2 More Hudson Valley Counties Have 'Substantial' Risk For COVID

MID-HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Two more counties in the Hudson Valley have been determined to have increased transmission rates of the coronavirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

As of Tuesday, the CDC's county-level tracker shows Dutchess and Ulster counties in the "substantial risk" category. They were in the "moderate risk" category Monday.

There are four levels, according to the CDC, including low and high.

Columbia, Orange, Putnam, Sullivan and Westchester were on the "substantial" list as of Monday.

Only Rockland County is still considered "moderate risk."

The CDC said, as of Monday, 64.5 percent of the 18+ population in Dutchess County were fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. In Ulster, it was 66.9 percent.

Federal coronavirus guidelines from the CDC now say, to maximize protection from the delta variant and prevent possibly spreading it to others, anyone in an area of substantial or high transmission should wear a mask indoors in public.

The CDC reported Friday that vaccinated people can spread the delta variant.

SEE ALSO: Higher COVID-19 Transmission Risk In The Hudson Valley: CDC

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