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COVID-19 Testing

NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea Infected With COVID

January 8, 2021 Sasha Gonzales 0

NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea – the leader of America’s largest police force – has tested positive for COVID-19, the agency said.

COVID Positivity Rate Over 18 Percent in Wakefield

January 5, 2021 Kevin Deutsch 0

The percentage of positive COVID-19 tests in the Bronx have reached staggering levels in some parts of the borough, new data show.

De Blasio: Parents Should Prepare for COVID School Closures Early as Monday

November 13, 2020 Sasha Gonzales 0

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday said parents should be prepared for schools to close as early as Monday, amid another rise in coronavirus infections.

Cuomo to Deploy National Guard to Airports for COVID Enforcement

November 7, 2020 Eric Klein 0

Gov. Andrew Cuomo will deploy National Guard troops to city airports to ensure arriving passengers have proof of a recent, negative coronavirus test, the governor said Friday.

NYU Study: Nearly a Quarter of Transit Workers Contracted COVID

October 20, 2020 Kevin Deutsch 0

A pilot study by researchers at New York University found roughly 24 percent of frontline transit workers in New York City contracted coronavirus—and likely got the disease at work.

New Smartphone App Alerts Users to Possible COVID Exposure

October 1, 2020 Sasha Gonzales 0

A new smartphone app can alert Bronx residents when they come in contact with someone infected with COVID-19, state officials said Thursday.

CDC: Coronavirus Ravaging Communities of Color

August 14, 2020 Eric Klein 0

A new report from the CDC says long-standing health and social inequities have resulted in increased risk for infection, severe illness, and death from COVID-19 in communities of color across America.

Testing Suggests 21 Percent of NYC Residents Contracted Coronavirus

April 23, 2020 Kevin Deutsch 0

The testing program, part of a multi-phase effort by the state to assess how many New Yorkers have contracted the disease, randomly surveyed 3,000 residents at stores across 19 counties and 40 locations.

Cuomo: Pilot Program Will Test NYCHA Residents for COVID at Three Bronx Housing Projects

April 20, 2020 Kevin Deutsch 0

The state-run program will also facilitate the distribution of 500,000 cloth face masks to all NYCHA and other state public housing residents, as well as provide 10,000 gallons of hand sanitizer to the projects, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.

Two Bronx Teachers Among NYC Educators Felled by COVID

April 19, 2020 Eric Klein 0

Chris Mondal, a 30-year-old paraprofessional who taught at PS 46 for eight years, and David Behrbom, 47, who taught physical education at PS 55 for over 15 years, both succumbed to the disease this month.

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