Coronavirus Cases In Orange, Rockland Outpace Region

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Two counties in the Hudson Valley are finishing up the third week in September with positive coronavirus test result rates far above the rest of the region.

On the state's coronavirus dashboard, Orange County posted a 4.1 percent positivity rate and Rockland clocked in at 4.4 percent positive.

Of the 94,818 test results reported to New York state yesterday, 908 were positive, and 12 percent of those were from Orange and Rockland.

This chart from the state's coronavirus dashboard shows the number of tests done Thursday for the seven counties in the Hudson Valley region, the number of positive results and the positivity rate.

In fact, the test results Thursday for Orange and Rockland counties were equal to the third week in May, just after the outbreak's height.

According to state health officials, Orange had 65 new positive test results Thursday, compared to just 18 new cases Sept. 3.

There were 460 active cases in Rockland Thursday, up from 272 Sept. 16. The two hardest hit communities, Monsey and Spring Valley, doubled their active cases.

The Rockland County Department of Health is working with local leaders to educate and inform residents of the need to keep following pandemic protocols, said spokesman John Lyon. "We are also working with the local school districts to ensure this message is delivered loud and clear to the children of Rockland."

Lyon said Rockland's health officials also continue to ask that everyone cooperate with the contact tracing program.

"Please answer the phone and answer our questions so we can contact others who may have been exposed and advise them to take protective action. Your cooperation will help protect our entire community," he said.

If you or a relative have been near someone who has COVID-19, here's what to do:

1. Do not leave your home, except to get medical care. Avoid taking buses and taxis.
2. Separate from other people in your home as much as possible. You should stay in a specific “sick room” if possible.
3. Do not share household items.
4. Use a separate bathroom, if possible.
5. If you share a bathroom, clean and disinfect after using it.
6. Don’t touch pets.
7. Don’t cook food and serve it to others.
8. Avoid caring for children and older adults, if possible.

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