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COVID-19 infection rates and active cases are accelerating locally and statewide as most of New York, including the lower Hudson Valley, appears to be in the midst of another wave. With statewide rates reaching 10 percent on Sunday and all
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COVID-19 cases continue to edge up in Westchester County and the region but hospitalizations and fatalities have seen little change. That is the trend that has emerged in recent weeks as the rate of infection has been creeping upward in
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Westchester officials are warily keeping an eye on the persistent uptick in COVID-19 cases and infection rates, but a reporting change recommended by the federal government could at least be partly responsible for the uptick. The active caseload as of
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COVID-19 infections are steadily increasing the past few weeks but officials are hopeful that the high regional and state vaccination rate is protecting much of the population from serious illness. On Sunday, Westchester County’s infection rate clocked in at 3.9
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Westchester will close the County Center in White Plains this Friday as a mass COVID-19 vaccination and testing site as cases diminish and the need for large-scale inoculations fade. County Executive George Latimer said Monday afternoon that demand at the
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Despite a one-day uptick in COVID-19 cases over the weekend, Westchester County continues to see an encouraging trend in infections and hospitalizations as mask requirements in schools and businesses have been eased in recent weeks. As of Saturday, there were
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The enormity of the COVID-19 pandemic hit Westchester County Executive George Latimer in the spring of 2020 when he realized that the county needed to acquire at least one refrigerated truck. So many people were dying during those early weeks
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School Requirement Remains in Effect Westchester County removed its mask requirement for entry into most county buildings on Monday as statewide COVID-19 infection levels have fallen to their lowest points in more than three months. County Executive George Latimer announced
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Attention is focusing on Gov. Kathy Hochul to see when she will call for an end to the indoor mask mandate in schools as COVID-19 cases continue to fall rapidly. On Monday morning, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced the
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Even as COVID-19 cases across the area and the state continue their sharp decline, Gov. Kathy Hochul last Friday renewed the public indoor mask mandate statewide at least through Feb. 10. Hochul said the state is on the right path
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