Kingston, NY
News
COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Cases In Sullivan, Ulster Counties COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Cases In Sullivan, Ulster Counties
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Cases In Sullivan, Ulster Counties There were no new COVID-19-related deaths reported in Ulster or Sullivan County, though the number of active cases in the region continues to climb. In Ulster County, the state Department of Health was reporting that there were 49 new cases reported, with 25 in Sullivan County in the past 24 hours as the second wave of the virus sweeps through the Hudson Valley. There are now 835 active COVID-19 cases in Ulster, up from 656 a week ago, with 131 in Sullivan, up from 100. A total of 152,095 COVID-19 tests have been administered in Ulster since March, resulting in a total of 3,346 positive ca…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
News
COVID-19: Hospitals Close To Capacity Statewide, New Shutdown Is Possible, Cuomo Says COVID-19: Hospitals Close To Capacity Statewide, New Shutdown Is Possible, Cuomo Says
Covid-19: Hospitals Close To Capacity Statewide, New Shutdown Is Possible, Cuomo Says Hospitals in New York could be at a crossroads as the number of COVID-19 patients continues to spike to levels not seen since the height of the pandemic in the spring. And now, the problem is statewide, and not just in the downstate region During a COVID-19 briefing in Manhattan on Monday, Nov. 30, Gov. Andrew Cuomo cautioned that changes in behavior among New Yorkers have led to a second wave of the virus that threatens to overwhelm hospital systems. Cuomo made note that the current COVID-19 hospitalization numbers are nearly quadruple what the state was reporting as recently as June. “B…

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by Zak Failla
Brookfield, CT
Schools
COVID-19: New School District In Fairfield County Goes Remote COVID-19: New School District In Fairfield County Goes Remote
Covid-19: New School District In Fairfield County Goes Remote A Fairfield County school district is going remote after hearing concerns about the spread of COVID-19 from parents and teachers alike. Stratford Schools Superintendent Janet Robinson announced that the district would be switching to its all-virtual learning model through at least Friday, Dec. 4 due to a rise in COVID-19 cases locally and across the state. The district would return to its hybrid model on Monday, Dec. 7.  In addition to the transition to remote learning, the district also announced that the SAT exam scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5 has been canceled. In the past two wee…

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by Zak Failla
Monroe, NY
News
COVID-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Orange County Cases By Community COVID-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Orange County Cases By Community
Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Orange County Cases By Community There were more than 100 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Orange County in the past 24 hours as the virus continues to rapidly spread throughout the Hudson Valley. The state Department of Health reported that there were 115 newly confirmed cases in Orange County, after seeing single and double-digit daily rises in new cases over the summer and earlier in the fall. There have now been 15,703 COVID-19 confirmed positives reported in Orange County out of more than 280,000 tests. The overall 5.7 positive infection rate dipped slightly, but is still among the highest rates in the region. One new…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
News
COVID-19: Long Island Reports 805 New Cases; Here's Brand-New Breakdown By Location COVID-19: Long Island Reports 805 New Cases; Here's Brand-New Breakdown By Location
Covid-19: Long Island Reports 805 New Cases; Here's Brand-New Breakdown By Location COVID-19 cases continue to mount on Long Island as both Suffolk and Nassau counties have seen a combined 805 new cases. In the latest data released by the state Department of Health, Suffolk County was reporting 431 new COVID-19, with 374 in Nassau County, some of the highest numbers for any county in the state. There have now been 54,916 COVID-19 cases reported in Suffolk out of 1.28 million tested. In Nassau, 1.27 million tests have been administered, resulting in 55,486 confirmed cases. In Suffolk, the overall infection rate has held at 4.3 percent, while it has dipped to 4.3 percent in…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
News
COVID-19: Nassau, Suffolk See Another New Increase In Cases COVID-19: Nassau, Suffolk See Another New Increase In Cases
Covid-19: Nassau, Suffolk See Another New Increase In Cases Long Island saw another new increase in COVID-19 cases, according to data released on Saturday, Nov. 14.   In Nassau, the state Department of Health reported 417 new cases on Friday, Nov. 13 (that's 43 more than a day earlier) with another 449 in Suffolk County (an increase of 21 from the previous day). Here are positive testing rates for the last four days on Long Island: Tuesday, Nov. 10: 3.3 percent Wednesday, Nov. 11: 3.1 percent Thursday, Nov. 12: 3.3 percent Friday, Nov. 13: 3.3 percent There were 24 COVID deaths statewide on Friday, with none on Long Island, bringing the …

