The number of active COVID-19 cases has climbed to 2,225 on Thursday, Dec. 10, up from 1,953 on Monday, Dec. 7. A month ago, the county was dealing with approximately 1,000 active cases of the virus.
A total of 81 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized from the virus, up from 52 on Monday, and there were seven new virus-related deaths, bringing the total to 714 since March.
The infection rate in Rockland over the past five days, according to the latest data from the state Department of Health:
- Friday, Dec. 4: 1: 3,769 COVID-19 tests administered, resulting in 212 positive cases for an infection rate of 5.6 percent;
- Saturday, Dec. 5: 3,244 COVID-19 tests administered, resulting in 167 positive cases for an infection rate of 5.1 percent;
- Sunday, Dec. 6: 2,248 COVID-19 tests administered, resulting in 97 positive cases for an infection rate of 4.3 percent;
- Monday, Dec. 7: 2,645 COVID-19 tests administered, resulting in 175 positive cases for an infection rate of 6.6 percent;
- Tuesday, Dec. 8: 3,600 COVID-19 tests administered, resulting in 236 positive cases for an infection rate of 6.6 percent;
The average rolling positivity rate over the past seven days in Rockland rose from 5.6 percent to 5.8 percent during that span, while the 14-day average spiked from 4.8 percent to 5.3 percent.
There have now been a total of 23,308 COVID-19 cases reported in Rockland out of 364,183 tested. The overall 6.4 percent positivity rate in Rockland remains the highest in the Hudson Valley.
A breakdown of active COVID-19 cases, by community, on Dec. 10:
- Spring Valley: 340;
- New City: 218;
- Nanuet: 194;
- Haverstraw: 158;
- Pearl River: 140;
- Stony Point: 133;
- Monsey: 130;
- Garnerville: 110;
- Pomona: 91;
- Nyack: 80;
- Congers: 66;
- West Nyack: 52;
- West Haverstraw: 52;
- Valley Cottage: 51;
- Orangeburg: 42;
- Tappan: 38;
- Sloatsburg: 28;
- Blauvelt: 27;
- Tomkins Cove: 21;
- Thiells: 20;
- Sparkill: 15;
- Hillburn: 11;
- Palisades: 10;
- Piermont: 8.
Statewide, there have been a total of 21.1 million COVID-19 tests administered, with 733,064 New Yorkers testing positive for the virus. Since March, there have been a total of 27,404 COVID-19-related deaths.
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