New City Coronavirus Update: 770 Positive Cases

NEW CITY, NY – There are a total of 790 cases of the new coronavirus in New City as of Monday afternoon, according to the Rockland County Department of Health.

This represents nearly 2.5% of the city's population.

The total number of cases in Rockland County is now at 9,457, as of Monday afternoon, with more than 22,200 people being tested. There are currently 242 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, and 212 patients under investigation at county hospitals.

To date, there have been 381 coronavirus-related deaths in Rockland County.

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Here are the latest updates from New City:

SCHOOLS

Daily breakfast and lunch pickup will continue this week at Woodglen Elementary School. Starting next Monday, April 27, the pick up and delivery schedule will change to twice weekly: Monday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Felix Festa Middle School in front of the A Wing Office. MORE

BUSINESSES
Not everything is closed in Rockland County because of the coronavirus pandemic. Many essential businesses are still open to provide services such as food take-out, eyecare and more. We've created a simple small business directory to help residents see what's open in Rockland County.

New City businesses have shared their information, which we've compiled. here.

HOSPITALS

Doctors at Montefiore Nyack Hospital who are part of a global new coronavirus research effort gave the first dose of convalescent plasma therapy via transfusion to a COVID-19 patient in the ICU on Tuesday. If you have recovered from a confirmed case, consider registering as a plasma donor. MORE