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Data shows Suffolk County CPS workers’ caseload numbers did not meet guidelines under a county law enacted after Thomas Valva’s death. Officials said COVID-19 played a role. Newsday TV’s Cecilia Dowd reports. Credit: Anthony Florio; File Footage; Zoom; Photo Credit: Morgan Campbell, Justyna Zubko-Valva