NEW YORK (AP) — New York's mask mandate will remain in effect while the state appeals a ruling from a lower court judge overturning it, an appellate panel of judges ruled Monday. The ruling from the four-judge panel followed an appeals court judge's decision last week temporarily restoring ...
Dunkirk officials will be distributing free rapid COVID test kits to city residents Monday beginning at 5 p.m. while supplies last. The distribution will be held at the city's Boardwalk, in the atrium, located at 8-22 Central Ave. "Please take note that there is a limited supply of kits available at this time," the city said in a news release. "Only one kit box per household will be allowed, however each test kit box includes two COVID tests within it." Proof of residency will be required. Masks must be worn in order to enter the building. Further free COVID testing is available at ...
NEW YORK (AP) — New York state's mask mandate that requires face coverings in all indoor public places unless the businesses or venues require COVID-19 vaccinations will be extended until at least Feb. 10, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday. "We'll have a temporary extension of our ...
ALBANY (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday she's asking for $1.6 billion in federal funding to settle unpaid rent owed by tenants amid the COVID-19 pandemic. New York has sent to landlords $1.3 billion of $2.4 billion in federal rent relief aid, according to the latest data from the state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance. The state's spent about $300 million on administration, outreach and legal assistance. The state doesn't release data on how many individual landlords that has helped, though the state's website says New York's issued over 108,000 payments ...
Chautauqua County recorded five new virus-related deaths last week in information released by the health department Wednesday. The new deaths raised the total locally to 295. From Jan. 16 to Jan. 22, the county also reported 1,653 new cases of COVID-19. To date there have been 24,531 confirmed cases and 24,044 recoveries. As of Saturday, there were 33 people who tested positive for the virus in the hospital, up from the 31 reported the week ending Jan. 15. New confirmed cases have remained steady this month. There were 1,653 reported the week ending Jan. 22; 1,743 reported ...
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York judge ruled Monday that the state's mask mandate can't be enforced, after it was reinstituted by Gov. Kathy Hochul over concerns about a winter surge of coronavirus cases. State Supreme Court Judge Thomas Rademaker said in his decision that the state ...
