Kingston, NY
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COVID-19: As Cases Increase, Here's Latest Breakdown In Ulster, Sullivan Counties COVID-19: As Cases Increase, Here's Latest Breakdown In Ulster, Sullivan Counties COVID-19: As Cases Increase, Here's Latest Breakdown In Ulster, Sullivan Counties
Covid-19: As Cases Increase, Here's Latest Breakdown In Ulster, Sullivan Counties Like the rest of the region, state, and country, Ulster and Sullivan counties have seen a surge in new COVID-19 cases as the virus continues its rapid spread. In Ulster County, the state Department of Health was reporting that there were 23 new cases reported, with eight in Sullivan County as a statewide trend of new COVID-19 cases continues. There are now 337 active COVID-19 cases in Ulster, up from 310 earlier in the week, with 100 in Sullivan, both among the highest numbers in the area since the summer. A total of 133,900 COVID-19 tests have been administered in Ulster since March, resu…

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by Zak Failla
Brookfield, CT
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COVID-19: Two New Schools Close For In-Person Learning After Positive Cases COVID-19: Two New Schools Close For In-Person Learning After Positive Cases COVID-19: Two New Schools Close For In-Person Learning After Positive Cases
Covid-19: Two New Schools Close For In-Person Learning After Positive Cases Two new schools in Fairfield County have switched to remote learning after positive COVID-19 cases. Staples High School and Bedford/Coleytown Middle School in the Westport District will operate on a full remote teaching model for students and staff on both Thursday, Nov. 12, and Friday, Nov. 13. "The decision to move our secondary schools to a remote model for two days came as a result of several individuals testing positive and the subsequent need to quarantine many individuals and continue contact tracing," Westport Schools Superintendent Thomas Scarice said in an email to the c…

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by Joe Lombardi
Massapequa, NY
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COVID-19: Long Island High School Goes Remote After Positive Case COVID-19: Long Island High School Goes Remote After Positive Case COVID-19: Long Island High School Goes Remote After Positive Case
Covid-19: Long Island High School Goes Remote After Positive Case A new Long Island high school has closed for in-person learning after a positive case of COVID-19 was confirmed. Babylon Junior-Senior High Principal Al Cirone said he was notified of the positive test on Wednesday evening, Nov. 11. The individual was last in the building on Monday, Nov. 9, Cirone said. Babylon Junior-Senior High School has shifted to live virtual instruction for Thursday, Nov. 12. . If a student or staff member has been deemed a close/proximate contact and is required to quarantine for 14 days, parents will be contacted by the district.  "Anyone not contacted …

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by Joe Lombardi
Torrington, CT
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COVID-19: Two States Added To CT Travel Advisory COVID-19: Two States Added To CT Travel Advisory COVID-19: Two States Added To CT Travel Advisory
Covid-19: Two States Added To CT Travel Advisory With COVID-19 cases spiking across the country as the holiday season fast approaches, Connecticut has added two states to its travel advisory list. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced that Maine and New Hampshire have also been added to the list, and travelers coming into the state will have to quarantine for 14 days due to high COVID-19 infection rates. There are now 44 states and two territories on Connecticut’s travel advisory list. No states were removed in the latest update. Officials have also asked for no non-essential travel between New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, thoug…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
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COVID-19: 88 New Cases Reported At Sacred Heart University COVID-19: 88 New Cases Reported At Sacred Heart University COVID-19: 88 New Cases Reported At Sacred Heart University
Covid-19: 88 New Cases Reported At Sacred Heart University As COVID-19 continues to surge across Connecticut and the rest of the country, Sacred Heart University is transitioning to remote learning after receiving reports of dozens of new cases. University officials announced over the weekend that there have been 88 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 66 students on campus, 21 off-campus, and one staffer. The new surged in classes forced the University to transition to remote learning beginning on Monday, Nov. 9 through the rest of the semester. There is now a total of 77 active cases on campus and 44 cases off-campus. There are now 191 acti…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
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COVID-19: Northern Westchester School Goes Remote Due To Number Of Student, Staff Quarantines COVID-19: Northern Westchester School Goes Remote Due To Number Of Student, Staff Quarantines COVID-19: Northern Westchester School Goes Remote Due To Number Of Student, Staff Quarantines
Covid-19: Northern Westchester School Goes Remote Due To Number Of Student, Staff Quarantines A staffing shortage at a Northern Westchester school due to COVID-19 has forced a transition to distance learning for the rest of the week. Bedford Schools Superintendent Joel Adelberg issued a notice to the community this week after learning that multiple students and staff members at Fox Lane Middle School will be forced to temporarily quarantine after potentially being exposed to the virus. In response, Fox Lane Middle School will switch to remote learning from Tuesday, Nov. 10 through Friday, Nov. 13, with students returning to the classroom on Monday, Nov. 16. During the quarantine, Ad…

