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COVID-19: Hudson Valley Hospitalizations Among Highest In State COVID-19: Hudson Valley Hospitalizations Among Highest In State
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Hospitalizations Among Highest In State In the past three days, the Hudson Valley has seen more COVID-19 patients hospitalized than nearly any other region in the state, according to the latest data from the Department of Health. New York Health officials are advising that the state, region, and country are seeing a surge in COVID-19 infection rates, hospitalizations, and fatalities, ringing alarm bells for some worried about combating the “second wave” of the virus. In the past three days, 54 COVID-19 patients have been admitted to Hudson Valley hospitals, second in the state behind only Long Island's 64 cases. The mid-Hudson r…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Hudson Valley Sees New Increase In Positivity Rate; Latest County Totals COVID-19: Hudson Valley Sees New Increase In Positivity Rate; Latest County Totals
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Sees New Increase In Positivity Rate; Latest County Totals The Hudson Valley saw another new increase in the COVID-19 positive rate for testing, according to data released by New York State on Saturday, Nov. 28. The positive testing rate in all focus areas under the state's Micro-Cluster strategy is 5.65 percent, and outside the focus zone areas is 3.45 percent.  Within the focus areas, 36,745 test results were reported Friday, Nov. 27, yielding 2,076 positives.  In the remainder of the state, not counting these focus areas, 115,610 test results were reported, yielding 3,987 positives. The positive testing rates for the last five days i…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Orange County Cluster Zone Removed COVID-19: Orange County Cluster Zone Removed
Covid-19: Orange County Cluster Zone Removed After seeing progress in combating the spread of COVID-19 in the Hudson Valley, some virus-related restrictions have been lifted by the state. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the “yellow zone” designation in Orange County has been removed after making progress and demonstrating low COVID-19 positive infection numbers over several weeks. Earlier this month, a portion of Orange County saw a spike in new cases, with the positive infection rate climbing near double digits, leading Cuomo and the state's health officials to place additional restrictions on schools, gatherings, and non-…

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by Zak Failla