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COVID update
Posted inAround Town

Coronavirus Updates (February)

by Staff February 28, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

State hospitalizations fall to new low

Drug World
Posted inPhilipstown News

Drug World COVID-19 Update

Avatar photo by Michael Turton February 26, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Vaccine in short supply; quick test available

Posted inAround Town

Sen. Serino Tests Positive for COVID-19

by Staff February 22, 2021March 3, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Comes seven months after she announces cancer diagnosis

Debbie Brennen
Posted inAround Town

The Vaccinated Hope and Wait

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks February 19, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Residents say they still exercise caution

Posted inAround Town

Testing in the Age of COVID

Avatar photo by Rachel Thorne February 16, 2021March 3, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Some say unfair during pandemic

Posted inAround Town

Pharmacies Expand Vaccine Role

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks February 12, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

CVS, Walgreens to start with 40K doses a week

Wingate at Beacon
Posted inAround Town

No Respite for Nursing Homes

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks February 5, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

State reveals hospital deaths in response to report

Moderna vaccine
Posted inAround Town

COVID-19 Vaccine Updates (January)

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks January 31, 2021March 27, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

State receives more vaccines; expands eligibility

COVID update
Posted inAround Town

Coronavirus Updates (January)

by Staff January 31, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Decline in new cases and hospitalizations

Posted inPhilipstown News

Despite COVID-19, Putnam Doesn’t Lose Sales Tax

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong January 30, 2021March 3, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Collects about 1 percent more than in 2019

Prison graves
Posted inAround Town

Should Prisoners Get Early Vaccines?

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks January 30, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Advocates ask state to develop plan

Posted inAround Town

More Vaccines Promised

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks January 29, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Feds to increase allocation to state by 16 percent

Posted inPhilipstown News

Haldane Superintendent Tests Positive

by Staff January 23, 2021March 3, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Also, some Garrison students quarantine

Fishkill Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Beacon
Posted inAround Town

Hope Comes To Battered Nursing Homes

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks January 22, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

But facilities struggle with vaccine refusals

Frustrated phone call
Posted inAround Town

Why Can’t I Get the Vaccine?

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks January 22, 2021March 27, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Much demand, much less supply

Putnam County Courthouse
Posted inLetters to Editor

Letters: COVID Policy

by Contributor January 22, 2021March 3, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Writers: Putnam legislature stumbling badly

Posted inAround Town

Local Schools to Begin Testing

Jeff Simms by Jeff Simms January 15, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Nasal swabs return results in 15 minutes

Jill Sussman
Posted inAround Town

‘People Cry When They Get It’

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks January 15, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Medical volunteers bolster vaccination effort

Keith Ryan, a volunteer firefighter, receives a vaccine
Posted inAround Town

Busy Signals for Vaccine

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks January 15, 2021March 27, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

More than 3,000 people on waiting list at Drug World

COVID vaccine
Posted inAround Town

Dutchess, Putnam Give First Vaccines

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks January 8, 2021March 27, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Residents 75 and over can reserve at state site on Monday 

Long road stretching out into the distance under a dramatic blue sky
Posted inAround Town

COVID ‘Long-Haulers’

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks January 1, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Some survivors report chronic health problems

Posted inAround Town

Coronavirus Updates (December)

by Staff December 31, 2020April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

State revises microcluster strategy

Sheriff Robert Langley Jr.
Posted inPhilipstown News

Should Deputies Work After Virus Exposure?

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong December 26, 2020April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Putnam legislators question sheriff’s response

paddy and lindsay caulfield
Posted inAround Town

Families in Isolation Grow Closer

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks December 25, 2020April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Some say slower life has brought meaning 

14-day quarantine
Posted inColumnists

Kid Friendly: My COVID Journal

Avatar photo by Katie Hellmuth December 22, 2020March 3, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

A 14-day quarantine for 2 adults, 3 kids and 3 positive tests

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