Covid-19: Hudson Valley Sees New Increase In Positive-Test Rate; Breakdown Of Cases By County
With the Delta COVID-19 variant threatening to cause a new surge of cases and hospitalizations in the US, the Hudson Valley has seen an uptick in newly confirmed infections.
The positive COVID-19 infection rate in the region has been on the rise since the weekend, from 0.76 percent on Sunday, July 11, up to 0.81 percent the following day before spiking at 0.82 percent on Tuesday, July 13.
In the Hudson Valley, the infection rate is among the highest in the state, with only Long Island (1.07 percent on Tuesday), the Capital Region, and New York City (1.01 percent), reporting a higher percent…
New Round Of Severe Storms Sweeping Through Region
For the third straight day, a line of severe thunderstorms is moving through the region from west to east.
Scattered storm activity is expected Thursday afternoon, July 8, and into the evening.
At 12:45 p.m., storms with heavy rain have arrived in New York, north of I-84 in Orange, Ulster, and Dutchess counties. Storm activity could become more widespread later.
Damaging winds gusts of around 60 miles per hour are the main threat, the National Weather Service said.
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