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For three straight days, the seven-day average percentage of positive test results in the Hudson Valley dipped from 22.59 percent on Sunday, Jan. 9, to 21.96 the following day, and down to 21.09 percent on Tuesday, Jan. 11, still among the highest in the state.
Statewide, the positivity rate is also on the decline, to 20.22 percent on Jan. 11, as most of the state's 10 regions have seen COVID-19 either plateauing or declining following the spike of new cases that began after Thanksgiving.
According to the state, "given the rate of spread of Omicron, it is more meaningful to now report the percentage of Omicron variants as reported to the public COVID-19 sequence databases, than continue to report counts of individual cases."
The Omicron variant has comprised 95 percent of all active cases reported in New York.
One hundred and sixty-six new virus-related deaths were reported in New York in the latest update from the Department of Health, including five in Westchester, four in Orange County, three in Dutchess, two in Rockland, and one in Putnam County.
Average seven-day Infection rates in the state’s 10 regions according to the latest update from the Department of Health:
- Long Island: 24.33 percent (down .81 percent from the previous day);
- Western New York: 22.77 percent (up .06 percent);
- Central New York: 21.51 percent (down .50 percent);
- Hudson Valley: 21.09 percent (down .87 percent);
- Finger Lakes: 19.72 percent (down .22 percent);
- New York City: 19.38 percent (down .77 percent);
- Capital Region: 19.30 percent (down .18 percent);
- Mohawk Valley: 17.63 percent (up .10 percent);
- North Country: 17.49 percent (down .13 percent);
- Southern Tier: 14.94 percent (down .35 percent).
The latest breakdown of new and total COVID-19 cases in the Hudson Valley since the pandemic began:
- Westchester: 2,474 new (222,732 since the pandemic began);
- Orange County: 1,182 new (92,487);
- Rockland: 1,020 new (80,991);
- Dutchess: 654 new (55,009);
- Ulster: 374 (26,093);
- Sullivan: 282 (15,355);
- Putnam: 232 (20,671).
A breakdown of COVID-19 deaths in the Hudson Valley as of Wednesday, Jan. 12:
- Westchester: 2,482;
- Orange County: 866;
- Rockland: 827;
- Dutchess: 556;
- Ulster: 317;
- Putnam: 110;
- Sullivan: 107.
Each region's seven-day average of cases per 100K population is as follows:
Capital Region
- Sunday, Jan. 9: 242.13 new cases;
- Monday, Jan. 10: 252.44 new cases;
- Tuesday, Jan. 11: 246.12 new cases.
Central New York
- Sunday, Jan. 9: 288.05 new cases;
- Monday, Jan. 10: 288.27 new cases;
- Tuesday, Jan. 11: 280.62 new cases.
Finger Lakes
- Sunday, Jan. 9: 207.03 new cases;
- Monday, Jan. 10: 211.27 new cases;
- Tuesday, Jan. 11: 209.46 new cases.
Long Island
- Sunday, Jan. 9: 402.63 new cases;
- Monday, Jan. 10: 394.70 new cases;
- Tuesday, Jan. 11: 372.58 new cases.
Hudson Valley
- Sunday, Jan. 9: 359.58 new cases;
- Monday, Jan. 10: 349.94 new cases;
- Tuesday, Jan. 11: 332.27 new cases.
Mohawk Valley
- Sunday, Jan. 9: 210.47 new cases;
- Monday, Jan. 10: 212.06 new cases;
- Tuesday, Jan. 11: 209.62 new cases.
New York City
- Sunday, Jan. 9: 487.21 new cases;
- Monday, Jan. 10: 482.20 new cases;
- Tuesday, Jan. 11: 462.65 new cases.
North Country
- Sunday, Jan. 9: 182.90 new cases;
- Monday, Jan. 10: 190.16 new cases;
- Tuesday, Jan. 11: 193.84 new cases.
Southern Tier
- Sunday, Jan. 9: 201.07 new cases;
- Monday, Jan. 10: 204.01 new cases;
- Tuesday, Jan. 11: 210.55 new cases.
Western New York
- Sunday, Jan. 9: 251.29 new cases;
- Monday, Jan. 10: 250.77 new cases;
- Tuesday, Jan. 11: 254.98 new cases.
New York State
- Sunday, Jan. 9: 381.66 new cases;
- Monday, Jan. 10: 378.30 new cases;
- Tuesday, Jan. 11: 364.35 new cases.
There were 338,280 new COVID-19 tests administered in New York on Jan. 11 according to the latest update from the Department of Health, resulting in 58,770 newly confirmed infections for a 17.37 percent positive daily infection rate, down from the previous day.
One hundred and thirty-one new COVID-19 patients were admitted to New York hospitals as the number being treated for the virus climbed to 12,671 statewide.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a total of 95 percent of New Yorkers over the age of 18 have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while 83.4 percent are fully vaccinated.
The CDC said that 85.6 percent of all New Yorkers have received at least one dose, with 72.6 percent completing the vaccination process.
As of Jan. 12, 1,654,652 (2,513 new) first doses have been administered to Hudson Valley residents, while 1,441,523 (1,920 new) have completed the process, both among the highest rates in the state.
In the Hudson Valley, there have been a total of 617,314 booster shots administered, including 7,066 in the past 24 hours and 44,863 in the previous seven days.
"The slowdown in new cases gives us a glimmer of hope, but cases still remain high and we are nowhere near the end of the winter surge," New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said. "Let's not undo all of the hard work we've put in to get to this point. Please make sure to get your second dose and booster shot.
"Parents and guardians, the best way to protect our children is to get them vaccinated and boosted, once they're eligible. And let's continue to use the tools we know will help stop the spread: Wear a non-cloth mask and stay home if you're feeling sick."
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