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Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Dutchess County Cases By Community
Several new COVID-19 fatalities were reported in Dutchess County as the number of active cases has topped 1,000 with the "second wave" of the virus raging throughout the region.
According to the county Department of Health, on Monday, Dec. 7, there were 1,032 active COVID-19 cases in Dutchess, up from 734 as recently as Thursday, Dec. 3.
Late last month, the county was only reporting approximately 200 active cases.
There have now been 8,099 - approximately 500 new this week - confirmed COVID-19 cases since the outbreak began in early March out of more than 300,000 tests administered in Dut…
State Police Issue Alert For Missing Area Teen
State Police are asking the public for help locating a teen who has been reported missing by his family in the area.
Dutchess County resident Jose Alvarado Citalan, 17, was last seen on Mill Street in the town of Dover around 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 16, said Trooper AJ Hicks.
Citalan, of Dover, is described as being 5-foot-1, 115 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
He was last seen wearing a grey jacket, black pants, black and white-colored shoes, and a backpack.
He may be attempting to travel to California, Hicks said.
Anyone with information regarding Citalan's …
Covid-19: Here's Latest Breakdown Of Dutchess County Cases By Municipality
The number of COVID-19 cases in Dutchess continues to slowly rise, though the county remains in better shape than some others in the Hudson Valley.
According to the county Department of Health, the number of active COVID-19 cases has been trending in the wrong direction, up to 173 as of Wednesday, Oct. 28, down from 107 as recently as last month. In late April, the virus spiked in the county, with 1,860 active cases at the height of the outbreak.
There have been 5,465 confirmed COVID-19 cases since the outbreak began in early March out of 215,316 tests administered in Dutchess. During the p…