COVID-19 cases climb tenfold in Westchester since late June
Westchester County officials say there are now 1,800 active COVID-19 cases. A few weeks ago, there were only 175 active cases.
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Aug 9, 2021, 9:28 PM
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298ds agoCOVID-19 cases in Westchester are up tenfold from where they were
at the end of June, when cases were at a low.
Westchester
County officials say there are now 1,800 active COVID-19 cases. A few weeks
ago, there were only 175 active cases.
The number of people in local hospitals is also
up, and most of them are unvaccinated, according to the county's Health
Commissioner, Dr. Sherlita Amler.
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A total of 81% of
adults in Westchester have received at least one vaccine dose --
the highest in the Hudson Valley -- but concerns for the unvaccinated remain.
"The more people that are hospitalized,
seriously sick with COVID, the more likely there are people who are within the
possibility of losing their life to COVID. Ultimately, these are the things
that we can care most about," said Westchester County Executive George
Latimer.
Westchester
County officials are meeting with school leaders Tuesday to talk about safely
returning students to classrooms and setting up
satellite COVID-19 vaccination clinics at any district that wants them for
students and school staff.
