COVID-19 Resources: Home

Welcome to our Covid-19 Libguide. We began this guide back in the early days of the pandemic, when people were desperate for information, and no one knew what was going to happen next. However, since the crisis seems to have passed, and the National Public Health emergency was formally ended on May 11, we will not be updating the Libguide with the same frequency as before. For the time being, however, we will maintain the site, as we believe many of the information sources we have gathered here are still useful.

First, some statistics:

There have been more than 767 million confirmed cases world-wide and more than 6.9 million deaths.(WHO) 

The country has now had more than 103 million cases and 1.13 million deaths from COVID-19, while New York itself has had more than 6.7 million cases and more than 79,000 deaths.(CDC; NY Dep't of Health) 

More than 13 billion doses of vaccine have been given, world-wide.(WHO) In the U.S. more than 676 million doses of vaccine have been delivered.(CDC) 

More than 15 million people in New York have completed the initial course of vaccinations, or 76.6% of the population, and 85.6% of the population over the age of 18. On the other hand, only 14.8% of the population has taken all the available boosters as well. (NY Vaccine Tracker) 

In the next box on this page we've collected links to information on receiving the vaccine for Covid-19 here in New York.

In the other tabs, accessible above, we have links to health authorities,, national and local government sources and area libraries that can keep you informed, help you evaluate whether to get vaccinated, take precautions, and suggest fun and helpful ways to spend our time while social distancing.

But to begin with, the Newburgh Free Library has compiled a list of hotlines in a handy, downloadable PDF form; If you prefer to view the hotline list in our guide instead of downloading it, just hover over the "Home" tab, above, and click on "Helpful Hotline Phone Numbers".

In addition, in the boxes below we want to give you some contact numbers you can use if you need immediate assistance.