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Coronavirus cases increased by 951 in Westchester County on Saturday, bringing the total number of positive cases to 82,933 since the start of the pandemic. There are now 11,306 active cases, according to state data. The county’s daily positivity rate
Read moreJust days after active COVID cases began to fall, Westchester and Putnam counties saw a large intake of coronavirus cases reported on Friday while also setting record highs for daily testing since the start of the pandemic. Coronavirus cases increased
Read moreThe Putnam County Department of Health in the span of two weeks has effectively inoculated over 900 people with the COVID-19 vaccine, but officials are uncertain when the next batch of doses will arrive from the state. Three events have
Read moreWestchester County Executive George Latimer issued concern on Thursday that residents have become almost desensitized to the daily impacts the coronavirus pandemic continues to have on the community. While the county may be out of the woods following a significant
Read moreAs Westchester and Putnam counties transition out of the post-holiday coronavirus surge, more cases of the United Kingdom COVID-19 variant have been reported throughout New York. In total, 15 cases of the variant have been confirmed in the state. Two
Read moreThe Putnam County Department of Health will open a second COVID-19 vaccination site on Thursday in Philipstown. The site, at the Philipstown Recreation Center, will enable the county to vaccinate as many eligible people as supplies allow. The county’s first
Read moreCoronavirus cases in Westchester County increased by 872 on Tuesday, bringing the total number of positive cases to 79,406 since the start of the pandemic. There are now 11,475 active cases, with the daily positivity rate currently 7.88 percent, according
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The Putnam County Metro-North worker who infiltrated the U.S. Capitol last week appeared in federal court on Wednesday where he was charged for the part he played in the attack. Will Pepe, a seven-year laborer at Metro-North’s Brewster rail yard,
Read moreMTA Metro-North Railroad officials last week announced the completion of the Maybrook Trailway, a 23-mile segment of the Empire State Trail Putnam and Dutchess counties. The Maybrook Trailway is a vital link in the Empire State Trail, launched by Governor
Read moreWestchester County Executive George Latimer said the COVID-19 infection rate is continually growing, attributing the latest spike in cases to residents flouting safety protocols to host indoor New Year’s celebrations. In the last week, coronavirus cases in Westchester County have
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