VCJC News & Notes 9/2/22

 

Van Cortlandt Jewish Center
News and Notes

Here's this week's edition of the VCJC News and Notes email. We hope you enjoy it and find it useful!

Reminders Shabbos Shabbos information is, as always, available on our website, both in the information sidebar and the events calendar. Here are the times you need:   Shabbos Candles Friday 9/2/22 @ 7:08 pm Shabbos morning services, Rosh Chodesh Elul at 8:45 am.  Please join the services if you can do so safely.  Shabbos Ends Saturday 9/3/22 @ 8:11 pm  Kiddush sponsored by Ted Meyrowitz in memory of his father, Elchan Meyrowitz   High Holidays and Memberships Our annual membership year starts with Rosh HaShannah. Please renew your membership now.  Dues are $250 per person by check or in the office.  You can also buy/renew your membership online with a small processing fee.  Rosh HaShannah starts the evening of Sept. 25.  It's not too soon to buy your tickets for services!  Tickets are $125 per person by check or in the office.  You can also buy your tickets online with a small processing fee.  We expect all men who buy tickets to also be members and encourage all women to do the same.    High Holiday Greetings We are again offering you the opportunity to send High Holiday greetings to your family, friends, and the community.  Pricing is $20 for a small ad (6 line limit) and $30 for a large ad (10 line limit, twice the size, but larger font). A postal mailing has gone out.  If you did not receive it, you are welcome to contact the office directly to place the ad.  Ads are not being sold on the website, only through the mailing or directly in the office.  The deadline is Sept. 6.    Book of Remembrance The Book of Remembrance will be issued again this year.  Pricing is shown on the website, although we ask that you purchase through the office.    Labor Day, Monday Sept. 5 The office will be closed.    Annual Membership Meeting The VCJC will have its annual membership meeting on Sunday Sept. 18 at 9:30AM.  The meeting will be a hybrid meeting, that is it will be held both in person and via Zoom.  Only members who paid their dues for the 2021-2022 year are eligible to attend and participate.  Detailed announcements are going out by postal mail.

Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

 

Governor Encourages New Yorkers to Keep Using the Tools to Protect Against and Treat COVID-19: Vaccines, Boosters, Testing, and Treatment

16 Statewide Deaths Reported Yesterday

 Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating COVID-19. 

"With the fall season rapidly approaching, I remind all New Yorkers to remain vigilant in order to keep themselves and their loved ones healthy," Governor Hochul said. "Take advantage of the vaccine and booster by staying up to date on doses. Test before gatherings or travel and if you test positive, talk to your doctor about potential treatment options."

This week, the Food and Drug Administration issued emergency use authorization for both the Moderna and Pfizer updated COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, designed to target Omicron subvariants and provide even more protection against COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) could approve these new boosters as early as Friday.  

Today's data is summarized briefly below:   

• Cases Per 100k - 25.28
• 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 20.65
• Test Results Reported - 70,806
• Total Positive - 4,941
• Percent Positive - 6.70%**
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 5.83%**   
• Patient Hospitalization - 2,309 (-23)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 395
• Patients in ICU - 254 (+13)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 85 (-4)
• Total Discharges - 337,325 (+402)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 16
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 57,658

** Due to the test reporting policy change by the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and several other factors, the most reliable metric to measure virus impact on a community is the case per 100,000 data — not percent positivity.   

The Health Electronic Response Data System is a NYS DOH data source that collects confirmed daily death data as reported by hospitals, nursing homes and adult care facilities only.   

Important Note: Effective Monday, April 4, the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is no longer requiring testing facilities that use COVID-19 rapid antigen tests to report negative results. As a result, New York State's percent positive metric will be computed using only lab-reported PCR results. Positive antigen tests will still be reported to New York State and reporting of new daily cases and cases per 100k will continue to include both PCR and antigen tests. Due to this change and other factors, including changes in testing practices, the most reliable metric to measure virus impact on a community is the case per 100,000 data -- not percent positivity.   

• Total deaths reported to and compiled by the CDC - 73,689

** Due to the test reporting policy change by the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and several other factors, the most reliable metric to measure virus impact on a community is the case per 100,000 data — not percent positivity.   

Each New York City borough's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows **:   

Borough	Monday, Aug 29, 2022	Tuesday, Aug 30, 2022	Wednesday, Aug 31, 2022
Bronx	6.86%	6.74%	6.60%
Kings	3.85%	3.21%	3.15%
New York	4.98%	4.85%	4.84%
Queens	6.87%	6.70%	6.86%
Richmond	5.66%	5.67%	5.81%