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Nearly eight months to the day it announced its first coronavirus case in New York City, the Empire State has topped a half-million confirmed COVID cases, the fourth-highest total in the nation behind Texas, California and Florida. Gov. Andrew Cuomo added 2,031 new cases to the tally Wednesday, the highest single-day number in months, bringing New York’s total number of…

Jen Maxfield and Greg Cergol report on the coronavirus pandemic.

The MTA will begin a voluntary COVID-19 screening program for frontline transit workers — the first of its kind in the nation, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday. “Our brave frontline transit workers risked their lives to provide New Yorkers an essential service every single day during this pandemic, and we must support them just as they have supported us,” Cuomo…

New Jersey’s toll of 1,909 new COVID-19 infections Saturday was the most it had seen in a day since early May.

Coronavirus testing rates have fallen in several states where cases are increasing, an NBC News analysis of testing data has found.

The U.S. can now test several million people daily for coronavirus but the boom comes with a new challenge: keeping track of the results.

As a third surge of the coronavirus threatens much of the United States, public health experts across the country say there still aren’t enough tests available to keep the virus under control. Right now, some doctors and hospitals are offering rapid tests to patients, which can give results in minutes. And over the next few weeks, major pharmacy retailers like CVS...

All Jets players and staff were sent home Friday following a presumptive positive player test, according to ProFootballTalk and other reports. The team did not immediately respond to the reports on Twitter; multiple sources told ProFootballTalk the player was retested. They did, however, release a statement Friday evening after learning all players, coaches and personnel tested negative. Prior to the…

The Tennessee Titans and the Minnesota Vikings have suspended in-person activities after the NFL said three Titans players and five personnel tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming the first COVID-19 outbreak of the NFL just after its Week 3. Eric Mitchell, the president of LifeFlip Media, joined LX News to explain what we should expect for the rest of the...

In an attempt to ensure bars and restaurants in areas where college students gather are abiding by COVID health measures, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state will increase enforcement efforts around popular establishments frequented by college students. With outbreaks linked to colleges and universities across the nation, and in the state, “these stepped-up efforts will help keep our students, faculty,…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo ripped the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday for reversing controversial testing guidance that said asymptomatic people needn’t get tested, tweeting, “That is not enough.” The announcement Friday essentially returned the CDC to its previous testing guidance and eradicated language the agency posted last month that said people who didn’t feel sick didn’t need tests....

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced yet another delay of in-person school for most New York City students Thursday, just days before the re-scheduled restart. Reaction was swift – and mixed, with parents and educators expressing some variation of frustration, concern and relief. There was also confusion. Katherine Creag reports.

Authorities in Westchester County are warning that two priests and staff member at a local church who tested positive for COVID-19 may have exposed “many people” to the virus over four days of services. The alert from the Westchester County Department of Health identifies Holy Innocents Catholic Church on Bedford Road in Pleasantville as the potential exposure site. Anyone who…

Two priests and staff member tested positive for Covid-19 and are urging church-goers to get tested as well, Myles Miller reports.

SUNY Oneonta will close for in-person instruction for the rest of the semester and send students home following a spike in coronavirus infections, the university said Thursday. Chancellor Jim Malatras initially put the college on a two-week “pause” period Aug. 30 in order to focus on testing while limiting the spread of COVID-19. At that point, there had been 105…

After a coronavirus outbreak, SUNY Oneonta has sent their students an official letter to send them home, Rana Novini reports.

There has been a rise in cases on SUNY campuses across the state, Lynda Baquero reports.

Andrew Siff and Greg Cergol have team coverage of back-to-school efforts amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The inspection teams, some of which were joined by Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday at a Bronx high school, have gone through more than 400 schools throughout the city thus far — but have more than 1,000 still to go. NBC New York’s Rana Novini reports.

Following Mayor De Blasio’s announcement that there are still no plans to open restaurants for indoor dining, many restaurant owners are speaking out and voicing their concerns over staying in business in the long-term, noting that outdoor dining is not sustainable, particularly as colder weather approaches, Adam Kuperstein has the latest from Lower Manhattan