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Covid-19: Here's Five-Day Hudson Valley Positivity Testing Rate; New Cases For Each County

Positive test results for COVID-19 in the Hudson Valley remained steady, according to brand-new five-day data released by New York State on Wednesday, Aug. 5.

Positive test results for COVID-19.

Positive test results for COVID-19.

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Of the 72,668 test results reported Tuesday, Aug. 4 to New York State 636, or 0.87 percent, were positive.

In the Hudson Valley, the positive percentages in the last five days are as follows:

  • Friday, July 31: 1.0 percent
  • Saturday, Aug. 1: 0.8 percent
  • Sunday, Aug. 2: 0.9 percent
  • Monday, Aug. 3: 1.0 percent
  • Tuesday, Aug. 4: 0.8 percent

A total of 636 new COVID cases were reported on Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 418,225 during the pandemic.

Here's a rundown of the number of new cases per Hudson Valley county:

  • Westchester, 26 (down nine from a day earlier)
  • Dutchess, 11 (down three from a day earlier)
  • Rockland, 10 (up two from a day earlier)
  • Orange, 8 (down one from a day earlier)
  • Putnam, 2 (down two from a day earlier)
  • Sullivan, 1 (same as a day earlier)
  • Ulster, 0 (down eight from a day earlier)

There were four deaths due to COVID-19 in New York State on Tuesday, with none in the Hudson Valley.

Here is overall state data for Tuesday:

  • Patient Hospitalization - 564 (-4)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 82
  • Number ICU - 134 (-5)
  • Number ICU with Intubation - 69 (+0)
  • Total Discharges - 73,410 (+84)
  • Deaths - 4
  • Total Deaths - 25,179

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