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5,407 more people test positive for COVID-19, 25 deaths reported

Yesterday, 5,407 people in the state tested positive bringing the seven-day rolling average to 3.18%.

News 12 Staff

Aug 27, 2021, 11:43 AM

Updated 1,432 days ago

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The state has released the latest COVID-19 numbers and it shows that COVID-19 is still raging across the state and the Mid-Hudson region.
Yesterday, 5,407 people in the state tested positive bringing the seven-day rolling average to 3.18%.
The state says 25 COVID-19 deaths were confirmed.
In the Mid-Hudson region, 607 new positive test results were reported. The region’s positivity rate is slightly higher than the rest of the state at 3.7%.
The hardest hit county is Westchester with 215 positive cases with Dutchess and Orange not far behind.