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by Joe Lombardi
Kingston, NY
News
COVID-19: As Cases Increase, Here's Latest Breakdown In Ulster, Sullivan Counties COVID-19: As Cases Increase, Here's Latest Breakdown In Ulster, Sullivan Counties
Covid-19: As Cases Increase, Here's Latest Breakdown In Ulster, Sullivan Counties Ulster and Sullivan counties continue to see a surge in new COVID-19 cases as the numbers across the state continue to spike. In Ulster County, the state Department of Health was reporting that there were 19 new cases reported, with three in Sullivan County as a statewide trend of new COVID-19 cases continues. There are now 310 active COVID-19 cases in Ulster, with 106 in Sullivan, both among the highest numbers in the area since June. A total of 129,166 COVID-19 tests have been administered in Ulster since March, resulting in a total of 2,626 positive cases. Health officials in Sullivan h…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
News
COVID-19: 400-Plus New Long Island Cases Reported; Here's Breakdown By Community COVID-19: 400-Plus New Long Island Cases Reported; Here's Breakdown By Community
Covid-19: 400-Plus New Long Island Cases Reported; Here's Breakdown By Community There were more than 400 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on Long Island as the positive infection ticked upward near 2 percent according to data released on Friday, Nov. 6. In Nassau, the state Department of Health was reporting 246 new COVID-19 cases in Suffolk and 177 in Nassau, according to the latest data released.  There have now been more than 50,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in both Nassau and Suffolk County since the pandemic began. There has been a total of 1,130,891 COVID-19 tests administered in Suffolk, resulting in 50,210 (4.4 percent) positive cases. In Nassau, there have …

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by Zak Failla
Torrington, CT
News
COVID-19: CT Positivity Rate Climbs Past 4 Percent, New Rundown By Counties, Towns COVID-19: CT Positivity Rate Climbs Past 4 Percent, New Rundown By Counties, Towns
Covid-19: CT Positivity Rate Climbs Past 4 Percent, New Rundown By Counties, Towns For the second straight day, Connecticut saw a COVID-19 positivity rate above 4 percent after flattening the curve to below 1 percent over the summer. In his latest COVID-19 update on Wednesday, Nov. 4, Gov. Ned Lamont said that there were 12,550 tests administered in Connecticut yesterday, with 530 coming back positive for the virus. The 4.2 percent positivity rate came after there was a 4.6 percent rate reported on Tuesday, Nov. 3. There are currently 374 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Connecticut, and there were 11 new virus-related deaths reported. Since the pandemic began in Mar…

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by Zak Failla
Bedford, NY
News
COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Rundown Of Westchester Cases By Municipality COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Rundown Of Westchester Cases By Municipality
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Rundown Of Westchester Cases By Municipality More than 100 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Westchester in the past 24 hours, marking the third straight day the county has hit that benchmark as cases continue to mount. The county Department of Health said that there were 120 new COVID-19 cases in Westchester, bringing the total to more than 839,259 since the pandemic began spreading out of New Rochelle in early March. There have now been more than 500,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in New York, including 40,554 in Westchester. The overall percentage of positive results for those tested in Westchester is down from 5 percent to 4.8 pe…

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by Zak Failla
Monroe, NY
News
COVID-19: Here's Latest Breakdown Of Orange County Cases By Municipality COVID-19: Here's Latest Breakdown Of Orange County Cases By Municipality
Covid-19: Here's Latest Breakdown Of Orange County Cases By Municipality Following a spike in COVID-19 cases in Orange County, the number of new cases reported has begun to stabilize as hospitalizations decline. There were 75 new COVID-19 cases reported in Orange County, according to the state Department of Health, bringing the total to 13,672 positive tests since the pandemic began. There are currently 33 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Orange County, down from 40 earlier in the week with 11 under investigation with possible cases of COVID-19. Of the 218,049 COVID-19 tests administered in Orange County, 6.3 percent of them have come back positive, down from …

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by Zak Failla
Harrison, NY
News
COVID-19: New Cases Continue To Rise In Westchester; Breakdown By Municipality COVID-19: New Cases Continue To Rise In Westchester; Breakdown By Municipality
Covid-19: New Cases Continue To Rise In Westchester; Breakdown By Municipality Westchester continues to see a larger number of new COVID-19 cases than it had during the summer, though the infection rate is trending in the right direction. After seeing new COVID-19 cases topping 200 in recent days, Westchester reported 116 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, Oct. 28, according to the state Department of Health. Though there have been new infections reported, the positive infection rate in Westchester has only hit 2 percent twice in the past week: Friday, Oct. 23: 7,199 tests administered, resulting in 151 (2.1 percent) positive cases. Saturday, Oct. 24: 5,455 tests admi…

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by Zak Failla