Covid-19: 35 NY Counties Now Cleared To Have Hospitals Resume Elective Surgery
A total of 35 counties in New York State have now been approved to have hospitals resume elective outpatient treatments amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo previously announced that the state will allow elective outpatient treatments to resume in counties and hospitals without significant risk of COVID-19 surge in the near term.
The counties now eligible (also shown in the image above) are:
Allegany,
Broome,
Cattaraugus,
Chautauqua,
Chenango,
Delaware,
Dutchess,
Essex,
Franklin,
Fulton,
Genesee,
Herkimer,
Jefferson,
Lewis,
Livingston,
Mad…
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Daily Voice
Former Fdny Firefighter From Westchester Dies From 9-11 Related Cancer
A retired FDNY firefighter from the area who responded to the 9/11 terrorist attack along with his older brother who was killed that day, has died from an illness related to his work at Ground Zero.
Westchester resident and Rockland County high school graduate Daniel R. Foley, 46, of New Rochelle, died Saturday, Feb. 22, from pancreatic cancer. His cancer was attributed to his rescue and recovery efforts at the site, according to the FDNY.
Following the attack, Foley spent days searching for his brother, Thomas J. Foley, 32, a member of Recuse Co. 3, whose body was found 10 days following …
