The positive testing rate in all focus areas under New York State's Micro-Cluster strategy is 4.22 percent, and outside the focus zone areas, it's 2.01 percent. Within the focus areas, 13,488 test results were reported Friday, Nov. 6, yielding 569 positives.
Here are positivity testing rates for the last three days in the Hudson Valley:
- Wednesday, Nov. 4: 2.4 percent
- Thursday, Nov. 5: 2.5 percent
- Friday, Nov. 6: 2.5 percent
Here's a rundown of new cases in the Hudson Valley's seven counties:
- Westchester, 234
- Rockland, 98
- Orange, 80
- Dutchess, 29
- Putnam, 16
- Sullivan, 9
- Ulster, 8
There were 18 deaths due to COVID-19 in New York State, with one in the Hudson Valley (in Westchester County) -- bringing the total to 25,928 during the pandemic.
Here is overall state data for Friday:
- Patient Hospitalization - 1,381 (+60)
- Patients Newly Admitted - 213
- Hospital Counties - 43
- Number ICU - 308 (+23)
- Number ICU with Intubation - 138 (+9)
- Total Discharges - 80,494 (+126)
- Deaths - 18
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