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Onondaga County reports 10th and 11th COVID-19 deaths
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Two additional Onondaga County residents have died from COVID-19, Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon announced Monday afternoon. They are the 10th and

HEALTH-CARE CAREER NEWS -APRIL 2020
FINGER LAKES HEALTHELIZABETH SMITH has joined Finger Lakes Health as a family nurse practitioner. She will be joining the team of Dr. Agata Olszowska; Dr.

St. Joseph’s Health furloughs about 500 employees amid COVID-19 financial fallout
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health has furloughed about 500 employees to deal with the financial consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has greatly reduced

New York state’s COVID-19 death toll tops 10,000, but Cuomo says “the worst is over”
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state lost 671 people to COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the state’s total to 10,056, Gov. Andrew Cuomo reported Monday morning

Corona discusses Upstate nurses responding to a call for COVID-19 help downstate
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dr. Robert Corona, president and CEO of Upstate University Hospital, said the top official at Stony Brook University Hospital on Long Island

Oswego County educators, manufacturers partner to make protective face shields
OSWEGO — A group of Oswego County educators and local companies say they have teamed up to produce protective face shields for health-care workers and first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic. In late March, a team from SUNY Oswego and CiTi BOCES began using 3D printers to manufacture the shields, which are being distributed to

Laci’s Tapas Bar temporarily closes due to coronavirus restrictions
SYRACUSE — Laura Serway, owner of Laci’s Tapas Bar at 304 Hawley Ave. in Syracuse, says she has every intention of reopening the restaurant when the current coronavirus restrictions are lifted. A note on the restaurant’s website says that as of Thursday, March 26, Laci’s is “closed until further notice.” “At this time, continuing to

Upstate University Hospital starts processing its own faster coronavirus tests
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate University Hospital is now processing its own COVID-19 tests and expects to get results within 24 hours. A rapid test that

Eighth person dies from COVID-19 in Onondaga County
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — An eighth individual has died from COVID-19 in Onondaga County, the county’s Health Department reported Friday. The person was a white man
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