Universal Adult Eligibility is Here. And We’re Out.

This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties published Monday, April 5, in collaboration with The River. Note: As the once-rapid pace of pandemic news has slowed in recent weeks, our coronavirus roundups have increasingly become the latest in vaccine news, and well, we…

All New York Adults Will Be Eligible for Vaccines Next Week

This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties published Monday, March 29, in collaboration with The River Newsroom. NEW YORK STATE 7-day average positive test rate: 3.5% 420 deaths past 7 days 4,575 hospitalizations (890 in ICUs) Share of population fully vaccinated: 16.8% Share…

Vaccinated Americans Can Socialize Maskless Indoors, CDC Says

This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties published Monday, March 8, in collaboration with The River. NEW YORK STATE 7-day average positive test rate: 3.2% 516 deaths past 7 days 4,830 hospitalizations (1,005 in ICUs) Share of population fully vaccinated: 9.4% Share of…

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Calls Grow to Strip Cuomo of Emergency Powers

This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties published Monday, January 22, in collaboration with The River. NEW YORK STATE 7-day average positive test rate: 3.5% 720 deaths past 7 days 5,804 hospitalizations (1,148 in ICUs) Share of population fully vaccinated: 6.3% Share of…

Counties Vaccinate Seniors, Violating Cuomo’s Plan

This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties for Saturday, January 23 through Monday, January 25. Published in collaboration with The River. NEW YORK STATE 12,003 new cases yesterday 219,538 tests yesterday Positive test rate: 5.48% 173 deaths yesterday 8,730 hospitalizations (1,522 in ICUs) New…