Coronavirus outbreak: Live updates
Update 10:19 am
Riverhead Central School District is making the following changes to the hours of its meal distribution program, effective today:
- Doctor’s Path: 11:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. daily.
- Calverton Hills: 2:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. daily.
- Wood Road Trail and Riverside Avenue: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. daily.
- Corner of Lewis Street and Doris Avenue, Riverhead: 11:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. daily.
- 821 East Main Street, Riverhead: 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. daily.
- Riley Avenue: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.. Participants will be invited to take double meals at each visit.
Phillips, Roanoke and Aquebogue will continue its food service with no change to its hours, from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm each day.I'm
Update 10:07 am
The president and top federal officials delivered grim news to the American public in no uncertain terms yesterday: the best-case scenario for the coronavirus pandemic in the United States would mean the deaths of 100,000 to 240,000 Americans in the next few weeks.
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Riverhead's ProHEALTH urgent care center has begun to offer drive-through COVID-19 testing outside its Route 58 office.
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Eight residents of Peconic Landing have now died from COVID-19 as the retirement community battles an outbreak among members and staff.
Peconic Landing says it currently has 10 residents and 15 employees diagnosed with coronavirus.
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The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $50 million contract to build a 1,000-bed temporary hospital at Stony Brook University. Construction is expected to be completed by April 18, Rep. Lee Zeldin said.
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“Every single one of us will have an impact on how successful we are in reducing those fatalities and ultimately preventing the health care system from being overwhelmed by that surge that continues to approach."
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone urged residents to stay home and if they must go out to follow social distancing guidelines.
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Local teachers have staged drive-by “parades,” rallied alumni to record videos on social media and conducted school-wide campaigns to create signs with messages of encouragement for local students stuck at home.
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All school board, village board and library board elections scheduled to take place in New York in April or May have been postponed "until at least June 1," under an executive order signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo yesterday.
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Southold Town’s confirmed coronavirus cases were the highest among every town in Suffolk County on a case-per-thousand basis and more than double the rate in the county as a whole.
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Without social distancing to mitigate the spread of the virus, as many as 2.2 million Americans could die from the coronavirus disease, President Trump said Sunday.
"Nothing would be worse than declaring victory before the victory is won,” the president said.
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Two more staff members at Riverhead Central School District have tested positive for COVID-19. One employee works at Riverhead Middle School; the other works at Pulaski Street School.
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Peconic Bay Medical Center has had to open its second intensive care unit to handle the influx of COVID patients. Riverhead Ambulance chief reports two-thirds of calls are now for COVID or COVID rule-out patients.
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The number of seniors receiving 'Meals on Wheels' has more than doubled since the coronavirus outbreak arrived in Suffolk and a new 'essentials' delivery program for seniors immediately saw 200 people sign up.
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Don’t let COVID-19 bury your talents or steal your hope.
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