Rockland Coronavirus Update: Death Toll Accelerating In December

ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY — Rockland County's death toll from COVID-19 reached 745 as of Monday, health department officials reported.

So far in December, 46 people have died of the disease caused by the coronavirus, according to the county. The death toll was 699 at the end of November and 714 as of Dec. 9. Another 31 people have died since then.

The county was tracking 2,056 active cases of coronavirus as of Monday.

Rockland's test positivity rate continues to be in line with the rest of the Hudson region.

There were 85 people hospitalized with confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 in Rockland County as of Monday.

The region's hospitalization rate continues to rise.

Hospitalizations, like deaths, are called "lagging indicators" because it takes 3-4 weeks after people get infected before those with severe cases of COVID-19 end up in the emergency room.