COVID-19: Hudson Valley Sees 663 New Cases, Uptick In Testing Rate; Latest County Totals COVID-19: Hudson Valley Sees 663 New Cases, Uptick In Testing Rate; Latest County Totals
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Sees 663 New Cases, Uptick In Testing Rate; Latest County Totals The Hudson Valley saw an uptick in the positivity rate for COVID-19 testing as well as 663 new cases, according to newly released data on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Here are positivity testing rates for the last three days in the Hudson Valley: Sunday, Nov. 8: 3.7 percent Monday, Nov. 9: 3.6 percent Tuesday, Nov. 10: 3.7 percent Here's a rundown of new cases in each of the Hudson Valley's seven counties: Westchester, 244 Orange, 148 Rockland, 144 Dutchess, 65 Putnam, 26 Ulster, 24 Sullivan, 12 There were 21 COVID deaths statewide on Tuesday, with four in the Hudson Valley (two in Westchester an…
COVID-19: New Testing Policy For 140,000 SUNY Students Announced COVID-19: New Testing Policy For 140,000 SUNY Students Announced
Covid-19: New Testing Policy For 140,000 SUNY Students Announced Before heading home for the holidays, State University of New York students will have to test negative for COVID-19. SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras announced this week that in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to the rest of the country when students head home for Thanksgiving, they will first have to take the test at each of SUNY’s 64 colleges and universities. Malatras said that schools will have until Thursday, Nov. 5 on how to test the entire student population of approximately 140,000 within 10 days of Thanksgiving break. Testing has also been recommended for staff and facult…
COVID-19: Companies Moving Closer To Creating Breathalyzer Test For Virus COVID-19: Companies Moving Closer To Creating Breathalyzer Test For Virus
Covid-19: Companies Moving Closer To Creating Breathalyzer Test For Virus Seven months into the global COVID-19 pandemic, some companies may be inching closer to creating a breathalyzer-type test that could potentially identify the virus. According to new reports, researchers from the United States to Israel to Finland have been working to develop non-invasive screening solutions to test for COVID-19 through gas compounds that can be identified with the device. If completed, the device would work similarly to breathalyzers that are used by police to determine one’s blood alcohol content. Researchers across the globe have been testing respiratory samples after de…
COVID-19: No Change In Status For Hudson Valley Hotspots, Cuomo Says COVID-19: No Change In Status For Hudson Valley Hotspots, Cuomo Says
Covid-19: No Change In Status For Hudson Valley Hotspots, Cuomo Says Despite protestations from some Hudson Valley communities, there will be no change in the status of the COVID-19 micro-clusters in Rockland and Orange County, though infection rates are trending in the right direction. In the Rockland County micro-cluster, the red zone has seen an infection rate drop from 11.6 percent to 4.8 percent, and from 9.1 to 6 percent in the yellow zone in the past 10 days. Orange County recently saw a spike in COVID-19 infection rates, with some areas reaching a 34.2 percent positive infection rate, and Rockland peaking at 13.1 percent in the last week of September…
COVID-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Rockland Cases By Municipality COVID-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Rockland Cases By Municipality
Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Rockland Cases By Municipality The COVID-19 numbers in Rockland County are trending in the right direction following a recent spike in cases due to several clusters of cases. In the past three weeks, there have been hundreds of newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Rockland, after the county “flattened the curve” and saw only a handful of new cases daily for several weeks. The spike in cases in certain Rockland zip codes - largely in Orthodox Jewish communities - prompted New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to intervene, with the county’s Department of Help joining in enforcement at the clusters that broke out. The new cases have …
COVID-19: Here's How Many Positive Cases Have Been Reported In Hudson Valley Schools COVID-19: Here's How Many Positive Cases Have Been Reported In Hudson Valley Schools
Covid-19: Here's How Many Positive Cases Have Been Reported In Hudson Valley Schools Nearly 200 students and educators in the Hudson Valley have tested positive for COVID-19 since New York began tracking the data when classes resumed last month. According to the state’s COVID-19 Report Card, there have been 194 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Hudson Valley students, teachers, and school staffers since the dashboard went live on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Of those 194 cases, 121 positive results were in students (92 public school students, 29 private and charter students), while 73 educators or staff members (54 in public schools, 19 in private and charter schools) have tested positi…
