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As COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths rise in Suffolk, infected people are not cooperating with contact-tracing efforts

by Dec 1, 2020
Less than 48% of confirmed new COVID-positive Suffolk residents are cooperating with the county’s case investigators, the Suffolk County Commissioner of Health said today. That makes It difficult to identify people who should be quarantined due to exposure, resulting in more community spread.

School and health officials focus on containing the virus

by Sep 8, 2020
When someone tests positive for COVID-19, these are the systems in place for tracking and containing the virus.