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There were new cases reported in each town, with more than 70 in each, according to the Putnam County Department of Health. There have been 38 Putnam residents who died from COVID-19.
The Department of Health said that there are still 17 COVID-19 patients being treated at Putnam Hospital - five less than the day before - with 85 potential cases still being monitored. Since the outbreak began in early March, there have been 815 patients treated for the virus and discharged.
A town-by-town breakdown of COVID-19 in Putnam County:
- Carmel: 309 (12 new);
- Kent: 171 (10);
- Southeast: 163 (8);
- Putnam Valley: 104 (9);
- Philipstown: 83 (3);
- Patterson: 70 (2).
Statewide, there were 438 more COVID-19 deaths reported on Day 54 of the pandemic - the lowest in more than a week - though the death toll in New York has climbed to 15,740. There were 1,359 new COVID-19 patients hospitalized, which has remained relatively steady for three days, as it continues to decline.
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