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COVID-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Westchester Cases By Community As County Combats Second Wave COVID-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Westchester Cases By Community As County Combats Second Wave
Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Westchester Cases By Community As County Combats Second Wave Westchester continues to see hundreds of new COVID-19 cases as the region combats what County Executive George Latimer said "could be the second wave" of the virus. The county Department of Health was reporting 277 new positive cases, down from 325 the previous day, as the virus continues to spread throughout the county and region. COVID-19: New Westchester Communities Designated As 'Yellow Zones' The new cases come a day after New Rochelle, Yonkers, Tarrytown, Ossining, and Peekskill were designated as COVID-19 "yellow zone" micro-clusters. Latimer said that there are currently 3,971 act…

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COVID-19: As Cases Increase, Here's Latest Breakdown By Locale In Westchester COVID-19: As Cases Increase, Here's Latest Breakdown By Locale In Westchester
Covid-19: As Cases Increase, Here's Latest Breakdown By Locale In Westchester Just like most of New York State, Westchester has seen a recent spike in COVID-19 infections, though alarm bells aren't ringing yet for County Executive George Latimer. There were 485 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Westchester over the weekend, as the number of active cases jumped to 2,048 as of Monday,  Nov. 9, according to the county Department of Health. Latimer noted that as recently as three months ago, on Sunday, Aug. 8, there were only 442 active cases in the county. The County Executive said that while the county is testing more, resulting in more positive tests, the infect…

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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 There were less than 150 newly reported COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours in Westchester after the county saw hundreds of new cases over the past week.  On Thursday, Nov. 5, the county Department of Health was reporting 132 new COVID-19 cases, with only three municipalities reporting double-digit rises in new cases as the virus continues spreading throughout the Hudson Valley. 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 1.4 perce…

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COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Rundown Of Westchester Cases By Municipality COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Rundown Of Westchester Cases By Municipality
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Rundown Of Westchester Cases By Municipality More than 100 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Westchester in the past 24 hours, marking the third straight day the county has hit that benchmark as cases continue to mount. The county Department of Health said that there were 120 new COVID-19 cases in Westchester, bringing the total to more than 839,259 since the pandemic began spreading out of New Rochelle in early March. There have now been more than 500,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in New York, including 40,554 in Westchester. The overall percentage of positive results for those tested in Westchester is down from 5 percent to 4.8 pe…

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COVID-19: Westchester Infection Increase Causes Concern; Here Are New Cases By Municipality COVID-19: Westchester Infection Increase Causes Concern; Here Are New Cases By Municipality
Covid-19: Westchester Infection Increase Causes Concern; Here Are New Cases By Municipality Westchester continues to see COVID-19 numbers trending in the wrong direction, prompting some concern from County Executive George Latimer. After seeing a rise in cases last week, there were 214 new COVID-19 cases in the latest numbers reported by the county Department of Health.  There are now 861 active COVID-19 cases in Westchester, with 58 people hospitalized with the virus, up from 28 just a few weeks ago, making the highest number of patients in several months. Latimer also made note that there have been 12 COVID-19 fatalities in Westchester in the past two weeks, the same numbe…

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