COVID-19: Rockland DOH Inspectors Join State Police In Enforcement At Cluster Zones COVID-19: Rockland DOH Inspectors Join State Police In Enforcement At Cluster Zones
Covid-19: Rockland DOH Inspectors Join State Police In Enforcement At Cluster Zones With COVID-19 clusters cropping up in parts of Rockland, the county’s Department of Health will be joining New York State Police in enforcing compliance. This week, Rockland County saw a spike in COVID-19 infection rates, which peaked near 5 percent, compared to the rest of the state, which has hovered around 1 percent for weeks. In response, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a new “cluster action initiative” to attack hotspots to stop the spread of the virus, including some new rules and regulations that will be in place for at least two weeks. The spike in cases largely centers around…
COVID-19: Clusters Increase In Orange, Rockland; New Breakdown By Towns COVID-19: Clusters Increase In Orange, Rockland; New Breakdown By Towns
Covid-19: Clusters Increase In Orange, Rockland; New Breakdown By Towns Some alarm bells are ringing for certain health officials in New York who are investigating new COVID-19 clusters that cropped up in Rockland and Orange counties. On Monday, Sept. 28, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that there has been a sharp uptick in new COVID-19 cases in Rockland, Orange, and in some parts of Brooklyn. Statewide, there were 52,936 COVID-19 tests administered yesterday, with 834 (1.5 percent) testing positive. There are currently 543 people hospitalized with the virus and there were 11 new fatalities. The 1.5 percent infection rate is up from 1.02 percent on Saturday, …
COVID-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Rockland Cases By Town Amid Spike COVID-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Rockland Cases By Town Amid Spike
Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Rockland Cases By Town Amid Spike With schools reopening and more and more businesses welcoming employees back to work, Rockland County has seen a small surge in COVID-19 cases. There were 47 new positive COVID-19 cases reported in Rockland out of 1,070 newly administered tests. Since the pandemic began in mid-March, 162,428 COVID-19 tests have been administered in the county, with 15,045 (9.3 percent) testing positive for the virus. There are currently 12 COVID-19 patients hospitalized, with one under investigation for potential exposure to the virus. There have been 675 COVID-19 fatalities during the pandemic. The infect…
COVID-19: Here's Latest Rockland Testing Trend; New Cases By Town COVID-19: Here's Latest Rockland Testing Trend; New Cases By Town
Covid-19: Here's Latest Rockland Testing Trend; New Cases By Town The positive COVID-19 infection rate in Rockland County is trending in the right direction but is still outpacing the statewide numbers. While the statewide infection rate has remained near or below 1 percent for several weeks, Rockland saw a small uptick over the past week before slowly climbing back down in recent days. Last week, there were four straight days in which the infection rate in Rockland tests was above 3 percent, peaking at 3.7 percent on Saturday, Sept. 19 before dropping to 2.3 percent on Sunday, Sept. 20, and 1.5 percent on Monday, Sept. 21. Comparatively, the statewide r…
COVID-19: Here's Latest Breakdown By Town As Rockland Sees New Increase In Cases COVID-19: Here's Latest Breakdown By Town As Rockland Sees New Increase In Cases
Covid-19: Here's Latest Breakdown By Town As Rockland Sees New Increase In Cases There has been a slight uptick in COVID-19 cases in Rockland County in comparison to the rest of the mid-Hudson Valley region. In the latest numbers released by the state Health Department, there were 36 new cases out of 1,571 Rockland County residents tested, a 2.3 percent positive infection rate. Comparatively, the region as a whole had a 1.2 percent infection rate, and the statewide rate has remained under 1 percent for more than a month. Since the pandemic began, Rockland has a 9.7 percent infection rate, with 14,617 of 150,100 tests coming back positive for COVID-19 the highest in th…
COVID-19: Active Case Map Added To Rockland Dashboard, Here's New Rundown By Towns COVID-19: Active Case Map Added To Rockland Dashboard, Here's New Rundown By Towns
Covid-19: Active Case Map Added To Rockland Dashboard, Here's New Rundown By Towns Rockland County residents have a new tool as the battle against COVID-19 continues after more than six months. The county’s Department of Health added an active case map to its COVID-19 dashboard that will show the active cases that will include the number of confirmed positive results dated within the last two weeks that have been reported. The Active Case Map will be updated during the week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, County Executive Ed Day said. “Since the pandemic began, we have worked diligently to keep Rockland residents informed of our local situation,” Day added. …
