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A funeral director and a Wycoff Heights Medical Center, employee transport a body into a hearse, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in New York. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Schuyler County Reports First Deaths From COVID-19

County health officials announced in a press release the two—a woman in her 70s and a man in his 80s—were from the same household.

Preschool Literacy Event with Clifford the Big Red Dog

In celebration of early learning and literacy, the JCC of Binghamton and WSKG present 'Preschool Literacy Night' 2016. The community is invited to this…

The Affordable Care Act's Fate Is In Flux But 2021 Health Plan Prices Are Stable

The Affordable Care Act's future is uncertain and there's no end in sight to the pandemic. But for the 2021 insurance year consumers can expect to see modest increases in prices, if any.

Shoppers buy face masks on O'Connell Street in Dublin city centre, Tuesday Oct. 20, 2020. Ireland’s government is putting the country at its highest level of coronavirus restrictions for six weeks in a bid to combat a rise in infections. The measures take effect at midnight Wednesday and run until Dec. 1. (Niall Carson/PA via AP)

Ireland To Impose 6-Week National Lockdown, Estimates 150,000 Job Losses

Under the lockdown, nonessential retail businesses are closed, and restaurants and bars are takeout only. Residents are to stay within about a 3-mile radius of their homes.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (FILE) Credit: Gov. Cuomo's Office

Pennsylvania Qualifies for New York's Quarantine List, But Travel Can Continue

New York will not restrict travel from Pennsylvania because of the number of people who go back and forth for business each day.

Broome Co. Executive Candidates Talk COVID-19, Airport

Democratic County Executive Jason Garnar and Republican challenger Karl Bernhardsen met in an online forum hosted by the Rotary Club of Binghamton.

The Final Biden-Trump Debate Is Thursday. Here's What You Need To Know

The debate likely marks President Trump's last chance to reach a massive audience as he trails Joe Biden in polls nationally and in key states.

EL CENTRO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 21: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Clinicians care for a COVID-19 patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at El Centro Regional Medical Center in hard-hit Imperial County on July 21, 2020 in El Centro, California. Imperial County currently suffers from the highest death rate and near-highest infection rate from COVID-19 in California. The rural county, which is 85 percent Latino, borders Mexico and Arizona and endures high poverty rates and air pollution while also being medically underserved. In California, Latinos make up about 39 percent of the population but account for 55 percent of confirmed coronavirus cases amid the pandemic. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Studies Point To Big Drop In COVID-19 Death Rates

More hospitalized patients are surviving than early in the pandemic. Improved treatments make a big difference, but so does flattening the curve to keep hospitals from overfilling, researchers say.

Pandemic Prompts Salvation Army To Start Holiday Fundraiser Early

"It's definitely a perfect storm with the increased need, stores starting to close, and the donations potentially being fewer, which is why we’re really extending this campaign."

Ann Pautler (from left) and her father Albert Pautler visit their mother and wife, Marilyn Pautler, at the Elderwood at Lancaster nursing home in August. Many nursing homes are only offering outdoor visitation.

Nursing Homes Relied On Lawns And Patios For Visits. What Will Happen This Winter?

"There's the excitement of seeing her, and then the 30 minutes goes faster than you could ever imagine, and then when they wheel her away, it's very tough.”

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