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COVID-19: Hudson Valley Sees Nearly 2K New Cases; Here's Latest Rundown By County COVID-19: Hudson Valley Sees Nearly 2K New Cases; Here's Latest Rundown By County
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Sees Nearly 2K New Cases; Here's Latest Rundown By County Despite seeing nearly 2,000 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Hudson Valley, the overall positive infection rate in the region continues trending in the right direction 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, while the statewide average is at 6.23 percent, down from 6.34 percent during that time span. Hospitalizations are up slightly, to 1,076 in the Hudson Valley, after hitting 1,061 earlier th…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect Charged After Exchanging Gunfire With Middletown Police Officer Suspect Charged After Exchanging Gunfire With Middletown Police Officer
Suspect Charged After Exchanging Gunfire With Middletown Police Officer A man who allegedly shot a police office responding to a domestic dispute was charged with the felony of first-degree attempted murder. The officer was reportedly on routine patrol in Orange County when a woman on Myrtle Avenue in Middletown flagged him down at approximately 7:45 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29.  As he spoke to the woman, Bronx resident Desean J. Owens, 29, reportedly emerged from the home brandishing a 9 mm. pistol and shot the responding officer in the left forearm, according to authorities. The officer returned fire, wounding Owens, before summoning additional police o…

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by Christina Coulter