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Covid-19: 6 Rwjbarnabas Health Workers Lose Jobs Due To Unvaccinated Status, Reports Say
Half a dozen workers at RWJBarnabas Health, one of the Garden State’s largest healthcare systems, have lost their jobs due to their unvaccinated status, several news outlets report.
RWJBarnabas Health, which employs upwards of 35,000 people and has 9,000 doctor affiliations, ended the employment of six workers — all supervisor levels or above — after they did not follow the company’s requirement to get vaccinated by June 30, according to a report by NJ.com.
“Regrettably, six staff at the supervisor level and above have not complied with the mandate and are no longer employees,” the company …
Covid-19: Cuomo 'Concerned' As Long Island Cases Climb To 12,024
There was more than 1,400 new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in both Nassau and Suffolk as the total number of cases tops 10,000 in both counties, numbers New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called “concerning.”
At his daily COVID-19 briefing on Friday, April 3, Cuomo confirmed that there were 1,437 new cases in Nassau, as the total rose to 12,024, and there were 1,408 new cases in Suffolk, bringing the total to 10,154 since the outbreak began.
“We’ve been monitoring hotspots on a nightly basis so we can track the virus and see what’s happening. There are certain communities that have been…
Covid-19: Worst May Not Be Until End Of April, Cuomo Says, As Long Island Now Has 17,159 Cases
With 1,010 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus reported in Nassau County and 892 cases in Suffolk, the total on Long Island has climbed to 17,159 since the outbreak began.
The worst of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in New York may not be until the end of April, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned on Wednesday, April 1 during his daily news briefing. (See first image above.)
Other projections have it coming as soon as one to two weeks, and still others, as long as six weeks, Cuomo noted.
At the point of the apex, depending on how effective New Yorkers are in social distancing…
NY Covid-19 Cases Surpass 10,000 As Cuomo Unveils Measures For Adding Hospitals, Equipment
As New York State has surpassed 10,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced measures to increase hospital capacity and acquire vital equipment such as ventilators and masks.
A total of 10,356 have now tested positive in New York. With 45,437 tests having been done in the state, 22.7 percent of those tests have been positive.
"We are taking more tests in New York than anyplace else," Cuomo said at a midday news conference in Albany on Saturday, March 21. "The more tests you take, the more positives you find. We are now doing more tests p…
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'This Is A War': With One-Third Of US Covid-19 Cases, Cuomo Says 100K May Need Hospital Care
With New York now having about one-third of cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the nation, Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the battle against the disease "a war" and said more than 100,000 residents in the state may require hospitalization.
"New York's number is high, No. 1, because of our population, our density, etc.," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in an interview Thursday morning, March 19 on MSNBC. "Also, we are testing at a very high rate. We did about 8,000 tests just overnight, and in this situation, the more you test the more positives you are going to find."
As of Thursday mor…
