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Covid-
19: Hudson Valley Sees New Infection-Rate Increase; Latest Rundown Of Cases By County
The positive COVID-19 infection rate in the Hudson Valley is creeping toward 5 percent as the region remains a hotbed for the virus. Hudson Valley counties were reporting a total of 1,311 newly confirmed COVID-19 infections on Thursday, April 1, as the region continues contending with the latest spike of cases across the country. The average seven-day positive infection rate of those tested in the Hudson Valley rose for the third straight day, from 4.75 percent to 4.87 percent, easily the highest in New York, ahead of Long Island (4.39 percent), and New York City (4.34 percent). …
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Covid-
19: Here's How Close Hudson Valley Is To Being 'Red Zone' Due To Hospital Bed Capacity
With the number of COVID-19 cases across the globe, country, state, and region rising, the Hudson Valley is in danger of a potential hospital bed shortage as nearly three quarters are currently occupied. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said this week that any region that is in danger of reaching 90 percent hospital capacity within three weeks will be designated as a “red zone” and there will be an economic shutdown of all non-essential businesses. “Deaths are a worry, and a shutdown of the economy is a real, viable worry, and this is not coming from an over-anxious personality. It’s not far fetc…
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Number Of
Covid-
19 Related Orange County Deaths Reaches 19
In just a matter of days, the number of deaths from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Orange County has jumped to 19. Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus made the announcement on Monday, March 30, during his daily update on the county's website. In addition to the jump in the number of deaths, the county is also low on ICU beds with only 14 percent of the county's 199 total beds available for use, Neuhaus said. "It's just staggering," Neuhaus said. " This information should wake up anyone who is not paying attention to social distancing." In total, Orange County has 1,432 c…
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Covid-
19: Job Postings For Healthcare Workers, Cleaners Spike Amid Crisis
All hands are on deck as job postings for healthcare workers and cleaners have reportedly spiked amid the COVID-19 outbreak. With demands for doctors, nurses, mental health professionals and cleaning crews on the rise, there has been a 35 percent rise in job postings online, according to a report on LinkedIn. Ads for cleaners have also risen 75 percent since the outbreak as companies clamor to assure customers and employees they are safe by sanitizing their premises. In a special edition of LinkedIn’s Workforce Report, it was determined that March’s healthcare job postings have peake…
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Covid-
19: 24 New Coronavirus Cases Confirmed In Westchester As State Total Hits 950
With testing for the novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19) ramping up throughout the state, New York has seen 221 newly confirmed cases the last 24 hours, bringing the statewide total to 950. As of Monday, March 16, there were 37 new cases in the Hudson Valley, including 24 in Westchester. (See breakdown in the first image above.) Cuomo said that private labs statewide have been conducting tests, with 1,692 new tests being conducted, bringing the state’s total to 7,026 since the outbreak began. The top 10 counties in New York for coronavirus cases: New York City: 463 (134 new); West…
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