Governor Andrew Cuomo says New York is planning for a gradual emergence from the coronavirus shutdown, but he says getting back to an open economy depends on a couple of things that aren’t under state control: gearing up a massive testing program, and providing unrestricted federal aid to state goverments who are responsible for reopening […]

Nursing home residents, considered the most vulnerable to COVID-19, are the focus of a task force set up by Monroe County. County Executive Adam Bello said in a news conference that the task force has members of his team and the local nursing home systems to address concerns about area homes. The task force has […]

Monroe County Heath Department officials report 49 new cases of coronavirus infection since Wednesday afternoon and five new deaths of the COVID-19 disease. That makes a total of 62 deaths since the pandemic began. Of 932 confirmed cases, 96 people remain hospitalized, with 35 of them in the ICU. More than 530 people have recovered […]