COVID-19 spike: 138 Long Island Jewish docs ask community to trust experts

Local doctors in several Orthodox communities have noticed slight upticks in COVID cases, with many resulting from summer camps, travel, bungalow colonies and particularly large weddings.

Jewish men gather for a socially distanced service at a basketball court on New York City's Lower East Side, June 24, 2020

Jewish men gather for a socially distanced service at a basketball court on New York City's Lower East Side, June 24, 2020

(photo credit: MICHAEL LOCCISANO/GETTY IMAGES/JTA)

BySHIRA HANAU/JTA

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 07:08