COVID-19 hotspot positivity rates decline

ALBANY – Over the last seven days, the rate of coronavirus positivity in the Rockland and Orange County hotspots has declined, Governor Cuomo announced on Sunday.

In Rockland County, the red-zone focus area percentage of positive cases dipped from 3.65 percent to 2.78 percent over the past week.

In Orange County’s red-zone, the positivity rate fell from 2.64 percent one week ago to 1.21 percent on Saturday, the last day statistics were reported.

“That is great news. It says focus works, and it says we can get the positivity under control,” said the governor.

Here are the numbers of positive cases reported county-by-county:

COUNTY	TOTAL POSITIVE	NEW POSITIVE

Columbia	680	11
Dutchess	5,438	17
Greene	490	1
Orange	13,457	44
Rockland	17,685	50
Sullivan	1,743	18
Ulster	2,471	12
Westchester	40,131	90

Hank Gross

Hank Gross is the founder of Mid-Hudson News and a veteran journalist with over five decades of experience covering the Hudson Valley. A graduate of SUNY Oneonta, where he began his career in broadcasting, Hank has worked across radio, TV, and print media since 1970. His work has earned him numerous accolades, including an Associated Press “Best Newscast” award and recognition as a “Pillar of the Community” by the Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center. He lives in Middletown with his wife, Virginia.