Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Putnam County Cases By Community

Two new COVID-19 related deaths were reported in Putnam in the last week as the county approaches 100 fatalities since the pandemic began nearly a year ago.

The latest breakdown of COVID-19 cases in Putnam County.
Photo Credit: *Putnam County DOH*

Zak Failla

02/18/2021 11:20 a.m.

Putnam County officials reported 300 newly confirmed cases in the latest data released by the Department of Health, bringing the total to 7,919 total cases out of 154,073 COVID-19 tests administered since the virus started spreading in early March last year.

The new virus-related deaths brought the total to 84 in the county.

There are currently 11 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Putnam County, down from 16, which is monitoring 286 active cases, up slightly from last week.

A breakdown of COVID-19 cases in Putnam County, according to the latest information released by the Department of Health as of Thursday, Feb. 18:

Carmel: 2,959 (115 new);
Southeast: 1,602 (68);
Kent: 999 (30);
Putnam Valley: 893 (33);
Patterson: 774 (36);
Philipstown: 692 (18).

Statewide, a total of 1,548,979 positive COVID-19 cases have been confirmed out of 35.5 million tests that have been administered. There have been a total of 37,440 virus-related deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.

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