While COVID swept Staten Island this winter, the flu was nearly wiped out
Updated Apr 23, 2021;
Posted Apr 23, 2021
The number of flu cases reported on Staten Island has dropped 96% from last flu season, according to the New York State Flu Tracker. One Staten Island medical expert credits the decline to increased mask usage and social distancing as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.Joel Bissell | MLive.com
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The number of influenza (flu) cases on Staten Island has dropped drastically compared to previous years, with the borough experiencing just a fraction of its usual cases, according to New York State data.
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Poll: Mask Wearing Declines Even as COVID Spreads
By Ernie Mundell
HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Dec. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) Despite more Americans saying they know someone who s been sickened or even died from COVID-19, there s been a decline in the percentage who say they always wear a mask when they leave their home.
Two-thirds (66%) of U.S. adults surveyed in a new
HealthDay/Harris Poll said they always donned a mask when leaving their home and weren t able to socially distance, compared with 72% in a poll conducted in October. The proportion of Americans who now say they wear a mask outside the home is edging closer to the 61% reported in an August survey conducted by The Harris Poll.