Of the 70,170 test results reported Thursday, Aug. 6 to New York State, 714, or 1.0 percent, were positive.
In the Hudson Valley, the positive percentages in the last five days are as follows:
- Sunday, Aug. 2: 0.9 percent
- Monday, Aug. 3: 1.0 percent
- Tuesday, Aug. 4: 0.8 percent
- Wednesday, Aug. 5: 1.0 percent
- Thursday, Aug. 6: 0.7 percent
A total of 714 new COVID reported cases have brought the statewide total to 419,642 during the pandemic.
Here's a rundown of the number of new cases per Hudson Valley county:
- Westchester, 29 (down three from a day earlier)
- Rockland, 7 (down eight from a day earlier)
- Dutchess, 7 (down seven from a day earlier)
- Ulster, 4 (down two from a day earlier)
- Sullivan, 3 (up three from a day earlier)
- Orange, 2 (down 12 from a day earlier)
- Putnam, 2 (down three from a day earlier)
There were five deaths due to COVID-19 in New York State on Thursday, with none in the Hudson Valley.
Here is overall state data for Thursday:
- Patient Hospitalization - 579 (+9)
- Patients Newly Admitted - 84
- Number ICU - 139 (+7)
- Number ICU with Intubation - 66 (-3)
- Total Discharges - 73,530 (+58)
- Deaths - 5
- Total Deaths - 25,190
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