COVID-19: Here's Where NY Ranks Nationally In Cases Per Capita, According To New Data COVID-19: Here's Where NY Ranks Nationally In Cases Per Capita, According To New Data
Covid-19: Here's Where NY Ranks Nationally In Cases Per Capita, According To New Data Though COVID-19 continues to rage throughout New York, it is actually faring better than most other states in the country, according to data recently released by researchers. Only 10 states have a lower per capita COVID-19 case count, though infection rates, hospitalizations, and fatalities are climbing locally and nationwide as the virus surges during its “second wave” over the winter. According to the COVID Tracking Project, New York has the 11th-lowest per capita case count at 375 per one million people based on the latest data as more than half the country sees an uptick in th…
COVID-19: Long Island Sees 1,800-Plus New Cases; Here's Latest Breakdown By Community COVID-19: Long Island Sees 1,800-Plus New Cases; Here's Latest Breakdown By Community
Covid-19: Long Island Sees 1,800-Plus New Cases; Here's Latest Breakdown By Community There were 1,834 newly confirmed COVID-19 reported on Long Island as both Nassau and Suffolk Counties continue to combat the second wave of the virus that's swept through the fall. According to the latest data from the state Department of Health, There were 1,075 new cases in Suffolk, bringing the total to 72,118 since the pandemic began, while an additional 759 infections were reported in Nassau, as the total reached 68,737 as of Friday, Dec. 11. Overall infection rates of those tested on Long Island held steady at 4.3 percent in Nassau and 4.4 percent in Suffolk. The infection rate on Lo…
COVID-19: Here's Brand-New CT Positive-Test Rate, Breakdown Of Cases By County, Community COVID-19: Here's Brand-New CT Positive-Test Rate, Breakdown Of Cases By County, Community
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New CT Positive-Test Rate, Breakdown Of Cases By County, Community The overall positive COVID-19 rate in Connecticut dipped back below 7 percent, and the state has seen a decrease in hospitalizations, though the death rate continues to climb. After seeing the infection rate spike to 8.6 percent earlier this week, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and the Department of Health said that it was back down to 6.63 percent on Thursday, Dec. 10 after dipping to 7.56 percent the day before. Out of 36,659 COVID-19 tests administered on Dec. 9, there were 2,431 positive cases, bringing the total in Connecticut. At 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 9, the total of laborato…
5-Month-Old Tests Positive For COVID-19 In Montgomery County, Hospitals Severely Strained 5-Month-Old Tests Positive For COVID-19 In Montgomery County, Hospitals Severely Strained
5-Month-Old Tests Positive For Covid-19 In Montgomery County, Hospitals Severely Strained Montgomery County's hospitals haven't seen numbers like this before.  As of Wednesday, Dec. 9, the county's hospitals had 539 people with COVID-19, according to Dr. Val Arkoosh, chair of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners. Additionally, 239 cases were reported since Tuesday, Dec. 8. Among them, a 5-year-old baby and a 95-year-old individual, Arkoosh said.  Despite hospitals being much better equipped to face the pandemic than they were in March or April, the county's healthcare system has never had this many COVID-19 patients before -- even at the onset of the pandemic, the phys…
COVID-19: 1,680 New Long Island Cases Confirmed; Here's Latest Rundown By County COVID-19: 1,680 New Long Island Cases Confirmed; Here's Latest Rundown By County
Covid-19: 1,680 New Long Island Cases Confirmed; Here's Latest Rundown By County There were 1,680 newly confirmed COVID-19 reported in both Suffolk and Nassau counties as Long Island continues to contend with the second wave of the virus. According to the state Department of Health, There were 972 new cases in Suffolk, bringing the total to 69,996 since the pandemic began, while an additional 708 infections were reported in Nassau, as the total reached 67,203 as of Wednesday, Dec. 9. The current seven-day average infection rate has now soared past 5 percent for the first time since the spring, hitting 5.7 percent on Wednesday. Overall infection rates of those tested on…
COVID-19: CT Positive Test Rate Spikes To 8.6 Percent; Here's New Rundown By Location COVID-19: CT Positive Test Rate Spikes To 8.6 Percent; Here's New Rundown By Location
Covid-19: CT Positive Test Rate Spikes To 8.6 Percent; Here's New Rundown By Location With COVID-19 cases surging, Connecticut is seeing positivity rates rising to levels not seen in the state since the pandemic first peaked in the spring. On Monday, Dec. 7, there were 27,918 COVID-19 tests administered in Connecticut, resulting in 2,414 new positive tests. The 8.65 percent infection rate is the highest the state has seen in months. Forty more COVID-19 patients were administered to Connecticut hospitals, bringing the total to 1,223. There were 18 additional COVID-19 fatalities as the death toll rose to 5,242 since the pandemic broke out in March. As of 8:30 p.m. on De…
COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Cases By Community In Westchester COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Cases By Community In Westchester
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Cases By Community In Westchester There were less than 400 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases reported in Westchester after the county saw more than 1,600 over the weekend. The Westchester County Department of Health was reporting 388 new COVID-19 cases - including at least one new case in all but two municipalities - as the number of active cases continues to rise. As of Tuesday, Dec. 8, there were nearly 8,000 active COVID-19 cases, which represents people who have tested positive within the past two weeks and have not passed the incubation period. The number of active cases is up from 5,764 last week, 4,662 two weeks a…
COVID-19: Here's Latest CT Positive-Test Rate, New Rundown Of Cases By Communities, Counties COVID-19: Here's Latest CT Positive-Test Rate, New Rundown Of Cases By Communities, Counties
Covid-19: Here's Latest CT Positive-Test Rate, New Rundown Of Cases By Communities, Counties The latest positive rate of those being tested for COVID-19 in Connecticut is 6.61 percent. The new data released late Monday afternoon, Dec. 7 covers Friday, Dec. 4 through Sunday, Dec. 6. A total of 23,021 tests were administered during that time, with 8,129 coming back positive (6.61 percentage). A total of 1,183 patients are currently hospitalized statewide, an increase of 33. There were 78 COVID additional deaths over the weekend. A complete list of cases by counties and communities can be found here by clicking and scrolling down.
COVID-19: Northwell Opens Two New Long Island Testing Sites COVID-19: Northwell Opens Two New Long Island Testing Sites
Covid-19: Northwell Opens Two New Long Island Testing Sites Northwell has opened two COVID-19 testing centers in hotspots on Long Island.  The new centers are in Suffolk County: in Huntington Station and Riverhead.  Located at the Dolan Family Health Center at 284 Pulaski Road in Greenlawn, the site, staffed by clinicians, opened on Monday, Nov. 30 and will provide up to 150 diagnostic tests a day now through Friday, Dec. 18.  Business was brisk: Dr. William Gehrhardt, medical director of the Dolan Family Health Center, swabbed dozens of patients on Tuesday, Dec. 1 who lined up early on the second day the site was open. A second te…
Drive-Thru COVID Testing Returns To BCC With One Slight Change Drive-Thru COVID Testing Returns To BCC With One Slight Change
Drive-Thru COVID Testing Returns To BCC With One Slight Change The drive-thru testing center at Bergen Community College is back, this time, with one slight change: Tests must be scheduled ahead of time. The Paramus site first opened in March, and in its first day open reached capacity in four hours. Over time, less and less people were showing up for tests, and so the site closed sometime over the summer. But with the number of new cases nearly back to where it was at the height of the first wave, the BCC testing site has reopened.   More than 1,000 tests were anticipated to be performed opening day (Tuesday, Dec. 1), Bergen County Exe…
COVID-19: Rockland School Testing Sites Announced COVID-19: Rockland School Testing Sites Announced
Covid-19: Rockland School Testing Sites Announced The Rockland County Department of Health has partnered with Good Samaritan Hospital to provide one week of COVID-19 testing for school districts within the county's Yellow Zone. The period begins Monday, Nov. 30.  Schools within the Yellow Zone are required to test 20 percent of students, faculty, and staff over the two-week period immediately following the announcement of a Yellow Zone designation in order to stay open for in-person instruction.  School districts have until Wednesday, Dec. 9 to meet this initial requirement. If the results of the 20 percent testing show the po…
COVID-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Orange County Cases By Community COVID-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Orange County Cases By Community
Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Orange County Cases By Community There were more than 100 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Orange County in the past 24 hours as the virus continues to rapidly spread throughout the Hudson Valley. The state Department of Health reported that there were 115 newly confirmed cases in Orange County, after seeing single and double-digit daily rises in new cases over the summer and earlier in the fall. There have now been 15,703 COVID-19 confirmed positives reported in Orange County out of more than 280,000 tests. The overall 5.7 positive infection rate dipped slightly, but is still among the highest rates in the region. One new…