Active cases rise in Ulster County

KINGSTON, N.Y. » Active COVID-19 cases rose in Ulster County, the county reported Saturday.

Ulster County’s COVID-19 dashboard showed 142 cases as of Friday, June 24, up 11 from the 131 cases reported on Thursday and down five from the previous day.

The county reported no new deaths as of Friday, with the death toll remaining at 386 since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.

There were 24 hospitalizations as of Thursday, June 23, unchanged from Wednesday.

Dutchess County did not update its COVID-19 statistics Saturday. On Friday, the county reported two new deaths, bringing its pandemic total to 666 since the pandemic began.

On Friday, June 24, Dutchess reported 258 cases as of Thursday, June 23, down 32 from the previous day.

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 athome test result in Ulster, visit https://covid19.ulstercountyny.gov/hometest/ or call (845) 443-8888.

Hospitalizations

Data as of Thursday, June 23, from the state Department of Health.

• Ellenville Regional Hospital, 1

• HealthAlliance Hospitals in Kingston, 4

• Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck, 4.

• Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, 13.

• Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie, 2.

Pandemic history

• Ulster County: 44,248 confirmed cases, 43,720 recoveries, 386 deaths. (No new deaths reported Saturday.)

• Dutchess County: 70,716 confirmed cases, 666 deaths. (Two new deaths reported Friday.)

Vaccination rates

Data from New York state’s online vaccine tracker.

• Ulster County: with one dose, 81.9%; completed series, 75.3%; with boosters, 61.3%.

• Dutchess County: with one dose, 77.4%; completed series, 70.1%; with boosters, 58.1%

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