Teenage Suspect In Fatal Rockland Shooting To Appear In Court Teenage Suspect In Fatal Rockland Shooting To Appear In Court
Teenage Suspect In Fatal Rockland Shooting To Appear In Court A teenage suspect is due in court to answer charges in a fatal shooting in Nyack that the Rockland County District Attorney called “senseless.” Valley Cottage resident Collyer Goodman, 18, was apprehended by Orangetown Police investigators on Sunday, Aug. 23 after he allegedly shot and killed Country Club Hills, Illinois resident Darien Brydie, 21, outside a Nyack apartment complex. Brydie was shot while he was in a car with Goodman in the parking lot of Nyack Plaza, police said. He was transported to Montefiore Nyack Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead from the gunshot wounds. G…
Teen Suspect Nabbed After Man Shot At Apartment Complex In Rockland Teen Suspect Nabbed After Man Shot At Apartment Complex In Rockland
Teen Suspect Nabbed After Man Shot At Apartment Complex In Rockland A suspect has been apprehended after a man was shot and killed in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Rockland County. At approximately 8:24 p.m. Sunday, Aug 23, the Orangetown Police Department responded to Montefiore Nyack Hospital on a report of a party with a gunshot wound.  The occurred outside an apartment complex in Nyack. The victim, identified as Darien Brydie, 21, of Country Club Hills, Illinois, died from his injuries, Orangetown Police said. After investigation, a suspect,  Collyer Goodman, 18, of Valley Cottage, was identified and arrested, pol…
Here's How Many Days Rockland Has Gone Without COVID-19 Fatality: New Rundown Of Cases By Town Here's How Many Days Rockland Has Gone Without COVID-19 Fatality: New Rundown Of Cases By Town
Here's How Many Days Rockland Has Gone Without Covid-19 Fatality: New Rundown Of Cases By Town Once one of the hottest spots for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the nation, Rockland County has now gone nearly a week without seeing a virus-related death. It’s been six days since the Rockland County Department of Health reported a COVID-19 fatality, after 667 county residents were killed by the virus. Since the outbreak hit the Hudson Valley in mid-March, 73,262 Rockland residents have been tested for the virus, with 13,549 testing positive for COVID-19. There are currently four people hospitalized with the virus in Rockland and three more potential cases that are under investigation…
COVID-19: Here's Rundown Of Cases By Town As Rockland Starts Phase 3 Of Four-Phase Reopening COVID-19: Here's Rundown Of Cases By Town As Rockland Starts Phase 3 Of Four-Phase Reopening
Covid-19: Here's Rundown Of Cases By Town As Rockland Starts Phase 3 Of Four-Phase Reopening There are less than a dozen patients still hospitalized with novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Rockland County as the Hudson Valley prepares to enter Phase 3 of its four-phase reopening of the economy. Phase 3 starts on Tuesday, June 23. Since the pandemic began, there have been a total of 13,486 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Rockland County out of 69,468 tests, with 10 still hospitalized and several other cases still under investigation. There has been a total of 667 virus-related deaths in county residents, and thousands of COVID-19 patients have recovered from the virus. Rockland County E…
New COVID-19 Testing Site Opens In Rockland: New Rundown Of Cases By Towns; Reopen Dashboard New COVID-19 Testing Site Opens In Rockland: New Rundown Of Cases By Towns; Reopen Dashboard
New Covid-19 Testing Site Opens In Rockland: New Rundown Of Cases By Towns; Reopen Dashboard As a new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing site has opened in Spring Valley, Rockland County continues to see much fewer COVID-19 cases. According to numbers from the state Department of Health, there has been a total of 13,280 cases since the pandemic began with the highest number of cases located in Spring Valley with 2,897. The new testing center, located at the Martin Luther King Multi-Purpose Center, 110 Bethune Blvd., Spring Valley, was made possible by the efforts of Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee, Rockland County Legislator Toney Earl, and NAACP Spring Valley Chapter President Willie…
Rockland Double-Homicide Suspect Had Order Of Protection Against Him Rockland Double-Homicide Suspect Had Order Of Protection Against Him
Rockland Double-Homicide Suspect Had Order Of Protection Against Him A man charged in the double homicide of a mother and daughter that left a 1-month-old baby girl motherless had an order of protection against him. Robert C. Williams III, 32, of Hillcrest, was arraigned Saturday, May 30, for the crime which took place in Rockland County on Tuesday, May 26, in Valley Cottage, said the Clarkstown Police Chief Raymond McCullagh. The two victims, 63-year-old Wanda Castor and 27-year-old Kathleen Castor, both of Valley Cottage, were found with what appeared to be gunshot wounds, police said. The baby girl named Anastasia was found unharmed at the scen…