New Positive Coronavirus Cases In Westchester Bring County Total To 148, 328 In State

The first positive cases of the novel strain of the coronavirus in Orange and Dutchess counties were among 34 new cases reported in the Hudson Valley for the last 24 hours.

COVID-19 continues to spread in New York.
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Zak Failla

03/12/2020 3:25 p.m.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo provided the update on the spread of COVID-19 on Thursday, March 12, which has now impacted 328 New Yorkers across 14 counties.

As of Thursday, March 12, coronavirus cases were confirmed in:

Westchester: 148 cases (27 new);
New York City: 95 cases (43 new);
Nassau: 41 cases (13 new);
Suffolk: 20 cases (14 new);
Rockland: Seven cases (one new);
Ulster: Four (three new);
Saratoga: Three (one new);
Albany: Two (two new);
Monroe: Two (two new);
Orange: Two (two new);
Broome: One (one new);
Delaware: One (one new);
Dutchess: One (one new);
Herkimer: One (one new);

New York continues to be one of the hardest-hit states in the country, with 328 confirmed cases, behind only Washington state’s 338 cases, which resulted in 29 deaths

Related story: First Orange County COVID-19 Case Confirmed

Of the cases in New York, 47 of the 328 coronavirus patients (14 percent) are currently hospitalized. A woman in her 20s from Westchester tested positive in Fairfield County at Greenwich Hospital.

“The perception is changing," Cuomo said. The reality hasn’t changed. We have been talking about the same thing every day for several weeks. You’re going to see these numbers go up, you had to.

“This is an evolving situation. The numbers and facts change every day. As the facts change, change your response. And that’s what we’re doing. You can calibrate up or calibrate down.”

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