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Curran: 'Pretty staggering number of deaths in Nassau County,' but potential plateau 'a ray of hope'
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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said Tuesday there have been 500 new deaths related to the coronavirus pandemic, but that the number of healthy discharges has been larger than the number of new admissions. Credit: Facebook / Nassau County Executive Laura Curran