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Covid-19: Hudson Valley Infection Rate Climbs Past 11.5 Percent Amid New Increase In Cases
The Hudson Valley's average COVID-19 test positivity rate continues to climb as cases increase across the state.
New York State officials reported that as of Sunday, Dec. 26, the seven-day average percentage of positive tests in the Hudson Valley region had reached 11.55 percent, increasing from 11.04 percent as of Saturday, Dec. 25, and 10.35 percent as of Friday, Dec. 24.
The statewide seven-day average was 12.41 percent, officials said.
The update reported on Monday, Dec. 27, included another 26,737 cases statewide, and 166,681 tests completed.
Officials also reported another…
Covid-19: Westchester Sees Nearly 1K New Cases; Latest Breakdown By Community
Westchester saw nearly 1,000 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in just one day, as the positive infection rate for those tested has been slowly rising
State health officials reported 923 new infections reported on Wednesday, Jan. 20, as the county monitors 11,623 active cases of the virus on Thursday, Jan. 21, up more than 300 from the previous day.
Last week, there were less than 10,000 active cases under investigation.
More than 1.65 million COVID-19 tests have been administered in Westchester since the beginning of the pandemic, resulting in a total of 86,646 positive cases for an ov…