COVID-19: Here's Hudson Valley Three-Day Testing Trend, Number Of New Cases In Each County COVID-19: Here's Hudson Valley Three-Day Testing Trend, Number Of New Cases In Each County
Covid-19: Here's Hudson Valley Three-Day Testing Trend, Number Of New Cases In Each County The number of positive test results for COVID-19 has remained steady in the Hudson Valley, according to three-day data released Saturday, Oct. 10. In New York "Red Zone" focus areas included as part of the state's Cluster Action Initiative, the positivity rate for test results reported yesterday is 4.95 percent. These "Red Zone" focus areas are home to 2.8 percent of state's population, yet have had 18 percent of all positive cases reported this week. Within the "Red Zone" focus areas, 3,901 test results were reported Friday, Oct. 9, yielding 193 positives or a 4.95 percent positivit…
COVID-19: Hudson Valley Sees Uptick In Positive Testing Rate, Cases; Latest County Totals COVID-19: Hudson Valley Sees Uptick In Positive Testing Rate, Cases; Latest County Totals
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Sees Uptick In Positive Testing Rate, Cases; Latest County Totals The Hudson Valley saw an uptick in both cases and the positivity rate for COVID-19 testing, according to newly released data on Thursday, Oct. 8. A new state record 145,811 COVID-19 diagnostic tests were conducted statewide on Wednesday, Oct. 7. In the top 20 ZIP codes in areas that have seen recent outbreaks - Brooklyn and Queens, and Rockland and Orange counties - 7,349 tests were conducted, yielding 426 positives or a 5.8 percent positivity rate.  In the remainder of the state, 138,462 tests were conducted yielding 1,410 positives or a 1.01 percent positivity rate. Here are positi…
COVID-19: Hudson Valley Sees Uptick In Positive Testing Rate, Cases; Latest County Totals COVID-19: Hudson Valley Sees Uptick In Positive Testing Rate, Cases; Latest County Totals
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Sees Uptick In Positive Testing Rate, Cases; Latest County Totals The Hudson Valley saw an uptick in both cases and the positivity rate for COVID-19 testing, according to newly released data on Tuesday, Oct. 6 In the top 20 ZIP codes in areas that have seen recent outbreaks - Brooklyn and Queens and Rockland and Orange counties - 5,222 tests were conducted on Monday, Oct. 5, yielding 291 positives or a 5.5 percent positivity rate.  In the remainder of the state, 91,137 tests were conducted yielding 1,102 positives or a 1.20 percent positivity rate. Here are positivity testing rates for the last three days in the Hudson Valley: Saturday, Oct. 3: 1.…
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. …
COVID-19: Hudson Valley Sees Uptick In Positive Testing Rate; Number Of New Cases By County COVID-19: Hudson Valley Sees Uptick In Positive Testing Rate; Number Of New Cases By County
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Sees Uptick In Positive Testing Rate; Number Of New Cases By County There was an uptick in the positivity rate for COVID-19 testing in the Hudson Valley, according to newly released data on Sunday, Sept. 13.  Of a total of 72,668 test results reported on Saturday, Sept. 12 to New York State, 725, or 0.99 percent, were positive.  These are positivity testing rates for the last three days in the Hudson Valley: Thursday, Sept. 10: 1.2 percent Friday, Sept. 11: 0.9 percent Saturday, Sept. 12: 1.2 percent Here are the number of new cases in each of the Hudson Valley's counties: Westchester, 45 Orange County, 24 Rockland, 17 Sullivan, 4 Putnam,…
COVID-19: New Antibody Test Results Released For Hudson Valley For First Time In Six Weeks COVID-19: New Antibody Test Results Released For Hudson Valley For First Time In Six Weeks
Covid-19: New Antibody Test Results Released For Hudson Valley For First Time In Six Weeks With New York continuing to ramp up novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing, it was determined that in the past six weeks, the number of patients testing positive for the virus’ antibodies has slightly increased. New York State surveyed more than 12,000 people between Friday, May 1, and Saturday, June 13, for antibodies, which found that 13.4 percent of those tested are now testing positive for COVID-19 antibodies, up 1.1 percent from the beginning of the tests. In the Hudson Valley, 9 percent of those tested as of May 1 tested positive, which jumped slightly to 9.5 percent as of June 13. “We…