ALBANY – The number of new coronavirus cases in the Hudson Valley/Catskills continues to rise as statistics are compiled for the expected holiday season spread.
There were 2,245 new positive cases recorded with 23 new deaths on December 31, 2020.
It is hoped that the virus will be brought under control by this spring as more and more people are vaccinated.
Here are the latest statistics for the region.
| COUNTY | 12/30/20 Total Pos. | 12/30/20 New Pos. | 12/30/20 New deaths |
12/31/20 Total Pos. | 12/31/20 New Pos. |
12/31/20 New death |
| Columbia | 1,630 | 51 | 1,678 | 48 | ||
| Dutchess | 12,082 | 213 | 1 | 12,379 | 297 | 3 |
| Greene | 1,322 | 62 | 2 | 1,383 | 61 | 2 |
| Orange | 23,357 | 338 | 2 | 23,679 | 322 | 3 |
| Putnam | 4,831 | 81 | 4,937 | 106 | ||
| Rockland | 27,510 | 317 | 4 | 27,768 | 258 | 2 |
| Sullivan | 3,106 | 33 | 3,169 | 63 | ||
| Ulster | 5,679 | 107 | 1 | 5,816 | 137 | 2 |
| Westchester | 69,661 | 959 | 3 | 70,614 | 953 | 11 |
