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Covid-19: District In Hudson Valley Delays Start Of School Year
A school district in the area has rescheduled the first day of school, moving the start date to deal with COVID-19-related issues.
During a meeting on Monday, Aug. 30, the Newburgh Enlarged City School District voted to change the beginning of the school year to Thursday, Sept. 9, according to a letter to the community from the district.
Schools had been scheduled to begin on Wednesday, Sept. 1.
Under the new schedule, Wednesday, Sept. 1, and Thursday, Sept. 2, will now be Superintendent’s Conference days.
Friday, Sept. 3, will be an emergency day and the district will be close…
Covid-19: Infection Rate Up For Fifth Straight Day In Hudson Valley; Latest Breakdown Of Cases
The positive COVID-19 infection rate in the Hudson Valley rose for the fifth straight day, as the number of newly confirmed cases topped 1,000 for the first time this week.
According to the state Department of Health, the average seven-day COVID-19 infection rate rose in the Hudson Valley for the fifth straight day, up from 4.49 percent on Friday, March 12 to 4.67 percent on Tuesday, March 16, the highest rate in the state, ahead of Long Island (4.50 percent), and New York City (4.18 percent).
A total of 1,077 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Hudson Valley out of thousands of tests a…
Covid-19: New Deaths Reported; Here's Latest Rundown Of Cases In Sullivan, Ulster Counties
Multiple COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Ulster County over the weekend, as the number of active cases there and in Sullivan County approaches 3,000.
Four new deaths were reported in Ulster County this week, bringing the total to 213, while Sullivan County reported no new virus-related fatalities as the death toll held steady at 62 after seeing several last week.
In Ulster County, there are now a total of 2,622 active cases being monitored by the Department of Health as of Monday, Feb. 1, up from 2,478 on Friday, Jan. 29, while there are 261 active cases in Sullivan County, officia…
Covid-19: Long Island Sees 2.8K-Plus New Cases; Latest Breakdown By Community
The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations continues to pile up on Long Island, where there were more than 2,800 new cases, according to the latest data from the state Department of Health.
In Suffolk County, 1,439 new COVID-19 cases were reported from tests taken on on Thursday, Jan. 21, according to the state Department of Health. There were 1,364 new infections in Nassau.
The number of new cases is the highest of any region in the state outside of New York City, where there were 6,307 new cases reported during the same timeframe.
There were 19 new COVID-19 fatalities reported in Suffolk, b…
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Cases In Sullivan, Ulster Counties
New COVID-19-related deaths were reported in both Ulster and Sullivan counties as the area continues combating more than 2,300 active cases of the virus.
Six new virus-related deaths in Ulster brought the death toll in the county to 163, while Sullivan reported one new fatality this week, as the total rose to 58 since the pandemic began last year.
The Ulster County Department of Health is monitoring 1,957 active COVID-19 cases, up approximately 1,900 from Monday, Jan. 11, while there are 353 active cases in Sullivan, up from 283 earlier in the week.
According to the latest data from the st…
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Westchester Cases By Community
Health officials in Westchester are monitoring nearly 100 newly reported active COVID-19 cases as the county topped a total of 9,400 for the first time since the virus first started spreading rapidly in the spring.
As the county contends with the "holiday surge" of new COVID-19 cases, Westchester health officials are now reporting 9,406 active cases, up from 9,311 a day earlier, and from 8,025 last week. The state Department of Health was reporting 619 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
As of Tuesday, Jan. 5, there have been 73,381 positive COVID-19 cases in Westchester out of nearly …
