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The governor gave updates on the current mask mandate, hospital capacity and testing, in the midst of a surge in COVID-19 cases across the state.
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"We are racing against the clock now. It's important that when people want to get vaccinated or they want to get boosted, that they can do that immediately."
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Since the statewide mask mandate was announced last week, New York’s counties have grappled with how to implement it. Certain counties have embraced the mandate. Others have refused to carry it out.
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A total of 12 cases have been detected in New York state so far. Nineteen states across the U.S. have reported cases of Omicron.
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“The first tenet in medicine is to do no harm. Suing people, filing liens on their homes, ruining their credit... that's doing harm.”
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The National Guard will be deployed to fill staffing shortages at Willow Point Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Vestal.
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Despite an increase in COVID-19 cases, fairly low vaccination rates and widespread booster rollout, the Southern Tier still has no state-run mass vaccination site.
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COVID-19 rates are spiking in many parts of upstate New York. So far, local governments have been left to manage the spread of the disease on their own. Now, some county leaders are looking to the state, and Gov. Kathy Hochul, for more help.
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Researchers are recommending hunters get vaccinated for COVID-19 to prevent the spread of the virus to deer.
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County officials attributed the rise in cases to residents socializing over Halloween weekend.