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Covid-19: Two Hudson Valley Counties Lead State In Infection Rates; New Breakdown, Latest Data
Two counties in the Hudson Valley have the highest COVID-19 positivity rate in New York State, according to the most recent data from the Department of Health.
In Orange County, the 6.7 percent positivity rate of those tested for COVID-19 is the highest in the state, followed by Rockland County, which sat at a total of 6.2 percent over the weekend.
The rates are the highest in New York, in front of Bronx County (5.5 percent), and Suffolk County (5.4 percent).
New York has averaged 548 cases for every 100,000 residents over the past two weeks, the second-highest rate in the country, behin…
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Covid-19: Here's Number Of Hudson Valley Residents Who've Received Both Vaccine Doses
More than a million New Yorkers have now received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and are fully vaccinated against the virus.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that as of 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 19, 12.1 percent of New Yorkers have received at least one dose of the vaccine, while more than a million have received the second dose.
The state has received a total of 2,335,250 first doses, 2,147,076 of which have been administered. New York has received 1,284,300 second doses, 1,033,367 of which have been administered.
In the Hudson Valley, a total of 340,370 doses have been allocated to…
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Sees Nearly 1.5K-Plus New Cases; Latest Data By County
The Hudson Valley saw nearly 1,500 newly reported COVID-19 cases, according to data released by the New York State Department of Health on Monday, Jan. 17.
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The positive infection rate in the Hudson Valley for the last three days is as follows.
Friday, Jan. 15: 7.51 percent
Saturday, Jan. 16: 7.37 percent
Sunday, Jan. 15: 725 percent
Here are the number of new cases in each of the Hudson Valley's counties:
Westchester, 712
Dutchess, 214
Orange County, 188…
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Sees 2,100-Plus New Cases, Increase In Test Rate; New County Breakdown
The Hudson Valley saw new increases in both the number of new COVID-19 cases as well as the positive infection rate, according to data released by the New York State Department of Health on Friday, Jan. 1.
The positive infection rate in the Hudson Valley the last four days is as follows.
Monday, Dec. 28: 6.33 percent
Tuesday, Dec. 29: 6.68 percent
Wednesday, Dec. 30: 7.09 percent
Thursday, Dec. 31: 7.56 percent
Hospitalizations in the Hudson Valley continue to rise, reaching 912 as of Friday, Jan. 1. Approximately 35 percent of the region's hospital beds are still available.
T…
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Sees Nearly 1,200 New Cases; Latest County Totals
The Hudson Valley saw a new increase in the COVID-19 positive-test rate, according to data released by New York State on Sunday, Dec. 20.
The positive testing rates for the last three days in the Hudson Valley are as follows:
Thursday, Dec. 17: 6.17 percent
Friday, Dec. 18: 6.27 percent
Saturday, Dec. 19: 6.36 percent
Here's a rundown of new cases in the Hudson Valley's seven counties:
Westchester County, 535
Orange County, 196
Rockland County, 151
Dutchess County, 148
Ulster County, 59
Sullivan County, 58
Putnam County, 50
Total number of new cases: 1,197
There were 123 COVID …
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Sees Uptick In Positive Testing Rate; Latest County Totals
The Hudson Valley saw an uptick in the positivity rate for COVID-19 testing, according to newly released data on Saturday, Oct. 31.
The positive testing rate in all focus areas under New York State's Micro-Cluster strategy is 3.01 percent, and outside the focus zone areas is 1.30 percent.
Within the focus areas, 15,493 test results were reported Friday, Oct. 30, yielding 467 positives. In the remainder of the state, not counting these focus areas, 121,469 test results were reported, yielding 1,582 positives.
Here are positivity testing rates for the last three days in the Hudson Vall…
