NASSAU COUNTY, L.I. — Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and local health officials let residents know Wednesday that mental health and substance abuse services will remain active while the county grapples with the pandemic.

Curran started off by announcing her county had seen a jump of 142 cases overnight, bringing Nassau's total cases of COVID-19 to 278, as of Wednesday. The county executive noted the large jump in positive test results was largely due to increased testing over the past week.

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Curran was joined by Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein and other community advocates and leaders to discuss the region's plans to continue mental health and substance abuse services.

The news comes a day after Curran announced Tuesday that a 96-year-old man was Nassau County's first coronavirus-related death.

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