COVID-19: Here's Latest Rockland Testing Trend; New Cases By Town COVID-19: Here's Latest Rockland Testing Trend; New Cases By Town
Covid-19: Here's Latest Rockland Testing Trend; New Cases By Town The positive COVID-19 infection rate in Rockland County is trending in the right direction but is still outpacing the statewide numbers. While the statewide infection rate has remained near or below 1 percent for several weeks, Rockland saw a small uptick over the past week before slowly climbing back down in recent days. Last week, there were four straight days in which the infection rate in Rockland tests was above 3 percent, peaking at 3.7 percent on Saturday, Sept. 19 before dropping to 2.3 percent on Sunday, Sept. 20, and 1.5 percent on Monday, Sept. 21. Comparatively, the statewide r…
COVID-19: Here's Latest Breakdown By Town As Rockland Sees New Increase In Cases COVID-19: Here's Latest Breakdown By Town As Rockland Sees New Increase In Cases
Covid-19: Here's Latest Breakdown By Town As Rockland Sees New Increase In Cases There has been a slight uptick in COVID-19 cases in Rockland County in comparison to the rest of the mid-Hudson Valley region. In the latest numbers released by the state Health Department, there were 36 new cases out of 1,571 Rockland County residents tested, a 2.3 percent positive infection rate. Comparatively, the region as a whole had a 1.2 percent infection rate, and the statewide rate has remained under 1 percent for more than a month. Since the pandemic began, Rockland has a 9.7 percent infection rate, with 14,617 of 150,100 tests coming back positive for COVID-19 the highest in th…
COVID-19: Active Case Map Added To Rockland Dashboard, Here's New Rundown By Towns COVID-19: Active Case Map Added To Rockland Dashboard, Here's New Rundown By Towns
Covid-19: Active Case Map Added To Rockland Dashboard, Here's New Rundown By Towns Rockland County residents have a new tool as the battle against COVID-19 continues after more than six months. The county’s Department of Health added an active case map to its COVID-19 dashboard that will show the active cases that will include the number of confirmed positive results dated within the last two weeks that have been reported. The Active Case Map will be updated during the week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, County Executive Ed Day said. “Since the pandemic began, we have worked diligently to keep Rockland residents informed of our local situation,” Day added. …
Bicyclist Not Wearing Helmet Injured In Crash With Car In Rockland, Police Say Bicyclist Not Wearing Helmet Injured In Crash With Car In Rockland, Police Say
Bicyclist Not Wearing Helmet Injured In Crash With Car In Rockland, Police Say A bicyclist not wearing a helmet was hospitalized after being struck by a car in Rockland County, closing down a busy roadway. Police and paramedics from Ramapo responded to Orange Turnpike in Sloatsburg near the intersection of Liberty Rock Road early on Thursday, Aug. 20, when a driver from Sloatsburg struck a bicyclist, police said. The bicyclist was transported to Nyack Hospital by Springhill Ambulance with a head injury. According to police, lanes were forced to be closed for a crash investigation, and it was down to one lane in each direction on Orange Turnpike for several hours. Th…
Volunteer Ambulance Corps Captain In Rockland Charged With Four Felonies For Larceny, DA Says Volunteer Ambulance Corps Captain In Rockland Charged With Four Felonies For Larceny, DA Says
Volunteer Ambulance Corps Captain In Rockland Charged With Four Felonies For Larceny, DA Says A volunteer paramedic in the Hudson Valley is facing charges for allegedly misappropriating thousands of dollars from the Sloatsburg Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Capt. Matthew Gannon was arraigned on Thursday, Aug. 13 on multiple larceny charges connected to the financial troubles that plagued the organization, the Rockland County District Attorney announced. Specifically, Gannon was charged with: Grand larceny; Falsifying business records; Offering a false statement for filing; Scheme to defraud. Each of the charges against Gannon, 53, was a felony. Gannon allegedly misappropriated $22,1…
Isaias Outage Update: New Breakdown Of Most-Affected Communities In Rockland, Orange Isaias Outage Update: New Breakdown Of Most-Affected Communities In Rockland, Orange
Isaias Outage Update: New Breakdown Of Most-Affected Communities In Rockland, Orange Hundreds in Rockland and Orange County remain without power nearly a week after Tropical Storm Isaias wreaked havoc on the East Coast. As of 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, crews from Rockland & Orange Utilities was still responding to 417 reported outages, which were impacting 1,345 of their New York customers. In Orange County, 705 of the company’s 104,130 customers were still reporting outages, while 628 of their 117,244 Rockland County residents were still in the dark. During the storm, more than 200,000 Rockland & Orange customers lost power due to the high wind gusts and rain …
