Coronavirus: Dutchess County Reports 3rd Death

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — The third new coronavirus-related death in Dutchess County was announced. The Dutchess County Department of Behavioral & Community Health said a 61-year-old man died Sunday at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He was admitted for an unrelated condition and was swabbed for COVID-19.

The test was confirmed positive, health officials said, and the man had not been known to the health department until his hospitalization.

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"As our hearts go out to the loved ones and friends of the third Dutchess County resident claimed by this pandemic," County Executive Marc Molinaro said, "it must also be a stark reminder that there is nowhere in our county untouched by our fight against COVID-19."

He said it remains everyone's responsibility to help stop the spread as the human toll of this fight continues to rise.

At an afternoon news conference Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that Dutchess County had 392 confirmed positive cases of the new coronavirus, up 72 from Sunday.

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