Nassau County Executive Laura Curran Exposed To Positive COVID-19 Case, Will Quarantine
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MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) -- Nassau County Executive Laura Curran will quarantine for the next 10 days after being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
A statement from the county spokeswoman says Curran is feeling well and has tested negative for COVID-19 herself.
She will remain in quarantine until March 9.
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Curran previously had to quarantine after being exposed to the virus in January.
Saturday morning, Curran said the county's COVID positivity rate was 3.7%. She says both the county's positivity rate and COVID hospitalizations have been decreasing.
As of Tuesday, Nassau County had 11 cases of the COVID-19 variant first identified in the United Kingdom.
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