Rockland Coronavirus Death Toll At 793

ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY — The death toll in Rockland County from COVID-19 reached 793 on Jan. 11, continuing its fall surge.

The death toll, which reached 600 in mid-May, started climbing again in October.

The number of active cases continues to climb. County officials said they were monitoring 2,854 cases as of Monday.

There were 109 people hospitalized in the county with confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19, up from 96 on Jan. 4.

Rockland County used up its coronavirus vaccines Friday and officials on Monday were waiting for a new shipment from the federal government.

The Rockland County Department of Health received 1,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine on Tuesday and administered all of them by Friday, county Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert said Sunday.

People 75 and older and essential workers including teachers, police, firefighters and public transit workers are eligible as of Monday, as the state continues to vaccinate frontline healthcare workers.

However, federal supply severely limits state health officials' ability to get New Yorkers vaccinated, as New York state is only being sent 300,000 doses a week.

New Yorkers are encouraged to remain patient and be prepared to receive an appointment date as far as 14 weeks in the future.

Anyone can check to see on a state website to see if they are eligible. For people who are currently eligible, another section of the state website directs to locations where they can schedule appointments for the vaccination, which requires two doses.

Also, beginning at 4 p.m. on Monday, state health officials opened the COVID-19 Vaccination Hotline for scheduling vaccination appointments for eligible New Yorkers: 1-833-NYS-4-VAX (1-833-697-4829).

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