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WPCNR CORONAVIROUS REPORT. July 12, 2021: In a news conference this afternoon County Executive George Latimer reported that new cases of 30 covid infections a day were reported based on those Westchester individuals who tested positive July 8, 9, 10 and 11.
Of 10,269 tests conducted the last 4 days 132 or 1% tested positive for covid.
Mr. Latimer said the county is trying to find out of the 132 newly infected had received vaccines, or had not received a vaccine. He gave no explanation for the increase.
He said the number of vaccinations had dropped dramatically, saying that at its peak, the White Plains County Center facility had been vaccinating 2,000 a day, and today July 12, only 168 persons were registered for appointments.
He urged persons who had not gotten vaccinate to please consider doing so. He said the vaccine had been responsible for stopping the spread of covid. Click on the video below to hear Mr. Latimer’s analysis of the vaccination progress in Westchester:
From June 1 through June 30, , according to state day-by-day totals compiled by WPCNR, 39,284 Westchesterites were tested and 131 tested positive, in 30 days. The June infection rate was 1/3 of a per cent.
In the last 4 days, 132 tested positive., that is 1% a day.
From July 1 through July 8, 21,075 Westchester residents were tested, and 94 tested positive, a positive infection rate of .04%. Then came the July 4 weekend. that was 10 days ago when it began July 2.
If the covid incubation period is 10 days then we may possibly be seeing the first evidence of a holiday weekend infection spike.. With more outdoor big attendance activities coming up, it remains to be seen whether the infect rate will continue upwards, aggravated by the new sense of “covid is over, we’re back to normal.”
In the six other counties in the Mid-Hudson region all are running under 5 infections a day, the Westchester weekend numbers are way above them.