Edison, NJ
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NJ Jobless Claims Surpass 1 Million NJ Jobless Claims Surpass 1 Million
NJ Jobless Claims Surpass 1 Million More than a million people have filed unemployment claims in New Jersey during the COVID-19 pandemic, state officials said. "This is an unemployment crisis unlike that which we have ever seen," Gov. Phil Murphy said during a news briefing on Thursday. Weekly jobless claims are, literally, many times more than the state Labor Department has historically dealt with across entire months, Murphy said. Murphy described the coronavirus epidemic as a "once in forever" health-care crisis and economic crisis. In two months, New Jersey has paid out $1.9 billion in state and federal assistance to 70…

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by Jon Craig
Poughkeepsie, NY
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HRHCare Provides Walk-Up COVID-19 Testing In Haverstraw HRHCare Provides Walk-Up COVID-19 Testing In Haverstraw
Hrhcare Provides Walk-Up Covid-19 Testing In Haverstraw In response to the Governor’s office and in partnership with Haverstraw Mayor Michael Kohut, Hudson River Health Care (HRHCare) has begun walk-up testing for COVID-19 in Haverstraw as of April 29. The walk-up testing site is in the parking lot at West Broad Street and Partition Street, near the HRHCare Haverstraw Health Center. Testing is by appointment, Monday-Friday from 9am to 5pm. Anyone with shortness of breath, a persistent cough, temperature above 100.5 degrees, or who has been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 should call to inquire about a test: 88…

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Brentwood, NY
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COVID-19: New York State Launches Statewide Tracker Website COVID-19: New York State Launches Statewide Tracker Website
Covid-19: New York State Launches Statewide Tracker Website This story has been updated. As the number of cases and deaths related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) grow in what is now the epicenter of the pandemic, New York State The website will be updated daily with the latest data each day and can be accessed here. It includes a county-by-county breakdown of cases. (See first image above.) As of Saturday afternoon, more than 113,704 have tested positive statewide, with by far the most in New York City with 63,306 (6,147). Here's a breakdown of counties in the region: 13,081 (730 new cases) in Westchester,  13,346 (1,322&nbs…

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by Joe Lombardi
Teaneck, NJ
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'Milestone': Holy Name Respiratory Therapist Extubates First Coronavirus Patient In Two Weeks 'Milestone': Holy Name Respiratory Therapist Extubates First Coronavirus Patient In Two Weeks
'Milestone': Holy Name Respiratory Therapist Extubates First Coronavirus Patient In Two Weeks A photojournalist at Teaneck's Holy Name Medical Center caught a respiratory therapist at just the right time on Wednesday. Jeff Rhode had minutes to spare while working his way from the 6th floor to the second, the ICU when he stumbled upon Brenda "taking a much needed break." The health care worker was on a phone call staring at the New York City skyline, Rhode said. "After a polite 'hello' she told me: 'It's not a sunny day, but it is a great day,' with a smile," the photographer said. "The first patient since the craziness started two weeks ago had been extubated -- a milestone." The…

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by Cecilia Levine
Teaneck, NJ
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25 Of Holy Name's 100 Coronavirus Patients Are On Ventilators, There Are Nine Machines Left 25 Of Holy Name's 100 Coronavirus Patients Are On Ventilators, There Are Nine Machines Left
25 Of Holy Name's 100 Coronavirus Patients Are On Ventilators, There Are Nine Machines Left Holy Name Medical Center has enough ventilators -- for now. Located at the epicenter of Bergen County's coronavirus crisis, the hospital was caring for 100 patients who either tested positive for coronavirus or were waiting for results on Wednesday night, a Holy Name spokesperson said. A quarter of those patients were on ventilators with only nine machines remaining. Patients are coming in to the hospital very sick and progressing to respiratory failure quickly, Dr. Suraj Saggar said. The hospital has other contingency plans in place that require putting more than one patient on a vent a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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FDA Approves Test That Can Detect Coronavirus In 45 Minutes FDA Approves Test That Can Detect Coronavirus In 45 Minutes
FDA Approves Test That Can Detect Coronavirus In 45 Minutes The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first rapid response coronavirus test that drastically decreases wait time for results. Manufactured by California-based company Cepheid, the test can detect the virus in approximately 45 minutes, so patients will no longer have to wait days to get results back from labs. Shipping will reportedly begin next week, although it's unclear which health care facilities will be getting them, or how many. Dr. David Persing, MD, Ph.D., chief medical and technology officer at Cepheid, is calling the new test transformative. "[The test can] he…

