Covid

It's another COVID curveball. Officials are raising alarm after a new, highly mutated variant made its way to the United States last week.

The life expectancy in the United States has taken a major hit, with New York State seeing the biggest drop out of all states.

As the number of Covid cases starts to rise again, federal health officials are advising people in sections of New York state to resume wearing masks while indoors.

New York businesses are receiving surcharges from the New York State Department of Labor to pay back federal loans taken out to cover unemployment benefits.

In a quiet move, New York Governor Kathy Hochul initiated an executive order on Thursday, July 14 to extend New York's disaster emergency as it relates to COVID.

Within a few weeks of New York’s pause, citizens quickly decided which side of the COVID fence they were on and firmly planted their feet.

Covid rates have dropped significantly over the last few weeks

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer of New York is asking the Small Business Administration for another COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loans repayment extension.

Previous guidance recommending 10 days of isolation after contraction COVID-19 or even exposure to the virus has now been updated.

New York State is now under a State of Emergency thanks to the new COVID variant, omicron. This is what the State of Emergency means for you and those you love.