Ridgewood Chief: Rockland Cyclist, 15, In 'Violent' Viral Video Ignored Orders, Refused Summons Ridgewood Chief: Rockland Cyclist, 15, In 'Violent' Viral Video Ignored Orders, Refused Summons
Ridgewood Chief: Rockland Cyclist, 15, In 'Violent' Viral Video Ignored Orders, Refused Summons UPDATE: A 15-year-old bicyclist from Rockland whose detainment in Ridgewood on Sunday became a viral video refused to follow direct orders and resisted efforts to be taken into custody, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said Monday. The video shows a portion of the incident, in which police are seen taking the teen down as he tried to hold onto his bicycle – a response that some insisted was unnecessary force and called for action by the state Attorney General's Office. The boy was part of a much larger group of riders who passed through other towns on Sunday before trying to head down East R…
Here's How Many Days Rockland Has Gone Without COVID-19 Fatality: New Rundown Of Cases By Town Here's How Many Days Rockland Has Gone Without COVID-19 Fatality: New Rundown Of Cases By Town
Here's How Many Days Rockland Has Gone Without Covid-19 Fatality: New Rundown Of Cases By Town Once one of the hottest spots for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the nation, Rockland County has now gone nearly a week without seeing a virus-related death. It’s been six days since the Rockland County Department of Health reported a COVID-19 fatality, after 667 county residents were killed by the virus. Since the outbreak hit the Hudson Valley in mid-March, 73,262 Rockland residents have been tested for the virus, with 13,549 testing positive for COVID-19. There are currently four people hospitalized with the virus in Rockland and three more potential cases that are under investigation…
COVID-19: Here's Rundown Of Cases By Town As Rockland Starts Phase 3 Of Four-Phase Reopening COVID-19: Here's Rundown Of Cases By Town As Rockland Starts Phase 3 Of Four-Phase Reopening
Covid-19: Here's Rundown Of Cases By Town As Rockland Starts Phase 3 Of Four-Phase Reopening There are less than a dozen patients still hospitalized with novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Rockland County as the Hudson Valley prepares to enter Phase 3 of its four-phase reopening of the economy. Phase 3 starts on Tuesday, June 23. Since the pandemic began, there have been a total of 13,486 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Rockland County out of 69,468 tests, with 10 still hospitalized and several other cases still under investigation. There has been a total of 667 virus-related deaths in county residents, and thousands of COVID-19 patients have recovered from the virus. Rockland County E…
Man Struck By Tractor-Trailer In Fatal Rockland Crash Man Struck By Tractor-Trailer In Fatal Rockland Crash
Man Struck By Tractor-Trailer In Fatal Rockland Crash This story has been updated. A man was killed in a crash involving a tractor-trailer, state police said. The crash happened Saturday, June 6 in Rockland County at about 11:20 p.m. on I-87 in the village of Sloatsburg. An investigation at the scene revealed that Robert H. Harrington, 45, of Waltham, Massachusetts, was operating his 2019 Jeep southbound in the area of mile marker 33.1, when he struck a guardrail, according to police. Harrington was subsequently struck by the 2019 Freightliner tractor-trailer operated by Robin Carroll, 63, of Albany, police said. State Police corrected an …
Man Ejected From Jeep, Then Struck By Truck In Fatal Rockland Crash Man Ejected From Jeep, Then Struck By Truck In Fatal Rockland Crash
Man Ejected From Jeep, Then Struck By Truck In Fatal Rockland Crash A man was killed after being ejected during a crash and then getting hit by a tractor-trailer, state police said. The crash happened Saturday, June 6 in Rockland County at about 11:20 p.m. on I-87 in the village of Sloatsburg. An investigation at the scene revealed that Robert H. Harrington, 45, of Waltham, Massachusetts, was operating his 2019 Jeep southbound in the area of mile marker 33.1, when he struck a guardrail, according to police. Harrington became ejected into the roadway and was subsequently struck by the 2019 Freightliner tractor-trailer operated by Robin Carroll, 63, of Alba…
New COVID-19 Testing Site Opens In Rockland: New Rundown Of Cases By Towns; Reopen Dashboard New COVID-19 Testing Site Opens In Rockland: New Rundown Of Cases By Towns; Reopen Dashboard
New Covid-19 Testing Site Opens In Rockland: New Rundown Of Cases By Towns; Reopen Dashboard As a new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing site has opened in Spring Valley, Rockland County continues to see much fewer COVID-19 cases. According to numbers from the state Department of Health, there has been a total of 13,280 cases since the pandemic began with the highest number of cases located in Spring Valley with 2,897. The new testing center, located at the Martin Luther King Multi-Purpose Center, 110 Bethune Blvd., Spring Valley, was made possible by the efforts of Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee, Rockland County Legislator Toney Earl, and NAACP Spring Valley Chapter President Willie…