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	Drug overdose fatalities increased&nbsp;by 68%&nbsp;during the COVID-19 pandemic, with nearly 5,000 deaths from 2019 to 2021 in New York State, according to N.Y.&nbsp;Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
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Nearly 5,000 individuals died from an overdose from 2019 to 2021

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Despite admitting to filling out thousands of fake COVID-19 vaccination forms, former Amityville nurse practitioner Julie DeVuono did not report administering a childhood vaccine in New York for 17 years, records show.

New questions about nurse's fraudulent COVID vaccines

Four years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, deaths and hospitalizations have fallen sharply. Mask-wearing is uncommon. Uptake of the updated vaccine is low. However, experts don't know how many millions of Americans with long COVID will continue to endure the long-term effects. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports. 

'Early days ... were traumatic for all of us' 

Several LI businesses are accused of stealing nearly $50 million in loans and grants meant to help small businesses during the pandemic. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports. 

'If you do this, we are looking — we are going to find you' 

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NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island in Mineola has started signing up eligible adults for the trial, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health.

LI hospital is 1 of 3 in U.S. conducting nasal COVID vaccine trials

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The coronavirus remains a public health threat, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Revisiting tips to prevent COVID-19 infection as LI cases rise

Researchers also warned the risk of long COVID "remained substantial" even among vaccinated people during the omicron variant era.

Vaccine lowers long COVID risks, study finds

While some physicians say it's important to get a booster shot to protect against the virus, others say it might be better to wait until the fall.

Coronavirus hospitalizations up on LI, state figures show

At least 23 residents of Nassau and Suffolk counties have been arrested for bilking the federal government's marquee business-relief programs.

These are the 23 Long Islanders accused of stealing nearly $50M in COVID funds

The 7-day average of cases on Long Island is the highest since February, and hospitalizations have jumped 50% in the past two weeks.

LI COVID cases, hospitalizations on the rise

The state has no record of vaccinations by Julie DeVuono until 2019, when nonmedical exemptions ended.

Nurse who admitted to COVID fraud reported 7,555 childhood vaccines, records show

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A lot has changed in the three years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. For those who lost loved ones and for those who have lingering effects from the virus, life seems to have stood still. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

COVID on LI: Three years later 

Memorial Presbyterian Church in Roosevelt had to adapt to the decrease in in-person membership due to the pandemic. Nearly three years later, the church still offers virtual services. 

'Maybe the church didn't need to be in the four walls'

Long Island parents who have children with underlying conditions speak about the pandemic and "tripledemic" and how it affects them. 

Doctors warn about 'tripledemic' for children with underlying conditions

Timothy Heaton, a former Suffolk County correction officer who spent more than five months hospitalized battling COVID-19, was given his retirement shield by Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Toulon Jr. 

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State health and education officials are urging people to wear masks indoors as COVID-19, flu and RSV infections increase on Long Island. Newsday TVs Steve Langford reports. 

LIers speak out on masking recommendation

Opera Night Long Island, an open-mic event that brings together talented singers with different repertoire and styles, has returned to St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Northport after a pandemic hiatus. Singers hail the event as a way to help keep music alive for the community.

LI opera lovers keep music alive at open mic night in Northport

The executive director of the Southampton Animal Shelter of Hampton Bays, Pat Deshong, discusses the effects of the COVID boom in pet adoptions years later, and how it is now impacting that animal shelter and others.

COVID boom in pet adoptions

Patrice Piretti, 63, from Huntington Station, worked as a nurse and then a nurse leader at two Northwell Health hospitals, but then had to leave her job because Long COVID prevented her from working successfully. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

The new normal means figuring out life with Long COVID

On Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced masks are no longer required on the Long Island Rail Road and other transit systems in New York.

Riders can take off masks if they want

Summer is winding down and kids are preparing to return to school. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

Kids look forward to returning to school minus COVID-19 restrictions

"The days of sending an entire classroom home because one person was symptomatic or tests positive, those days are over," Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday.

Hochul announces new COVID-19 requirements for schools 

Meter parking fees in Babylon Village were increased Monday from a quarter for two hours to a quarter for one hour. The parking fee increases, among others, were a result of money lost due to the pandemic. Newsday TV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

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