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	Data shows Suffolk County CPS workers&rsquo; caseload numbers did not meet guidelines under a county law enacted after Thomas Valva&rsquo;s death. Officials said COVID-19 played a role. Newsday TV&rsquo;s Cecilia Dowd reports.
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Caseload numbers for CPS workers in Suffolk County did not meet guidelines under a county law enacted after Thomas Valva's death

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