Covid-19: Two Hudson Valley Counties Lead State In Infection Rates; New Breakdown, Latest Data
Two counties in the Hudson Valley have the highest COVID-19 positivity rate in New York State, according to the most recent data from the Department of Health.
In Orange County, the 6.7 percent positivity rate of those tested for COVID-19 is the highest in the state, followed by Rockland County, which sat at a total of 6.2 percent over the weekend.
The rates are the highest in New York, in front of Bronx County (5.5 percent), and Suffolk County (5.4 percent).
New York has averaged 548 cases for every 100,000 residents over the past two weeks, the second-highest rate in the country, behin…
Wind Gusts Up To 50 MPH Knock Out Power In Hudson Valley
Hundreds in the Hudson Valley are now without power as high winds whip through the area.
A Wind Advisory is in effect until 4 p.m. Monday, March 29.
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As of around 10 a.m. on Monday, Con Edison was still reporting nine active outages that were impacting customers in Bedford, Cortlandt, Greenburgh, Mount Vernon, New Castle, Scarsdale, and Yonkers.
Farther north, Central Hudson is working to restore power to 1,778 of its customers as crews work to respond to 65 outages.
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