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by Zak Failla
New Haven, CT
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COVID-19: Nearly 30 School Bus Drivers Test Positive After Birthday Party COVID-19: Nearly 30 School Bus Drivers Test Positive After Birthday Party COVID-19: Nearly 30 School Bus Drivers Test Positive After Birthday Party
Covid-19: Nearly 30 School Bus Drivers Test Positive After Birthday Party Nearly 30 bus drivers working in one Connecticut city tested positive for COVID-19 following a well-attended birthday party. School bus transit company, First Student, was stopped from providing services in New Haven in late-October, once the city’s school district learned 27 of their bus drivers have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the New Haven Register. The bus shutdown is slated to end on Friday, Nov. 13. The general New Haven student population was supposed to return to in-person education on Nov. 9, but that has been delayed. Under normal circumstances, the bus company wou…

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by Kristin Palpini
Massapequa, NY
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COVID-19: Two More Long Island Schools Close Due To Cases COVID-19: Two More Long Island Schools Close Due To Cases COVID-19: Two More Long Island Schools Close Due To Cases
Covid-19: Two More Long Island Schools Close Due To Cases Two more schools on Long Island have gone remote due to newly confirmed COVID-19 cases. Lindenhurst Schools Superintendent Daniel Giordano announced over the weekend that two students at William Fall Elementary School - both of whom live in the same household - and two staffers at Daniel Street Elementary School have tested positive for the virus. Giordano said that the students were last in school on Friday, Nov. 6, and have been instructed to quarantine for at least 10 days, or until the Suffolk County Department of Health releases them from isolation. “We have been in contact with the …

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by Zak Failla
Eastchester, NY
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COVID-19: Students, Staffers Told To Stay Home After New Positive Test At Westchester School COVID-19: Students, Staffers Told To Stay Home After New Positive Test At Westchester School COVID-19: Students, Staffers Told To Stay Home After New Positive Test At Westchester School
Covid-19: Students, Staffers Told To Stay Home After New Positive Test At Westchester School Students and staffers in a Westchester school have been instructed to stay home after receiving a newly confirmed COVID-19 case. Interim New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero issued a letter to the community late on Sunday, Nov. 8 to caution that a student at the Daniel Webster Magnet School tested positive for the virus. Marrero said the student was in “Cohort B” and was last in the building on Friday, Nov. 5. Any classmates of the students were notified on Sunday night, and nine staff members who may have been in close contact with the student between Wednesday, Nov. 3, and N…

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by Zak Failla
Mahopac, NY
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COVID-19: Positive Case Leads To Early Dismissal At School In Mahopac, Number Of Cases Hits 11 COVID-19: Positive Case Leads To Early Dismissal At School In Mahopac, Number Of Cases Hits 11 COVID-19: Positive Case Leads To Early Dismissal At School In Mahopac, Number Of Cases Hits 11
Covid-19: Positive Case Leads To Early Dismissal At School In Mahopac, Number Of Cases Hits 11 Mahopac Schools Superintendent Anthony DiCarlo announced that an individual has tested positive for COVID-19 at the middle school, prompting emergency action after the number of cases in the district since September has reached 11. Students were let out of school early on Thursday, Nov. 5 as a precaution after learning of the positive case. “The Putnam County Department of Health has a contact tracing system in place for Putnam County when there is a confirmed positive case of COVID-19,” DiCarlo wrote in a letter to parents. “They work to identify those who have been in close or proximal c…

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by Zak Failla
Ridgefield, CT
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COVID-19: New Case Reported At School In Ridgefield COVID-19: New Case Reported At School In Ridgefield COVID-19: New Case Reported At School In Ridgefield
Covid-19: New Case Reported At School In Ridgefield Some 28 students and 16 staff members are in quarantine after coming into contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19 at a school in Ridgefield. The new case, at Scotland Elementary School, brings the number of schools in the Ridgefield School district to seven of the nine schools in the district that have been affected by exposure to COVID-19, according to the district's data tracker. The latest announcement was sent by the district's head of nursing services Aaron Crook on Thursday, Nov. 5 in a letter to parents and school officials. According to Crook's letter, the …

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by Kathy Reakes
Kingston, NY
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COVID-19: School Closes, 20 Quarantined After Two Students Test Positive In Area COVID-19: School Closes, 20 Quarantined After Two Students Test Positive In Area COVID-19: School Closes, 20 Quarantined After Two Students Test Positive In Area
Covid-19: School Closes, 20 Quarantined After Two Students Test Positive In Area Another Hudson Valley school will temporarily transition back to remote learning after a second student tested positive for COVID-19. Monroe-Woodbury Central School District officials announced that two students have tested positive at the middle school, forcing 20 students and staffers into temporary quarantine as they conducted contact tracing. As a result of the uptick in cases, the Monroe-Woodbury Middle School switched to distance learning for the remainder of the week, with students and teachers returning to the classroom on Monday, Nov. 9. Related story - COVID-19: High Schoo…

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by Zak Failla