Contact of Student in Attendance at Social Gathering on Halloween Tests Positive for COVID-19

Contact of Student in Attendance at Social Gathering on Halloween Tests Positive for COVID-19

Nov 16, 2020 | Columbia, District

The East Greenbush Central School District was informed today that a Columbia High School student, who was a close contact with a student in attendance at the social gathering on Halloween, tested positive for COVID-19. The district had confirmed previously all of the students involved were being tested for COVID-19.

The student’s last day of school attendance was November 9.

Although not part of New York State guidance, the district strongly encourages families with a known contact to keep other siblings at home until the county health department gives clearance for the contact to return to school. This will help prevent any potential community spread.

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U.S. COVID-19 cases cross 11 million as pandemic intensifies

U.S. COVID-19 cases cross 11 million as pandemic intensifies

By Roshan Abraham, Seerat Gupta
(Reuters) - The number of coronavirus cases in the United States crossed the 11-million mark on Sunday reaching yet another grim milestone, according to a Reuters tally, as the third wave of COVID-19 infections surged across the country.

        As COVID-19 related hospitalizations continue to rise, crossing 69,000 on         Saturday, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s top advisers have stressed the            need to control the pandemic, warning that local healthcare systems are at         a tipping point.

Several states this week [reimpose] restrictions to curb the spread of the virus across the nation. North Dakota became the latest state to require that face coverings be worn in public, as it joins 39 other states this month in reporting record daily jumps in new cases.

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Magnitude 5.5 earthquake

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake shakes Nevada, California state line

By Tim FitzsimonsNov. 13, 2020, 7:45 AM EST / Updated Nov. 13, 2020, 7:55 AM EST

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook an area 20 miles southeast of Mina, Nevada. Residents reported shaking in central California and across Nevada.

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck western Nevada early Friday, shaking residents of an area stretching hundreds of square miles in two states, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Friday morning's magnitude 5.5 quake was followed by many aftershocks, according to the USGS's website.

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Staff at 11 Albany County restaurants test positive for COVID-19

Staff at 11 Albany County restaurants test positive for COVID-19
Steve Barnes Nov. 11, 2020 Updated: Nov. 11, 2020 5:52 p.m.

ALBANY — As Albany County continues to see a surge in COVID-19 cases, nine city restaurants, including a cluster in the Lark Street corridor, are temporarily closed after staff members tested positive for the virus, according to owners and announcements on social media.

The news came the same day as Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that he was ordering bars, restaurants and gyms across the state to close at 10 p.m. daily starting Friday, saying the state's increase in COVID-19 cases was largely attributed to such locations and to private parties. Previously allowed to have up to 50 people, such gatherings are now limited to 10, Cuomo said.

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