Active cases decline slightly in Dutchess County

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. » Dutchess County reported Saturday that active COVID-19 cases dipped slightly in the county.

The county’s online COVID-19 dashboard reported 319 active cases as Thursday, June 16, a decline of 10 from 329 on Wednesday. That was two more than the 327 on Tuesday, June 14.

Dutchess reported no new COVID-19 deaths as of Thursday, June 16 with the toll standing at 664 since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. The county said it’s had 70,391 confirmed cases of the virus since the pandemic began.

Ulster County did not update its COVID-19 statistics on Saturday.

On Friday, Ulster reported that it had 150 active COVID-19 cases as of Thursday, June 16, or 16 more than the 134 reported on Wednesday, June, 15.

On Monday, June 13, the county reported 122 active cases.

Ulster County said Friday that there were no new deaths, leaving the number at 386 since the pandemic began in March 2020.

In all, there have been 43,964 confirmed cases with 43,428 recoveries.

Active cases reported in both counties do not necessarily reflect all of the positive or negative test results from home test kits. To report a positive at-home test result in Ulster, visit https://covid19.ulstercountyny.gov/hometest/ or call (845) 4438888.

Hospitalizations

Data as of Thursday, June 16, from the state Department of Health.

• Ellenville Regional Hospital, 2.

• HealthAlliance Hospitals in Kingston, 3.

• Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck, 2.

• Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, 14. • Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie, 7.

Vaccination rates

Data from New York state’s online vaccine tracker.

• Ulster County: with one dose, 81.9%; completed series, 75.2%; with boosters, 61.3%.

• Dutchess County: with one dose, 77.3%; completed series, 70%; with boosters, 58.2%

Appointments: vaccinateulster.com, bit.ly/dut-vax, bit.ly/ny-vaxme.

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