Covid-19: Westchester Sees Uptick In Cases, Here's Brand-New Rundown By Municipality
Westchester has seen a slight uptick in COVID-19 cases in recent days, as the infection rate in the Hudson Valley climbed over 1 percent for the first time in more than a week.
The State Department of Health reported that there were 54 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Westchester, bringing the total to 36,540 since the pandemic was first reported in New Rochelle in early March.
In the Hudson Valley region, the infection rate rose from 0.8 percent on both Saturday, Aug. 15 and Sunday, Aug. 16 to 1.3 percent on Monday, Aug. 17, health officials said.
Statewide, the infection rate remains unde…
Covid-19: Here's Latest Breakdown Of Westchester Cases By Municipality
The latest breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Westchester by municipality as of Monday, Aug. 10, according to the Department of Health:
Yonkers: 7,444 (101 active);
New Rochelle: 3,160 (22);
Mount Vernon: 2,800 (20);
White Plains: 1,897 (23);
Port Chester: 1,304 (15);
Greenburgh: 1,222 (24);
Ossining Village: 1,095 (9);
Peekskill: 1,028 (13);
Cortlandt: 921 (17);
Yorktown: 743 (10);
Mount Pleasant: 593 (2);
Mamaroneck Village: 477 (17);
Eastchester: 461 (2);
Harrison: 430 (12);
Sleepy Hollow: 416 (4);
Somers: 406 (2);
Scarsdale: 369 (1);
Dobbs Ferry: 332 (1);
Tarrytown: 299 (2);
Mount…
Isaias Power Outage Update: Estimated Restoration Times; Westchester Communities Most Affected
Some Westchester residents may be without power through the weekend, as utility crews continue working to repair the damage caused by Tropical Storm Isaias.
Despite calling in outside contractors to assist, thousands of Con Edison and NYSEG customers in Westchester are still reporting outages three days after the storm toppled trees and power lines.
In Westchester, on Friday, Aug. 7, 64,864 of Con Edison’s 360,045 customers are without power, while 11,858 of NYSEG’s 33,278 customers were reporting outages.
NYSEG has not provided an estimated time of restoration, while Con Ed has estimate…
Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Westchester Cases By Municipality
There were just 19 new COVID-19 cases reported in Westchester in the past 24 hours.
In Westchester, 413,395 residents - approximately 41 percent of the county’s population - have been tested for COVID-19, with a total of 36,107 (8.7 percent) testing positive for the virus.
A breakdown of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in Westchester, by municipality as of Thursday, Aug. 6:
Yonkers: 7,401;
New Rochelle: 3,150;
Mount Vernon: 2,797;
White Plains: 1,885;
Port Chester: 1,296;
Greenburgh: 1,212;
Ossining Village: 1,093;
Peekskill: 1,025;
Cortlandt: 920;
Yorktown: 739
Mount Pleasant: 592;
Ma…
Covid-19: Here's New Rundown Of Westchester Cases By Municipality
Five months to the day that Westchester saw its first positive COVID-19 case, the county has now administered more than 400,000 tests for the virus, with less than 10 percent coming back positive.
During his weekly COVID-19 press briefing on Monday, Aug. 3, Westchester County Executive George Latimer said that the county has now administered 400,499 COVID-19 tests, with 36,014 (9 percent) testing positive.
In total, approximately 40 percent of the county has been tested, Latimer said.
“That is a significant percentage,” Latimer said. “Our testing day by day has been robust and that to some…
