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COVID-19: Hudson Valley Positive-Test Rate Increases Again; New Breakdown By County COVID-19: Hudson Valley Positive-Test Rate Increases Again; New Breakdown By County
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Positive-Test Rate Increases Again; New Breakdown By County The Hudson Valley continues to be among the hardest-hit regions in New York as the number of new COVID-19 infections is on the rise, with one new virus-related death reported. The seven-day average positive infection rate in the region has risen from 0.76 percent on Sunday, July 11 all the way to 0.90 percent on Wednesday, July 14, the fourth-highest in New York as the state contends with new variants of the virus. On July 13, the only other regions in the state with an average infection rate above 1 percent were Long Island (1.23 percent), the Capital Region (1.14 percent), and New York Ci…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Westchester Cases By Municipality COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Westchester Cases By Municipality
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Westchester Cases By Municipality Westchester saw nearly 250 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours after reporting hundreds of new infections over the weekend. On Wednesday, Nov. 4, the county Department of Health was reporting that there were 241 new COVID-19 cases, including double-digit numbers in eight different municipalities as the virus continues to surge across the country at alarming rates. Related story - COVID-19: NY Cases Double In One Month, 'Progress Threatened By National Surge,' Cuomo Says In Westchester, the daily positive COVID-19 infection rate for those tested has jumped from 1.2 percent to 1.8 p…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Westchester Economic Recovery Task Force Moves Forward With Plan to Help Reopen COVID-19: Westchester Economic Recovery Task Force Moves Forward With Plan to Help Reopen
Covid-19: Westchester Economic Recovery Task Force Moves Forward With Plan to Help Reopen As New York prepares to begin reopening its economy in the wake of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, officials across the state are developing plans to make sure the move goes smoothly. In Westchester, the Business Council of Westchester’s Economic Recovery Task Force is forging ahead with developing a comprehensive plan to provide specific recovery measures and recommendations keyed to assisting Westchester’s diverse business and not-for-profit sectors. Comprised of more than 40 leaders from a broad spectrum of economic sectors across the county, are developing a strategic plan …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Third Rockland Resident Dies From COVID-19 As Number Of Cases In County Hits 230 Third Rockland Resident Dies From COVID-19 As Number Of Cases In County Hits 230
Third Rockland Resident Dies From Covid-19 As Number Of Cases In County Hits 230 A third Rockland resident has died from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as the number of cases in the county continues to soar. The 85-year-old who died also had other significant health issues, officials said on Friday afternoon, March 20. The first Rockland resident to die from the virus happened on Thursday, March 12 when a 64-year-old Suffern resident became the second New York to die from the virus. The second Rockland resident died on Tuesday, March 17. That person was 60 years old, with other health problems. Those account for all three fatalities in the Hudson Valley relat…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Rockland Resident Is Second New Yorker To Die From COVID-19 Rockland Resident Is Second New Yorker To Die From COVID-19
Rockland Resident Is Second New Yorker To Die From Covid-19 Click here for an updated story: 'We Must Take Additional Action Locally,' Rockland County Exec Says After COVID-19 Fatality A Hudson Valley resident is New York state's second confirmed fatality as a result of the outbreak of the novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Late Saturday, March 14, Rockland County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Laura Carbone confirmed that the death of a resident in Suffern is connected to COVID-19. "The death we have been investigating within the Village of Suffern on Thursday, March 12,  has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19)," Carbone said…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Son Of Westchester COVID-19 Patient Becomes Third Confirmed NY Case Son Of Westchester COVID-19 Patient Becomes Third Confirmed NY Case
Son Of Westchester Covid-19 Patient Becomes Third Confirmed NY Case Click here for an updated story: Wife, Two Kids, Neighbor Of Westchester COVID-19 Patient Also Test Positive, Cuomo Says A college student in New York City who is the son of a COVID-19 patient from Westchester has become the third person in the metropolitan area -- and New York State -- to test positive for the novel coronavirus. The announcement came on Wednesday morning, March 4, in a statement by Yeshiva University in Washington Heights, prompting the closure of the Wilf campus where the student is enrolled. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the student's father teste…

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by Joe Lombardi
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New Tappan Zee Bridge Now Open In Full As Traffic Flows On Westchester-Bound Span New Tappan Zee Bridge Now Open In Full As Traffic Flows On Westchester-Bound Span
New Tappan Zee Bridge Now Open In Full As Traffic Flows On Westchester-Bound Span The new Tappan Zee Bridge has now opened in full. All four lanes of the new bridge's second span opened around 10 p.m. Tuesday. (See video above and also linked here.) A bus lane will open next month for eastbound (Westchester-bound) traffic. The fully completed project will also include a bicycle and walking path. R Rockland-bound motorists will continue to use their current four lanes on the westbound span.  In the coming weeks, the four lanes of westbound traffic will be shifted to the opposite side of the span — where the eastbound traffic was previously—to allow for on-bridge constru…

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by Joe Lombardi