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Friday, December 11, 2020
Vol. 69, No. 50
HOLIDAY DINING, GIFT GUIDE
DEAL STRUCK WITH ELECTION RESULTS CERTIFIED FAA ON FLIGHTS
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O, CHRISTMAS TREE
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Mineola surpasses 700 COVID-19 cases More than 8,500 throughout N. Shore test positive BY R OB E RT PELAEZ More than 8,500 people on the North Shore had tested positive for the coronavirus as of Sunday since the beginning of the pandemic in mid-March, according to the most up-todate figures from the Nassau County Department of Health. Of that total, more than 700 people tested positive for the coronavirus since the previous Sunday. The Great Neck peninsula’s seven-day positivity rate of 4.33 percent trailed only Massapequa Park’s 6.39
percent rate in the county. Throughout the peninsula, nearly 1,900 people had tested positive for the virus since the beginning of the pandemic, according to county figures as of Sunday. This figure is an increase of 152 total cases from last week’s 1,745 cases. The peninsula was deemed a “yellow zone” for the coronavirus by Gov. Andrew Cuomo two weeks ago, which means new restrictions have been placed on schools, indoor and outdoor dining, and gatherings. According to Cuomo, yel-
low zone restrictions allow for nonresidential indoor or outdoor gatherings of up to 25 people and residential gatherings of up to 10 people. Places of worship are capped at half capacity and restaurants are required to limit tables to no more than four people. Schools are permitted to remain open but are required to test 20 percent of in-school students and staff members. The Port Washington area’s 790 cases account for almost 10 percent of the North Shore’s positive tests. Continued on Page 35
More than 30 student cases in Mineola schools Nearly 100 in N. Shore districts test positive in one week PHOTO COURTESY OF THE VILLAGE OF MINEOLA
Mineola officials gathered last week to light the village’s Christmas tree.
BY R OB E RT PELAEZ The number of students who have tested positive for the coronavirus in public schools across the North Shore has risen to nearly 350, according to state Health Department figures. As of Tuesday, 340 students
on the North Shore had tested positive since the beginning of the school year. The increase of 94 confirmed student cases is the most over a one-week period since schools began, according to state data. Public school districts that were analyzed included the Port Washington school district, Roslyn school dis-
trict, Sewanhaka Central High School District, Mineola school district, East Williston school district, Floral Park-Bellerose school district, Manhasset school district, New Hyde ParkGarden City Park school district, Herricks school district, North Shore school district and the Great Neck school district. Continued on Page 36
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