Active coronavirus cases drop in Ulster and Dutchess – The Daily Freeman

Ulster and Dutchess counties on Wednesday reported a drop in active coronavirus cases, according to government online dashboards.

Here are the local COVID statistics as of Wednesday.

Ulster County: 253, down 12 from the 265 reported Tuesday. (Peak was 2,622 on Jan. 30.)

Dutchess County: 461, down 38 from the 499 reported Tuesday (Peak was 2,576 on Jan. 16.)

Ulster County: 3.9%.

Dutchess County: 2.44%.

Ulster County: 19,185 confirmed cases, 18,645 recoveries. Deaths are at 287, with no new fatalities reported Wednesday.

Dutchess County: 35,834 confirmed cases. Deaths are at 500. No new fatalities reported Wednesday.

As of Tuesday, data according to New York states online vaccine tracker.

Ulster County: 66.3% of the population fully vaccinated, 72.9% with at least one dose of a two-dose regimen, 83.2% of those 18 and older with at least one dose.

Dutchess County: 61.2% fully vaccinated, 68.1% with at least one dose of a two-dose regimen, 78.5% of the 18+ population with at least one dose.

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

Here are the latest reports of COVID cases in area school districts.

Kingston: Two high school students.

Saugerties: One student each at Morse Elementary School and Riccardi Elementary School; two students at Mount Marion Elementary School; and nine students at Saugerties High School.

Wallkill: One student at Plattekill Elementary School.

Marlboro: One student at Marlboro Middle School.

Red Hook One student at Linden Avenue Middle School and one staff at Mill Road Intermediate School.

For online local coverage related to the coronavirus, go to dailyfreeman.com/tag/coronavirus.

Editors note: This story was amended on Oct. 27, 2021, at 6:28 p.m. to correct the change in active cases in Ulster County.

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