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Friday, December 4, 2020
Vol. 95, No. 49
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1,700 in G.N. peninsula test positive for virus
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Stats show more than 500 new cases reported throughout N. Shore BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z About 550 people across the North Shore of Nassau County had tested positive for the coronavirus in one week as of Wednesday, according to the county Department of Health. A total of 59,700 Nassau County residents had tested positive for the virus as of Wednesday, and 2,251 had died since the pandemic began in mid-March. More than 230 Nassau residents remained hospitalized due to the virus, with 39 in intensive care units and 25 on ventilators, according to county figures. Of those totals, 7,714 people on the North Shore as of Wednesday had tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began. The Great Neck peninsula’s seven-day positivity rate of 4.39 percent trailed only Massapequa Park’s 6.14 percent rate in the county. Village of Great Neck Mayor
Pedram Bral said he has “been receiving heat from both sides of the spectrum” in regard to maskwearing and other state mandates, but spoke about the numbers in a Facebook post last week. “Facts are the numbers are going up,” Bral said. “You can agree or disagree but this will not change the fact that the state will order our businesses and schools to shut down. So I urge you again to please act accordingly and avoid attending large gatherings for the sake of our kids and our businesses.” Throughout the peninsula, more than 1,700 people had tested positive for the virus since the beginning of the pandemic, according to county figures as of Wednesday. This figure is an increase of 114 cases from last week’s 1,631 cases. The peninsula was deemed a “yellow zone” for the coronavirus by Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week, Continued on Page 45
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Religious ruling will have little impact: Cuomo BY R OB E RT PELAEZ
importance of remaining safe from the coronavirus pandemic after the U.S. Supreme Court Gov. Andrew Cuomo said overruled state restrictions on he respects the right of people capacity in houses of worship to practice religion in the man- last week. The 5-4 ruling, which feaner they see fit, but stressed the
tured newly inducted Justice Amy Coney Barrett, was made last Wednesday night and said capacity limits on churches, synagogues and other houses of worship violated the free Continued on Page 34
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