Coronavirus Rates Inch Back Up In The Hudson Valley

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Coronavirus rates are inching up in the Hudson Valley as they are across the state of New York.

New positive test results yesterday jumped from nine days ago across most of the seven counties, according to state health department data.

In New York, 68.1 percent of people 18 and older are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. In the Hudson region, only Orange County's vaccination rate is lower. With at least one dose: Dutchess, 69.6 percent; Orange 63.5 percent; Putnam 75.5 percent; Rockland 69.4 percent; Sullivan, 74.8 percent; Ulster 74.8 percent; Westchester, 79.3 percent.

Nationwide, nearly all coronavirus deaths now are among the tens of millions of people who haven't received shots, despite widespread vaccine availability, the United States Surgeon General said July 18. Dr. Vivek Murthy said while U.S. case numbers and hospitalizations are still far below levels from the worst of the pandemic early this year, the worsening situation shows the need to convince more people to get inoculations.

In New York, COVID-19 hospitalizations went to 585 July 26 from 378 July 18, up 54.7 percent.

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