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Covid-19: District In Hudson Valley Delays Start Of School Year
A school district in the area has rescheduled the first day of school, moving the start date to deal with COVID-19-related issues.
During a meeting on Monday, Aug. 30, the Newburgh Enlarged City School District voted to change the beginning of the school year to Thursday, Sept. 9, according to a letter to the community from the district.
Schools had been scheduled to begin on Wednesday, Sept. 1.
Under the new schedule, Wednesday, Sept. 1, and Thursday, Sept. 2, will now be Superintendent’s Conference days.
Friday, Sept. 3, will be an emergency day and the district will be close…
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: New Deaths Reported; Here's Latest Rundown Of Cases In Sullivan, Ulster Counties
Multiple COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Ulster County over the weekend, as the number of active cases there and in Sullivan County approaches 3,000.
Four new deaths were reported in Ulster County this week, bringing the total to 213, while Sullivan County reported no new virus-related fatalities as the death toll held steady at 62 after seeing several last week.
In Ulster County, there are now a total of 2,622 active cases being monitored by the Department of Health as of Monday, Feb. 1, up from 2,478 on Friday, Jan. 29, while there are 261 active cases in Sullivan County, officia…
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Cases In Sullivan, Ulster Counties
New COVID-19-related deaths were reported in both Ulster and Sullivan counties as the area continues combating more than 2,300 active cases of the virus.
Six new virus-related deaths in Ulster brought the death toll in the county to 163, while Sullivan reported one new fatality this week, as the total rose to 58 since the pandemic began last year.
The Ulster County Department of Health is monitoring 1,957 active COVID-19 cases, up approximately 1,900 from Monday, Jan. 11, while there are 353 active cases in Sullivan, up from 283 earlier in the week.
According to the latest data from the st…
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Sees 2,000-Plus New Cases, Increase In Test Rate; New County Breakdown
The positive COVID-19 infection rate of those tested in the Hudson Valley has increased slightly, but stayed relatively steady as New York continues combating the "holiday surge" of the virus.
In the past three days, the positive infection rate in the Hudson Valley rose from 6.33 percent on Monday, Dec. 28, to 6.68 percent the following day, to 7.09 percent on Wednesday, Dec. 30.
Hospitalizations in the Hudson Valley continue to rise, reaching 911 as of Thursday, Dec. 31, representing 0.04 percent of the region's population. Approximately 35 percent of the region's hospital beds are still a…
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Sees 1,200-Plus New Cases; Latest Data, Including Positive-Test Rate
More than 1,200 new COVID-19 were reported in the Hudson Valley as the region’s positive infection rate continues to rise.
On Monday, Dec. 14, a total of 1,219 new COVID-19 cases were being reported in the mid-Hudson region, which continues contending with the second wave of new COVID-19 cases.
The number of new cases in the Hudson Valley, by county, according to the state Department of Health on Tuesday, Dec. 15:
Westchester: 560;
Dutchess: 192;
Rockland: 151;
Orange: 136;
Ulster: 92;
Putnam: 74;
Sullivan: 14.
A total of 124,536 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the Hudson Vall…
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Cases In Sullivan, Ulster Counties
There are now nearly 1,800 active COVID-19 cases in Ulster and Sullivan counties as the numbers continue to spike to record highs.
In Ulster County, the state Department of Health was reporting that there were 74 newly confirmed cases in its latest data, with 29 in Sullivan County in the past 24 hours as the second wave of the virus sweeps through the Hudson Valley.
There are now 1,659 active COVID-19 cases in Ulster on Friday, Dec. 11, up from 1,476 on Tuesday, Dec. 8, with 133 in Sullivan, up from 123.
A total of 168,017 COVID-19 tests have been administered in Ulster since March, result…
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Cases In Sullivan, Ulster Counties
There were no new COVID-19-related deaths reported in Ulster or Sullivan County, though the number of active cases in the region continues to climb.
In Ulster County, the state Department of Health was reporting that there were 49 new cases reported, with 25 in Sullivan County in the past 24 hours as the second wave of the virus sweeps through the Hudson Valley.
There are now 835 active COVID-19 cases in Ulster, up from 656 a week ago, with 131 in Sullivan, up from 100.
A total of 152,095 COVID-19 tests have been administered in Ulster since March, resulting in a total of 3,346 positive ca…
Hudson Valley Flu Cases On Decline But NY Still Could Set Record High For Season
Flu cases across New York were on the decline, though the state may set a record-high level, according to the State Department of Health.
There were 17,233 laboratory-confirmed flu cases in the week ending on Feb. 8, the second-highest weekly total since 1999. In the week ending on Feb. 15, that number was down significantly, with 14,270 cases reported, a 17 percent decline.
In the Metro Region, which includes Long Island and the Hudson Valley, there were 2,464 new cases reported.
To date, there have been 121,088 positive tests reported to the NYSDOH. There have also been three flu-related…
NY Facing Worst Flu Season On Record With Second-Highest Weekly Cases In 20 years
Step aside, coronavirus.
Flu cases across New York during the flu season may set a record-high level, according to the State Department of Health, which classified flu activity as “widespread” for the 11th straight week.
There were 17,233 laboratory-confirmed flu cases in the week ending on Feb. 8, the second-highest weekly total since 1999.
In the Metro Region, which includes Long Island and the Hudson Valley, there were 3,130 cases reported.
There has been 106,418 positive tests reported to the NYSDOH. There have also been three flu-related pediatric deaths.
Of those cases:
21,…
