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Health experts say it’s still too early to gauge with absolute certainty the impact of antibodies on Covid-19 and whether they will guard against reinfection long term, “but we have to hang our hat on something,” said Dr. George Dempsey of East Hampton Family Medicine.

The number of Covid-19 hospitalizations in Suffolk County decreased by 54 on Thursday. "Hopefully this means we're back on our downward trend," said Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone at his daily briefing. 

Cyril R. Fitzsimons, an Irish barkeep whose duneside roadhouse on the Napeague stretch lives on in memory as an emblem of carefree summers past — when the rum flowed and sunburned people sang along to the sweet pulse of a steel-pan band — died on April 24 from complications of Covid-19.

“The nursing home is the optimum feeding ground for this virus: vulnerable people in a congregate facility . . . where it can spread like wildfire through dry grass,” Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said. That is proving to be true on the East End and across the country.

The committee agreed at its first meeting last week to “make sure we don’t have a second wave” of Covid-19 infection “by opening too soon, by being careless when we open, by not looking at social distancing,” said Deputy Town Supervisor Sylvia Overby.

As East End hotels prepare to welcome summer guests in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the new must-have amenities will include face masks made from luxurious fabric, chic dispensers for hand sanitizer, body temperature scanners, aesthetically pleasing dividers to ensure people maintain six feet of social distance, and other items that allow people to feel safe and pampered.

As a means of offering gratitude to the health care workers during the coronavirus pandemic, WLNG is “roadcasting,” taking its Rolling Roadcaster bus to the East End’s hospitals.

Despite below normal water temperatures, things are starting to open up on the fishing front at least, especially in areas west of Montauk.

With school closures extended through the end of the academic year, educators are beginning to consider what the opening of next year might look like.

A range of services and study opportunities are available at jcoh.org/live, the web presence of the Jewish Center of the Hamptons.

Fitness studios here have been offering online personal and group training sessions since the early days of the Covid-19 shutdown, and given the uncertainty of the coming months, they’re likely to continue doing so for the foreseeable future.   

What is particularly interesting about this storm is that there was little to no warning for those in its path.

The number of Covid-19 patients in Suffolk County hospitals dropped significantly Wednesday after a two-day rise, down 62, according to Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone.

In an effort to limit the number of people at East Hampton Village beaches, the village announced on Monday that beach parking permits will be required and no daily parking passes will be issued starting May 15.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that state-regulated health insurers are now required to provide free mental health care for health care employees who are on the front lines of the fight against the virus.

There's good news for foodies, even if you're stuck at home. Mecox Bay Dairy is delivering, L and W Market has a halal cart menu on Saturdays, and Lulu Kitchen, 1770 House, and Nick and Toni's are among the eateries offering tasty meals to go for moms.

For the second day in a row, the number of patients hospitalized with confirmed Covid-19 cases in Suffolk County rose, though the county still met a 14-day decline in overall hospitalizations based on a three-day rolling average of that figure.

There are now 813 people in hospitals across the county, down from a peak of 1,658 on April 11. However, there were 889 new Covid-19 cases reported by Sunday as of 3 p.m.

The number of Covid-19 hospitalizations in Suffolk County rose in the past 24 hours, marking an end to 13 straight days of declining hospitalizations, and possibly dealing a setback to plans to reopen after the New York on Pause mandate is lifted on May 15.

The Hampton Jitney is taking reservations in anticipation of restarting limited service for essential travel on Thursday and is running "training trips to practice new safety protocols."

Durante las últimas dos semanas el número total de casos de Covid-19 en el South Fork se ha mantenido estable, y Stony Brook Southampton Hospital está dando de alta a tanta gente como la que está admitiendo durante este mismo período. Sin embargo, no ha habido una disminución en el número de nuevos casos reportados.

The Nassau/Suffolk Joint Summer Operations Task Force was established to offer hope for the summer, albeit one unlike what Long Island’s residents and visitors are accustomed to.

The East Hampton Village election for mayor and two seats on the board has been moved from June 16 to Sept. 15.

Even as he looked back on April as "a month of tremendous pain and grief" in which Suffolk lost over 1,100 residents, County Executive Steve Bellone also struck a hopeful tone in his press briefing on Friday afternoon, pointing to signs of "inspiration, strength, and resiliency."

State officials do not think it’s possible to reopen schools this year "in a way that would keep our students and educators safe.”

The East Hampton Historical Society is using social media not only to engage homebound community members with programs but also to encourage people to share their at-home experiences.

Fighting Chance, the cancer resource agency based in Sag Harbor, will conduct a free online program on Tuesday at 4 p.m., with technical help from the East Hampton Library. The program, for anyone affected by cancer or with family or friends who are, will describe Fighting Chance's counseling services.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has outlined a regional, phased plan to reopen parts of New York State “at the appropriate time.”

The very things that have made Sag Harbor Village a popular destination — its mix of shops, restaurants, parks, and cultural institutions — will complicate the process of emerging from the Covid-19 shutdown.

New York State Executive Law provides local chief executives “extraordinary authority during the course of a disaster," and since a state of emergency declaration in March, East Hampton Town Hall has been operating under a new command structure. Here's how that works.