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by Cecilia Levine
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Hudson River Health Care Responds To Coronavirus Outbreak in New York State Hudson River Health Care Responds To Coronavirus Outbreak in New York State
Hudson River Health Care Responds To Coronavirus Outbreak in New York State In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) arriving in New York State, Hudson River Health Care (HRHCare) has equipped staff with information and resources at all 43 HRHCare health center locations across the Hudson Valley, New York City, and Long Island. The organization, which has provided health care to NYS communities for over 40 years, has also made public health experts available for interview either on the record or as a resource (bio/backgrounders below). HRHCare has created accessible information around the outbreak in multiple languages and reached out to patients via email and so…

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Mahopac, NY
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Safe Use Of Antibiotics Safe Use Of Antibiotics
Safe Use Of Antibiotics Antibiotics are medications created almost 100 years ago to fight bacterial infections. They have transformed health care and the treatment of medical conditions. Infectious diseases, such as pneumonia, used to be listed as the most common cause of death in the United States; whereas today, it is ranked number eight. Unfortunately, as antibiotic usage has surged in recent years, many bacteria now have developed “antibiotic resistance” so that antibiotics are no longer effective. Just as Superman is resistant to bullets and other weapons, except for Kryptonite, we have now created “Superbugs” …

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Content Partner: CareMount Medical
Kingston, NY
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Safe Use Of Antibiotics Safe Use Of Antibiotics
Safe Use Of Antibiotics Antibiotics are medications created almost 100 years ago to fight bacterial infections. They have transformed health care and the treatment of medical conditions. Infectious diseases, such as pneumonia, used to be listed as the most common cause of death in the United States; whereas today, it is ranked number eight. Unfortunately, as antibiotic usage has surged in recent years, many bacteria now have developed “antibiotic resistance” so that antibiotics are no longer effective. Just as Superman is resistant to bullets and other weapons, except for Kryptonite, we have now created “Superbugs” …

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Armonk, NY
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Safe Use Of Antibiotics Safe Use Of Antibiotics
Safe Use Of Antibiotics Antibiotics are medications created almost 100 years ago to fight bacterial infections. They have transformed health care and the treatment of medical conditions. Infectious diseases, such as pneumonia, used to be listed as the most common cause of death in the United States; whereas today, it is ranked number eight. Unfortunately, as antibiotic usage has surged in recent years, many bacteria now have developed “antibiotic resistance” so that antibiotics are no longer effective. Just as Superman is resistant to bullets and other weapons, except for Kryptonite, we have now created “Superbugs” …

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DV Plus - Westchester, NY
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Around The Towns: Haitian-American Steps Into Senate Race, Race Talk, Paris Cathedral Around The Towns: Haitian-American Steps Into Senate Race, Race Talk, Paris Cathedral
Around The Towns: Haitian-American Steps Into Senate Race, Race Talk, Paris Cathedral Planning a trip to Paris and want to know when Notre Dame will re-open? Not for five years says the French president. Why's that? Find out more about the fire-ravaged cathedral on Thursday, March 5 at the Alliance Francaise in White Plains. That's when Yale University professor R. Howard Bloch will talk about the challenges of rebuilding Notre Dame and about other French cathedrals. The event is at 7 p.m. and here's where to RSVP. Haitian-American Spring Valley Trustee Enters 38th District Race "Being able to make history and show Haitian children in our community that someo…

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by Donna Christopher
Hackensack, NJ
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NJ Governor Murphy To Undergo Surgery For Kidney Tumor NJ Governor Murphy To Undergo Surgery For Kidney Tumor
NJ Governor Murphy To Undergo Surgery For Kidney Tumor New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is preparing for surgery in the coming weeks to remove a tumor on his left kidney. Although there's a reported 90% chance it's cancerous, "the prognosis is very good and I'm profoundly grateful to my doctors for detecting the tumor early," Murphy tweeted Saturday  night. Chemo or radiation wasn't likely, the governor said. "Over 50,000 New Jerseyans will hear the words 'you have cancer' this year, so I'm far from alone here," he wrote. "It's a situation that far too many families find themselves in. That's why we're fighting for them each and every day." T…

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by Jerry DeMarco