Health Care

Saint Joseph's Medical Center is located just over a mile from the northern border of New York City's borough of the Bronx. The hospital normally has 194 acute-care beds but has been treating many more patients in one of the poorest sections of Westchester County's largest city since the new coronavirus began spreading rapidly through the region.

After hitting an initial $10,000 goal, New Castle Town Supervisor Rob Greenstein started upping it in increments of $5,000 that soon grew to increments of $10,000. Most recently, he just raised his goal from $100,000 to $150,000.

SOMOS is a network of 2,400 physicians who care for almost 1 million patients in underserved communities across New York City.

Scientists at Regeneron are working on drug treatments to fight COVID-19.

The governor says elective treatments will be allowed in places where the COVID-19 outbreak is less severe.

The New York State Nurses Association filed separate lawsuits against the state's Health Department, Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and Westchester County Health Care Corp.

Social distancing is helping contain the virus, according to Gov. Phil Murphy.

Northwell Health Labs are processing upwards of 1,000 COVID-19 tests each day. Officials will continue validating antibody tests in the coming weeks and plan to incorporate it once it becomes widely available.

Cuomo suggested that the federal government fund hazard pay for health care workers, public safety workers, transit workers, building cleaning service workers, grocery and delivery workers, childcare workers, airline workers, and more.

A young nurse who lives with her parents was worried about exposing her family to the virus.