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COVID-19: Here's Latest Breakdown Of Rockland Cases By Town COVID-19: Here's Latest Breakdown Of Rockland Cases By Town
Covid-19: Here's Latest Breakdown Of Rockland Cases By Town The number of active COVID-19 cases in Rockland County has topped 1,500 as the infection rate continues to rise in one of New York's hottest spots for the virus. According to the county Department of Health, the number of active cases consists of confirmed positive results dated within the last two weeks that have been reported to health officials. There are now a total of 1,524 active cases in Rockland as of Wednesday, Nov. 18, up from around 1,100 late last week. A total of 51 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized from the virus, up from 34, and there were four new virus-related deaths, bri…

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COVID-19: Number Of Active Cases In Rockland Surpasses 1,100: Breakdown By Location COVID-19: Number Of Active Cases In Rockland Surpasses 1,100: Breakdown By Location
Covid-19: Number Of Active Cases In Rockland Surpasses 1,100: Breakdown By Location The number of active COVID-19 cases in Rockland County has hit 1,100 as the infection rate continues to rise in one of New York's hottest spots for the virus. According to the county Department of Health, the number of active cases consists of confirmed positive results dated within the last two weeks that have been reported to health officials.  There are a total of 1,116 current cases for the time period of Monday, Oct. 26, and Monday, Nov. 9. The number of active cases is up from 872 earlier in the week, and there are now 34 people hospitalized, up from 19 on Monday, Nov. 9. …

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COVID-19: As Rockland Cases Continue To Increase, Here's Latest Breakdown By Town COVID-19: As Rockland Cases Continue To Increase, Here's Latest Breakdown By Town
Covid-19: As Rockland Cases Continue To Increase, Here's Latest Breakdown By Town The positive COVID-19 infection rate continues to outpace the statewide rate in Rockland County as new cases continue to mount. There are currently 872 active COVID-19 cases up from more than 843  last week, with 19 patients hospitalized and being treated for the virus. There have been no newly reported COVID-19 fatalities as the death toll held at 684 people. Over the past week, the infection rate has fluctuated daily as the number of positive cases slowly climbs after spiking in recent weeks: Wednesday, Nov. 4: 3,091 tests administered, resulting in 102 (3.3 percent) positive case…

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COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Rockland County Cases By Municipality COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Rockland County Cases By Municipality
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Rockland County Cases By Municipality The positive COVID-19 infection rate continues to outpace the statewide rate in Rockland County as new cases continue to mount. There are currently 909 active COVID-19 cases up from more than 843 earlier in the week, with 22 patients hospitalized and being treated for the virus. There have been no newly reported COVID-19 fatalities as the death toll held at 684 people. Over the past week, the infection rate has fluctuated daily as the number of positive cases slowly climbs after spiking in recent weeks: Friday, Oct. 30: 2,202 tests administered, resulting in 67 (3 percent) positive case…

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COVID-19: Here's Latest Breakdown Of Rockland County Cases By Municipality COVID-19: Here's Latest Breakdown Of Rockland County Cases By Municipality
Covid-19: Here's Latest Breakdown Of Rockland County Cases By Municipality The positive COVID-19 infection rate continues to outpace the statewide rate in Rockland County as new cases continue to mount. There are currently 843 active COVID-19 cases down from more than 900 earlier in the week, with 22 patients hospitalized and being treated for the virus.  There have been no newly reported COVID-19 fatalities as the death toll held at 684 people. Over the past five days, the infection rate has fluctuated daily as the number of positive cases slowly climbs after spiking in recent weeks: Thursday, Oct. 22: 2,649 tests administered, resulting in 57 (2.2 percent…

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COVID-19: Here's Latest Breakdown Of Rockland County Cases By Municipality COVID-19: Here's Latest Breakdown Of Rockland County Cases By Municipality
Covid-19: Here's Latest Breakdown Of Rockland County Cases By Municipality Rockland County continues to be one of the hottest spots for COVID-19 in New York, with the positive infection rate outpacing the rate in the rest of the state. There are currently 915 active COVID-19 cases, with 24 patients hospitalized and being treated for the virus. There have been 684 COVID-19 fatalities in Rockland since the pandemic began. Over the past five days, the infection rate has fluctuated daily as the number of positive cases slowly climbs after spiking in recent weeks:  Thursday, Oct. 22: 2,649 tests administered, resulting in 57 (2.2 percent) positive cases; Friday,…

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COVID-19: Rockland DOH Inspectors Join State Police In Enforcement At Cluster Zones COVID-19: Rockland DOH Inspectors Join State Police In Enforcement At Cluster Zones
Covid-19: Rockland DOH Inspectors Join State Police In Enforcement At Cluster Zones With COVID-19 clusters cropping up in parts of Rockland, the county’s Department of Health will be joining New York State Police in enforcing compliance. This week, Rockland County saw a spike in COVID-19 infection rates, which peaked near 5 percent, compared to the rest of the state, which has hovered around 1 percent for weeks. In response, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a new “cluster action initiative” to attack hotspots to stop the spread of the virus, including some new rules and regulations that will be in place for at least two weeks. The spike in cases largely centers around…

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COVID-19: Clusters Increase In Orange, Rockland; New Breakdown By Towns COVID-19: Clusters Increase In Orange, Rockland; New Breakdown By Towns
Covid-19: Clusters Increase In Orange, Rockland; New Breakdown By Towns Some alarm bells are ringing for certain health officials in New York who are investigating new COVID-19 clusters that cropped up in Rockland and Orange counties. On Monday, Sept. 28, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that there has been a sharp uptick in new COVID-19 cases in Rockland, Orange, and in some parts of Brooklyn. Statewide, there were 52,936 COVID-19 tests administered yesterday, with 834 (1.5 percent) testing positive. There are currently 543 people hospitalized with the virus and there were 11 new fatalities. The 1.5 percent infection rate is up from 1.02 percent on Saturday, …

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COVID-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Rockland Cases By Town Amid Spike COVID-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Rockland Cases By Town Amid Spike
Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Rockland Cases By Town Amid Spike With schools reopening and more and more businesses welcoming employees back to work, Rockland County has seen a small surge in COVID-19 cases. There were 47 new positive COVID-19 cases reported in Rockland out of 1,070 newly administered tests. Since the pandemic began in mid-March, 162,428 COVID-19 tests have been administered in the county, with 15,045 (9.3 percent) testing positive for the virus. There are currently 12 COVID-19 patients hospitalized, with one under investigation for potential exposure to the virus. There have been 675 COVID-19 fatalities during the pandemic. The infect…

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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…

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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. …

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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…

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