TOPLINE New York’s most recent coronavirus patients are mainly people who were staying at home, according to a new survey Gov. Andrew Cuomo revealed last week, a finding that he called “shocking”—and that sparked questions and fear about how that could be possible; public health experts have a few theories as to how the virus…
Mystery illness killing children New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday directed the state's hospitals to prioritize COVID-19 testing for children showing symptoms of "pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome," a mysterious illness affecting children that's believed to be related to COVID-19. There are already more than 50 cases of the illness in New York City alone, according…
What to KnowNearly 34,000 people in the tri-state area have died because of COVID-19, though officials admit the real toll is likely higher; other indicators like infection rate and total hospitalizations continue a slow declineNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to provide a key update on which regions may be able to reopen after…
All three children in New York showed signs of blood vessel inflammation, and also tested positive for coronavirus New York governor Andrew Cuomo says 85 cases of Covid-related illness in children were now being investigated. Two other deaths are being looked at. Photograph: John Roca/AP New York state is alerting all other parts of the…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday that three young children in New York have died after being hospitalized with a rare and mysterious COVID-19 related illness.One of the deaths was a 5-year-old boy on Thursday.At his daily coronavirus briefing in Manhattan,…
Everything Sprouts LLC of Minneapolis, MN, is recalling three varieties of alfalfa sprouts products because they have been linked to a 15-state outbreak of Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) and/or Salmonella. The recalled products were distributed by Everything Sprouts from May 27 to Aug. 21 to wholesale distributors and to grocery stores located in
The patient count for an outbreak of infections from the Cyclospora parasite linked to iceberg lettuce has topped 10,000. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting 10,930 patients as of Aug. 21, up from 9,481 reported on Aug. 13. The sick people are spread across 17 states. There are 454 patients who have
A senior adviser at the Department of Health and Human Services spent this week posting three claims about food safety on X, each one preceded by a red exclamation point and the word FACT. As of Thursday, August 20, 2026, CDC counts 10,930 people sick in the federal Cyclospora outbreak, at least 454 of them hospitalized, two