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Covid-19: District In Hudson Valley Delays Start Of School Year
A school district in the area has rescheduled the first day of school, moving the start date to deal with COVID-19-related issues.
During a meeting on Monday, Aug. 30, the Newburgh Enlarged City School District voted to change the beginning of the school year to Thursday, Sept. 9, according to a letter to the community from the district.
Schools had been scheduled to begin on Wednesday, Sept. 1.
Under the new schedule, Wednesday, Sept. 1, and Thursday, Sept. 2, will now be Superintendent’s Conference days.
Friday, Sept. 3, will be an emergency day and the district will be close…
Covid-19: Infection Rate Up For Fifth Straight Day In Hudson Valley; Latest Breakdown Of Cases
The positive COVID-19 infection rate in the Hudson Valley rose for the fifth straight day, as the number of newly confirmed cases topped 1,000 for the first time this week.
According to the state Department of Health, the average seven-day COVID-19 infection rate rose in the Hudson Valley for the fifth straight day, up from 4.49 percent on Friday, March 12 to 4.67 percent on Tuesday, March 16, the highest rate in the state, ahead of Long Island (4.50 percent), and New York City (4.18 percent).
A total of 1,077 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Hudson Valley out of thousands of tests a…
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Westchester Cases By Community
Health officials in Westchester are monitoring nearly 100 newly reported active COVID-19 cases as the county topped a total of 9,400 for the first time since the virus first started spreading rapidly in the spring.
As the county contends with the "holiday surge" of new COVID-19 cases, Westchester health officials are now reporting 9,406 active cases, up from 9,311 a day earlier, and from 8,025 last week. The state Department of Health was reporting 619 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
As of Tuesday, Jan. 5, there have been 73,381 positive COVID-19 cases in Westchester out of nearly …
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Sees 2,000-Plus New Cases, Increase In Test Rate; New County Breakdown
The positive COVID-19 infection rate of those tested in the Hudson Valley has increased slightly, but stayed relatively steady as New York continues combating the "holiday surge" of the virus.
In the past three days, the positive infection rate in the Hudson Valley rose from 6.33 percent on Monday, Dec. 28, to 6.68 percent the following day, to 7.09 percent on Wednesday, Dec. 30.
Hospitalizations in the Hudson Valley continue to rise, reaching 911 as of Thursday, Dec. 31, representing 0.04 percent of the region's population. Approximately 35 percent of the region's hospital beds are still a…
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Sees 1,200-Plus New Cases; Latest Data, Including Positive-Test Rate
More than 1,200 new COVID-19 were reported in the Hudson Valley as the region’s positive infection rate continues to rise.
On Monday, Dec. 14, a total of 1,219 new COVID-19 cases were being reported in the mid-Hudson region, which continues contending with the second wave of new COVID-19 cases.
The number of new cases in the Hudson Valley, by county, according to the state Department of Health on Tuesday, Dec. 15:
Westchester: 560;
Dutchess: 192;
Rockland: 151;
Orange: 136;
Ulster: 92;
Putnam: 74;
Sullivan: 14.
A total of 124,536 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the Hudson Vall…
Covid-19: Hundreds Of New Cases Reported In Westchester; Here's Latest Breakdown By Community
Hundreds of new COVID-19 cases were reported in Westchester overnight as the virus continues to spread as rapidly as it did in the spring.
The state Department of Health was reporting 611 new COVID-19 cases in Westchester out of more than 10,000 tested on Thursday, Dec. 10.
Health officials are currently monitoring approximately 8,500 active cases of the virus, Westchester County Executive George Latimer said during a briefing this week.
Latimer noted that a week ago there were 6,455 active cases two weeks ago, 5,024 three weeks ago, 3,975 after Veteran's Day, and just 2,500 the day after …
Covid-19: New Cases Continue To Rise In Westchester; Breakdown By Municipality
Westchester continues to see a larger number of new COVID-19 cases than it had during the summer, though the infection rate is trending in the right direction.
After seeing new COVID-19 cases topping 200 in recent days, Westchester reported 116 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, Oct. 28, according to the state Department of Health.
Though there have been new infections reported, the positive infection rate in Westchester has only hit 2 percent twice in the past week:
Friday, Oct. 23: 7,199 tests administered, resulting in 151 (2.1 percent) positive cases.
Saturday, Oct. 24: 5,455 tests admi…
Covid-19: Westchester Sees Uptick In Cases, Here's Brand-New Rundown By Municipality
Westchester has seen a slight uptick in COVID-19 cases in recent days, as the infection rate in the Hudson Valley climbed over 1 percent for the first time in more than a week.
The State Department of Health reported that there were 54 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Westchester, bringing the total to 36,540 since the pandemic was first reported in New Rochelle in early March.
In the Hudson Valley region, the infection rate rose from 0.8 percent on both Saturday, Aug. 15 and Sunday, Aug. 16 to 1.3 percent on Monday, Aug. 17, health officials said.
Statewide, the infection rate remains unde…
