22 Died Of COVID-19 Last Week In The Hudson Valley

New City NY

13 September, 2021

3:56 PM

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HUDSON VALLEY, NY — In the past week, 217 New Yorkers have died of COVID-19, among them 22 in the Hudson Valley. According to data released by state officials: Saturday: 29 statewide, including 2 in Dutchess County and 1 in WestchesterFriday: 34, including 1 in Dutchess, 1 in Orange, 1 in Rockland and 1 in WestchesterThursday: 43, including 1 in Dutchess and 2 in WestchesterWednesday: 19, including 1 in DutchessTuesday: 31, including 1 in Orange and 1 in UlsterMonday: 35, including 1 in Orange, 1 in Rockland and 2 in WestchesterSunday: 26, including 1 in Dutchess, 1 in Orange, 2 in Ulster and 1 in Westchester The coronavirus positivity rate in the region was 3.64 percent as of Sunday. Like all of New York, the Hudson Valley is ranked as having a high rate of community transmission by the Centers for Disease Control. (Centers for Disease Control)According to state data, 71.4 percent of New Yorkers age 18 and up have completed vaccination against COVID-19.