Covid-19: Hudson Valley Sees Nearly 1.5K-Plus New Cases; Latest Data By County
The Hudson Valley saw nearly 1,500 newly reported COVID-19 cases, according to data released by the New York State Department of Health on Monday, Jan. 17.
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The positive infection rate in the Hudson Valley for the last three days is as follows.
Friday, Jan. 15: 7.51 percent
Saturday, Jan. 16: 7.37 percent
Sunday, Jan. 15: 725 percent
Here are the number of new cases in each of the Hudson Valley's counties:
Westchester, 712
Dutchess, 214
Orange County, 188…
Covid-19: Long Island Sees Nearly 3,200 New Cases, Another Increase In Infection Rate
Long Island saw a new increase in the COVID-19 positive infection rate, along with nearly 3,200 newly reported cases, according to data released by the New York State Department of Health on Saturday, Jan. 2.
There were 1,786 new cases in Suffolk County and another 1,409 in Nassau for a total of 3,195.
The positive infection rate on Long Island the last five days is as follows.
Monday, Dec. 28: 6.85 percent
Tuesday, Dec. 29: 7.49 percent
Wednesday, Dec. 30: 8.04 percent
Thursday, Dec. 31: 8.42 percent
Friday, Jan. 1: 8.82 percent
There are a total of 1,415 hospitalizations …
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Sees 2,000-Plus New Cases, Increase In Test Rate; New County Breakdown
The positive COVID-19 infection rate of those tested in the Hudson Valley has increased slightly, but stayed relatively steady as New York continues combating the "holiday surge" of the virus.
In the past three days, the positive infection rate in the Hudson Valley rose from 6.33 percent on Monday, Dec. 28, to 6.68 percent the following day, to 7.09 percent on Wednesday, Dec. 30.
Hospitalizations in the Hudson Valley continue to rise, reaching 911 as of Thursday, Dec. 31, representing 0.04 percent of the region's population. Approximately 35 percent of the region's hospital beds are still a…
Covid-19: New Study Reveals Danger To Younger Americans, Who Are Dying At Historic Rate
Contrary to popular belief, COVID-19 is taking its toll on younger Americans, who are dying at a historic rate, according to a new study.
Research published this week in the Journal of American Medical Association found that Americans between the ages of 25 and 44 have died at a rate that has never been seen in history.
During the study, a total of 76,088 deaths were reported in adults between those ages, which was 11,899 more than the expected 64,189 fatalities during that stretch.
Of those deaths, 38 percent were contributed to COVID-19.
“Although the remaining excess deaths are unexpla…
Covid-19: Long Island Sees 1,900-Plus New Cases; Latest County Totals
Long Island saw more than 1,900 new cases of COVID-19 and an increase in the positive-test rate, according to new data released by the New York State Department of Health on Sunday, Dec. 13.
There were 1,086 new cases confirmed in Suffolk County on Friday with another 839 in Nassau County.
Here are positive testing rates for the last four days on Long Island:
Wednesday, Dec. 9: 5.71 percent
Thursday, Dec. 10: 5.65 percent
Friday, Dec. 11: 5.58 percent
Saturday, Dec. 12: 5.62 percent
There were 106 deaths due to COVID-19 in New York State on Saturday, with eight on Long Island (five …
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Positive-Test Rate Increases To 6.9 Percent; Latest County Totals
The Hudson Valley saw the positive rate for COVID-19 testing increase a day after it spiked a full percentage point, according to data released by the state on Saturday, Dec. 5.
The positive testing rate in all focus areas under the state's Micro-Cluster strategy is 6.17 percent, and outside the focus zone areas is 4.59 percent.
Within the focus areas, 54,956 test results were reported Friday, Dec. 4, yielding 3,389 positives. In the remainder of the state, not counting these focus areas, 160,445 test results were reported, yielding 7,372 positives.
The positive testing rates for the last…
Covid-19: Long Island Sees 1,762 New Cases; Latest County Totals
Long Island saw nearly 2,000 new COVID-19 cases for the third straight day, according to data released by New York State on Saturday, Dec. 5.
The positive testing rate in all focus areas under the state's Micro-Cluster strategy is 6.17 percent, and outside the focus zone areas is 4.59 percent.
Within the focus areas, 54,956 test results were reported Friday, Dec. 4, yielding 3,389 positives. In the remainder of the state, not counting these focus areas, 160,445 test results were reported, yielding 7,372 positives.
The positive testing rates for the last three days on Long Island is a…
