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Covid-19: NY Seven-Day Infection Rate Now At Lowest Level In Months; Latest From Hudson Valley
The seven-day rolling positive infection rate for New Yorkers being tested for COVID-19 is at its lowest in several months as the state, and Hudson Valley, continue recovering from the holiday wave of new infections.
Statewide, the positive infection rate is at 2.80 percent, the lowest since mid-November, while there are 823 COVID-19 patients in ICU, and 504 intubated with the virus, both the lowest in New York since early December.
In the Hudson Valley, the positivity rate continues to drop, down to 3.19 percent on Monday, April 19 after peaking above 4.5 percent less than a week ago. Less…
Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Hudson Valley Cases By County, Other Data
For the first time in nearly a week, the Hudson Valley saw a downtick - however small - in its positive COVID-19 infection rate as the region reported more than 1,000 new cases for the second straight day.
According to the state Department of Health, the average seven-day COVID-19 infection rate is down to 4.66 percent on Wednesday, March 17, from 4.67 percent the day before, still the highest rate in the state, ahead of Long Island (4.49 percent), and New York City (4.15 percent).
A total of 1,090 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Hudson Valley out of thousands of tests adminis…
Covid-19: Infection Rate Up For Fifth Straight Day In Hudson Valley; Latest Breakdown Of Cases
The positive COVID-19 infection rate in the Hudson Valley rose for the fifth straight day, as the number of newly confirmed cases topped 1,000 for the first time this week.
According to the state Department of Health, the average seven-day COVID-19 infection rate rose in the Hudson Valley for the fifth straight day, up from 4.49 percent on Friday, March 12 to 4.67 percent on Tuesday, March 16, the highest rate in the state, ahead of Long Island (4.50 percent), and New York City (4.18 percent).
A total of 1,077 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Hudson Valley out of thousands of tests a…
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…
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Dutchess County Cases By Community
There were more than a dozen new COVID-19 deaths reported in Dutchess this week, as the county continues to monitor more than 600 active cases of the virus.
Thirteen new virus-related deaths were reported in Dutchess this past week, as the death toll rose to 255, while the number of active COVID-19 rose slightly to 1,625, up from 1,622 on Monday, Jan. 4, according to the Department of Health.
Late in November, the county was only monitoring approximately 200 active cases.
There have now been 13,379 - approximately 1,000 new this week - confirmed COVID-19 cases since the outbreak began in e…
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Sees New Positive-Test Rate Increase; Latest Breakdown By County
The positive COVID-19 infection rate of those tested in the Hudson Valley has dipped slightly, but stayed relatively steady as New York continues combating the new "holiday surge" of the virus.
In the past three days, the positive infection rate in the Hudson Valley rose from 8.33 percent on Monday, Jan. 4, down to 8.18 percent the following day, and back up to 8.21 percent on Wednesday, Jan. 6.
Hospitalizations are down slightly, to 951 in the Hudson Valley, down from 986 earlier this week on Tuesday, Jan. 5. The number represents 0.04 percent of the region's population.
As of Thursday, J…
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Sees New Increase In Positive-Test Rate; Rundown Of New Cases By County
The infection rate in each community in the Hudson Valley continues to rapidly climb as the number of new cases threatens to overwhelm hospital systems at its current rate.
More than 1,300 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Hudson Valley, according to the state Department of Health, which has been combating the recent surge of new cases during the second stage of the virus.
A breakdown of total and new positive cases in the Hudson Valley, by county, on Wednesday, Dec. 2:
Westchester: 51,790 (570 new);
Rockland: 22,038 (203);
Orange: 17,283 (208);
Dutchess: 7,512 (158);
Ulster: 3,499 …
Covid-19: New Westchester Communities Designated As 'Yellow Zones'
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Several new communities in the Hudson Valley have been designated as COVID-19 “yellow zone” micro-clusters amid the new rise in new cases and positive infection rate.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Thursday, Nov. 19 that in Westchester, parts of Yonkers, New Rochelle, Tarrytown, Ossining, and Peekskill are among the latest in the Hudson Valley to be designated in the “yellow zone.”
In Rockland, Pearl River, Suffern, Stony Point, and West Haverstraw were designated, and i…
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Hits 2 Percent Infection Rate Mark As Cases In Clusters Spike
Spikes in positive COVID-19 cases in Rockland and Orange County have pushed the Hudson Valley’s infection rate to the highest in New York.
On Monday, Sept. 28, there were 9,948 people tested in the Hudson Valley, with 202 returning positive, bringing the infection rate to 2 percent, ahead of Western New York (1.3 percent), New York City (1.3 percent), and Long Island (1.2 percent).
No other region was above 1 percent as the statewide infection rate rose to 1.3 percent.
During a COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday, Sept. 29 in Manhattan, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that the spike in the Hudson…
