COVID-19: Long Island Sees New Increase In Positive-Test Rate; Latest Breakdown By County COVID-19: Long Island Sees New Increase In Positive-Test Rate; Latest Breakdown By County
Covid-19: Long Island Sees New Increase In Positive-Test Rate; Latest Breakdown By County The positive COVID-19 infection rate is back to approaching 2 percent on Long Island as the area continues to deal with new variants of the virus. In the past week, the seven-day average positive infection rate on Long Island has risen from 1.28 percent to 1.86 percent of those tested on Wednesday, July 21. Both Nassau (152) and Suffolk (126) saw more than 100 new COVID-19 cases for the first time in weeks, bringing the cumulative number of cases to 185,525 and 202,711, respectively. One new virus-related death was reported in Nassau, bringing the total to 3,846 since the pandemic began, w…
COVID-19: Hudson Valley Infection Rates Jumps Up Again COVID-19: Hudson Valley Infection Rates Jumps Up Again
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Infection Rates Jumps Up Again The COVID-19 numbers in the Hudson Valley continue to get worse as the region, state, and country continue to contend with a surge in cases linked to unvaccinated people become exposed by the Delta variants. According to the Department of Health, the positive COVID-19 infection rate for those tested in the Hudson Valley has hit 1.10 percent as of Tuesday, July 20, up from 0.76 percent as recently as Sunday, July 11 as the virus continues to spread. Infection rates in the state’s 10 regions on July 20, according to the state Department of Health: Capital Region: 1.89 percent; Long Island: …
COVID-19: Cause For Concern? NY Sees Rise In Infection Rate COVID-19: Cause For Concern? NY Sees Rise In Infection Rate
Covid-19: Cause For Concern? NY Sees Rise In Infection Rate Some alarms are being sounded as New York State is in the midst of a slight uptick in its COVID-19 infection rate over the weekend. Officials are encouraging unvaccinated New Yorkers to get a shot in the arm as the state’s positive infection rate rose to 1.10 percent for those tested for COVID-19 on Sunday, July 11. One new virus-related death was reported, bringing the total number of fatalities to 43,011 statewide since the pandemic began, and the seven-day rolling positive COVID-19 infection rate is at approximately 0.88 percent. The one COVID-19-related death in Queens County matches t…
COVID-19: Here's How Many NYers Are Now Fully Vaccinated, Other New Data COVID-19: Here's How Many NYers Are Now Fully Vaccinated, Other New Data
Covid-19: Here's How Many NYers Are Now Fully Vaccinated, Other New Data More than a million New Yorkers have received COVID-19 vaccinations in the past seven days as the number fully vaccinated against the virus continues to rise. On Monday, May 3, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that more than seven million of New York's 19.5 million residents are now fully vaccinated. 91,035 doses have been administered across the state's vast distribution network in the last 24 hours, and more than 1.1 million doses have been administered over the past seven days. In total, 15,734,364 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in New York since the vaccination progra…
COVID-19: Here's Percentage Of Fully Vaccinated NYers, Other New Data COVID-19: Here's Percentage Of Fully Vaccinated NYers, Other New Data
Covid-19: Here's Percentage Of Fully Vaccinated NYers, Other New Data Nearly half of all eligible New Yorkers have received both doses of their COVID-19 vaccine and have completed the vaccination series, according to the latest data from the state Department of Health. On Wednesday, May 5, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo that the state has surpassed 16 million COVID-19 doses, including 189,760 in the past 24 hours and more than 1.1 million in the past week as the demand for the vaccine begins to outpace the supply across the state. In total, 16,071,778 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in New York since the vaccination program began earlier this year. …
COVID-19: Arrival Of Residents From NYC Drives Spike In Cases In These Upstate Counties COVID-19: Arrival Of Residents From NYC Drives Spike In Cases In These Upstate Counties
Covid-19: Arrival Of Residents From NYC Drives Spike In Cases In These Upstate Counties With many downstate New Yorkers flocking to less dense, more rural areas in upstate New York during the COVID-19 pandemic, those regions are reporting a rise in the number of cases of the virus that are spreading. Upstate officials are working to get as many COVID-19 vaccinations completed as quickly as possible as many have fled from New York City and the suburbs during the pandemic in favor of locales further upstate. According to some reports, the number of New York City residents who have moved upstate into the Captial Region’s four largest counties has increased by more than 200 percen…
COVID-19: Here's How Many Vaccines Have Been Administered In Westchester, Statewide COVID-19: Here's How Many Vaccines Have Been Administered In Westchester, Statewide
