as More Students Return to Class
NBC New York’s Katherine Creag reports.
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Indoor Diners Happy to Be Back, Other Diners Wary of New Virus Cases
NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.
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Everything That Happened Today in the Fight Against Coronavirus
Andrew Siff reports on the latest in the fight against COVID-19.
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NYC Clusters Worsen as Hospitalizations, Daily Case Average Hit Month-Long High
New York City COVID hospital admissions (87) and seven-day average daily cases (354) both hit September highs Wednesday, according to data Mayor Bill de Blasio revealed at his daily briefing. The daily positivity rate fell below 1 percent after topping 3 percent Tuesday for the first time in months, though the seven-day rolling positivity rate, which represents a fuller picture,...
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Cuomo to Local Gov'ts as New York Clusters Worsen: ‘Either You Do the Job or People Will Die'
Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued his harshest rebuke yet of local governments in New York City, Rockland County and Orange County Wednesday, blaming their “incompetence” for burgeoning COVID clusters and warning, “Either you do the job or people will die.” “We know how to contain the infection rate. We’re just not doing it with these clusters,” the governor said in...
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Indoor Dining Resumes in NYC; New Restrictions Possible to Curb Virus Uptick
NBC New York’s Katherine Creag and Tracie Strahan report.
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Everything That Happened Today in the Fight Against the Coronavirus
Andrew Siff, Sarah Wallace and Gus Rosendale have team coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NY Governor Warns of Potential Rollbacks as COVID Clusters Threaten to Spiral
The number of NYC COVID-19 hospitalizations is ticking up, as officials fight to combat soaring infection rates in certain neighborhoods that threaten to evolve. Outbreaks in Rockland and Orange counties are also fueling heightened concern — to a degree Gov. Cuomo said makes it the “largest cluster” the state has addressed.
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NYC Elementary Schools Reopen in Big Back-To-School Test
Families have the option of choosing all-remote learning, and a growing number are doing so — 48% as of Friday, up from 30% six weeks earlier
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‘Extreme Concern' in New York as Clusters Threaten to Spiral; Cuomo Warns of Rollbacks
The overall number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York City is ticking up, as officials fight to combat soaring infection rates in certain neighborhoods in recent weeks that threaten to evolve into more widespread transmission. Outbreaks in Rockland and Orange counties are also fueling heightened concern — to a degree Gov. Andrew Cuomo said makes it the “largest cluster” the…