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COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Rundown Of New Hudson Valley Cases By County, Latest Data COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Rundown Of New Hudson Valley Cases By County, Latest Data
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Rundown Of New Hudson Valley Cases By County, Latest Data Despite seeing nearly 2,000 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Hudson Valley, the overall positive infection rate in the region continues to drop after spiking earlier this month following the holiday season. In the Hudson Valley, the positive infection rate dipped from 7.13 percent on Monday, Jan. 18 to 7.0 percent the following day, down to 6.98 percent on Wednesday, Jan. 20, and 6.91 percent on Thursday, Jan. 21. The statewide average is down to 6.15 percent after beginning at 6.34 percent during that time span. Hospitalizations are up slightly, to 1,071 in the Hudson Valley, after h…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: More Contagious 'Super Strain' Now Projected To Be Main Infection Source, CDC Says COVID-19: More Contagious 'Super Strain' Now Projected To Be Main Infection Source, CDC Says
Covid-19: More Contagious 'Super Strain' Now Projected To Be Main Infection Source, CDC Says The highly more contagious COVID-19 so-called "Super Strain" variant is now projected to become the dominant source of infection in the country by March, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) said on Friday, Jan. 15. The variant has now been detected in 10 states and modeling data indicates the new strain has the potential to increase the United States pandemic trajectory in the coming months. The increased transmissibility of the variant warrants universal and increased compliance with mitigation strategies, including distancing and masking, the CDC said in a statement. "…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Three New Cases Of More Contagious 'Super Strain' Of Virus Confirmed In NY COVID-19: Three New Cases Of More Contagious 'Super Strain' Of Virus Confirmed In NY
Covid-19: Three New Cases Of More Contagious 'Super Strain' Of Virus Confirmed In NY Three new cases of the COVID-19 variant so-called "Super Strain" that is said to be approximately 70 percent more contagious have now been confirmed in New York. That brings to four the total number now reported in the state. One of the new cases is on Long Island, in Nassau County. That case is a 64-year-old Massapequa man, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Saturday, Jan. 9. The other two new cases are related to the state's first case - a Saratoga Springs man in his 60s who had been symptomatic and is now feeling better. That case was reported on Mondy, Jan. 4. The man works …

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: First NY Case Of More Contagious 'Super Strain' Of Virus Confirmed In Store Worker COVID-19: First NY Case Of More Contagious 'Super Strain' Of Virus Confirmed In Store Worker
Covid-19: First NY Case Of More Contagious 'Super Strain' Of Virus Confirmed In Store Worker A case of the COVID-19 variant so-called "Super Strain" that is said to be approximately 70 percent more contagious has now been confirmed in New York. An upstate man in his 60s who had been symptomatic is now feeling better, according to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday, Jan. 4. The man works at  N. Fox Jewelers on Broadway in Saratoga Springs, which has been closed since Thursday, Dec. 24. The state is asking anyone who visited the store from Friday, Dec. 18 to Christmas Eve Day to get tested and notify state or local health authorities. "Because the virus strain is more transm…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: New, More Contagious 'Super Strain' Of Virus Now Has Been Confirmed In Three States COVID-19: New, More Contagious 'Super Strain' Of Virus Now Has Been Confirmed In Three States
Covid-19: New, More Contagious 'Super Strain' Of Virus Now Has Been Confirmed In Three States In the span of just two days, three states have now confirmed cases of the COVID-19 variant so-called "Super Strain" that is said to be approximately 70 percent more contagious. The first case in the United States was identified in Colorado on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 29. The man is in his early 20s, recovering in isolation, and has no recent travel history, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said, meaning he was infected by another Colorado resident who has contracted the variant. It was later revealed that the man is a Colorado National Guardsman who had been as…

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by Joe Lombardi