Covid-19: Here's How Many Vaccines Have Been Administered In Westchester, Statewide Nearly 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines have now been administered in Westchester as the county continues ramping up its vaccination program. There have now been 81,717 COVID-19 vaccines administered at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, with an additional 15,523 at sites run by the Department of Health for a total of 97,240 as of Thursday, March 4. On Wednesday, March 3, 2,288 Westchester residents were vaccinated at the County Center, along with 632 at Department of Health sites. With the federal government producing and distributing additional COVID-19 vaccines, Westchester has bee…
COVID-19: Here's Percentage Of NYers Who've Gotten At Least One Dose Of Vaccine, Other New Data COVID-19: Here's Percentage Of NYers Who've Gotten At Least One Dose Of Vaccine, Other New Data
Covid-19: Here's Percentage Of NYers Who've Gotten At Least One Dose Of Vaccine, Other New Data New York continues ramping up its COVID-19 vaccination program with nearly five million shots administered and a record number of new vaccine allocations expected this week. As of 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 2, health officials have administered at least one dose of the vaccine to 15.2 percent of New Yorkers, according to the state Department of Health. New York has received a total of 3,206,430 COVID-19 vaccine doses from the federal government in the past 12 weeks, and 3,033,922 of those have been administered, bringing the total usage to 95 percent of the state’s allocation. In total, 5,2…
COVID-19: Here's How Many NYers Are Now Fully Vaccinated With Two Doses COVID-19: Here's How Many NYers Are Now Fully Vaccinated With Two Doses
Covid-19: Here's How Many NYers Are Now Fully Vaccinated With Two 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. The total week nine federal vaccine allocation has been delivered to providers for administration, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. New York's health care distribution sites have received 2,192,675 first doses and have administered 91 percent (1,992,575) first dose vaccinations and 85 percent of first and second doses. The week 10 allocation from the federal government begins distribution in the middle of this week. According to the Department o…
COVID-19: Here's Number Of Vaccines Administered On Long Island, Demographic Breakdown COVID-19: Here's Number Of Vaccines Administered On Long Island, Demographic Breakdown
Covid-19: Here's Number Of Vaccines Administered On Long Island, Demographic Breakdown Following a slow rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in New York, the state now finds itself waiting on the federal government to distribute additional allocations to Long Island and other regions. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Monday, Feb. 1 that the total week six allocation has been delivered to providers, bringing the total to 1,554,450 first doses distributed, with 1,393,064 (90 percent) of them administered. A total of 75 percent of second doses have also been administered, completing the vaccination. Cuomo noted that the next allocation from the federal government is not expect…
COVID-19: Here's Number Of Vaccines Administered In Hudson Valley, Demographic Breakdown COVID-19: Here's Number Of Vaccines Administered In Hudson Valley, Demographic Breakdown
Covid-19: Here's Number Of Vaccines Administered In Hudson Valley, Demographic Breakdown Following a slow rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in New York, the state now finds itself waiting on the federal government to distribute additional allocations to the Hudson Valley and other regions. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Monday, Feb. 1 that the total week six allocation has been delivered to providers, bringing the total to 1,554,450 first doses distributed, with 1,393,064 (90 percent) of them administered. A total of 75 percent of second doses have also been administered, completing the vaccination. Cuomo noted that the next allocation from the federal government is not expec…
COVID-19: Here's The Progress Being Made In Vaccinating Long Island Nursing Facilities COVID-19: Here's The Progress Being Made In Vaccinating Long Island Nursing Facilities
Covid-19: Here's The Progress Being Made In Vaccinating Long Island Nursing Facilities New York is making progress in working on its federal long term care facility COVID-19 vaccination program as it looks to get “needles in the arms” of all residents and employees as expeditiously as possible. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that as part of the state’s LTCF program administration, all nursing home residents have been offered the COVID-19 vaccine, with 72 percent accepting the vaccine as of Thursday, Jan. 28. Cuomo said that the plan includes skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, continuing care communities, low-income housing for seniors, care facilities for those …