WHITE PLAINS CITIZENETREPORTER SETS RECORD VISITS FOR YEAR 7,017,658 VISITS! 2,098,003 VISITORS MADE 6 VISITS A DAY EVERY DAY. 63,330 UNIQUE VISITORS MADE 133,730 VISITS IN DECEMBER. WPCNR AVERAGED 17,284 VISITORS A WEEK, VISITING 31,270 TIMES.

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FOLLOW-UP: DR. RICCA TOLD WPCNR THIS AFTERNOON MORE OPPORTUNTIIES FOR WHITE PLAINS 5-12’s TO BE VACCINATED ARE COMING UP. DR. RICCA SAID:

“Yes, there is a great deal of parent/guardian request for vaccination opportunity. Those that are not interested need not participate. While we don’t know what the ultimate percentage will be, we continue to see high interest in the opportunities. Another one will be forthcoming on Saturday, November 27^th (it’s not been announced yet.)“

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ADVISORY BULLETIN AS FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 19 FROM WPCNR

“THE WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER ANNOUNCED THURSDAY NEW PROCEDURES ON ADMINISTERING THE Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5-11 at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital Mondays-Fridays from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Appointments are encouraged and parents/guardians can schedule an appointment online at Am-I-Eligible.COVID19Vaccine.Health.NY.gov.  A parent or legal guardian must accompany all children and a child’s proof of age is required. 

ADVISORY TREND UPDATE AS OF WEDNESDAY MORNING, November 17 FROM WPCNR:

ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 14, ELSEWHERE IN THE REGION AROUND NEW YORK CITY: NASSAU COUNTY HAD 322 ON SUNDAY; SUFFOLK, 479; AND THE REST OF THE MID HUDSON REGION SHOWED GROWTH IN CASES:ULSTER, 42, SULLIVAN, 11; ROCKLAND, 42; PUTNAM,12; ORANGE, 78; DUTCHESS, 49. TOTAL NEW CASES SUNDAY IN THE 9 SUBURBAN COUNTIES: 1,158. New York City in all 5 boroughs totaled 1,047. On Monday, the 15th of November, the 9 counties again outpaced New York City new cases for the 5th time in 6 days, 1,068 For the 9 Counties, 913 in the five boroughs of New York City, with the 9 suburban counties running over 100 cases ahead of New York City.

ON MONDAY, NOV 15th IN THE 9 COUNTIES, REPORTED TUESDAY BY THE STATE: NASSAU COUNTY REPORTED 290 NEW CASES, SUFFOLK, 346. WESTCHESTER SUFFERED 118 MORE; ROCKLAND, 66; PUTNAM, 16; DUTCHESS, 54, ULSTER, 44; SULLIVAN 29 AND ORANGE 105. NYC IN TOTAL ALL BOROUGHS, 913 NEW COVID CASES. THE 9 COUNTIES EXCEEDED NEW YORK INFECTION PACE, 1068 TO 913.

Tuesday numbers will be reported late this afternoon on November 17 by the state

“GOOD MORNING DENNIS AND TONNY FROM WHITE PLAINS NEW YORK USA, 36 AND SUNNY

“THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY CENTER COVID VACCINATION SITE IS CLOSING AFTER THURSDAY, WITH VACCINATIONS FOR CHILDREN FROM 5 TO 12 BEING MOVED TO THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER. WESTCHESTER COUNTY EXECUTIVE GEORGE LATIMER ANNOUNCED THE CLOSING YESTERDAY

“THE WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER ANNOUNCED THURSDAY NEW PROCEDURES ON ADMINISTERING THE Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5-11 at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital Mondays-Fridays from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Appointments are encouraged and parents/guardians can schedule an appointment online at Am-I-Eligible.COVID19Vaccine.Health.NY.gov.  A parent or legal guardian must accompany all children and a child’s proof of age is required. 

COUNTY EXECUTIVE GEORGE LATIMER ANNOUNCED THE COUNTY CENTER CLOSING YESTERDAY AND SAID DETAILS WOULD BE AVAILABLE ON THE HTTPS://HEALTH.WESTCHESTERGOV.COM/ WEBSITE.

” YOU MAY CALL THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AT 995- 7425, 995-7425 TO FIND LOCATIONS OF VACCINATION SITES WHERE THE 5 TO 11 COVID VACCINE IS BEING ADMINISTERED AND 12 AND OVER COVID VACCINATIONS AND BOOSTERS ARE AVAILABLE. THE YONKERS ARMORY LOCATION WILL BE REOPENED BY THE STATE FOR COVID VACCINATIONS AS WELL TO REPLACE APPARENTLY THE COUNTY CENTER LOCATION.

ONE WHITE PLAINS PRESENTS ITS DRAFT VISION OF MASTER PLAN THURSDAY

THE CITY WILL PRESENT A PUBLIC WORKSHOP  AT WHITE PLAINS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER THURSDAY AT 7 PM BY PRESENTING THE DRAFT VISION STATEMENT FOR ITS NEW COMPREHSENSIVE PLAN BASED ON PREVIOUS PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS, I BELIEVE THERE HAVE BEEN ABOUT 15 OF THOSE. PLANNING GOALS AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET YOUR PUBLIC FEEDBACK AT INTERACTIVE OPEN HOUSE STATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE.

 VISIT WWW.ONEWHITEPLAINS.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROCESS AND TO TAKE THE VISION SURVEY. STILL HAVE QUESTIONS? PLEASE CONTACT US AT ONEWP@WHITEPLAINSNY.GOV. 

“THE WHITE PLAINS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

IS MAKING $300,000 IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CARES ACT (CDBG-CV) AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE BUSINESSES. UP TO $10,000 IN ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE TO COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES IN WHITE PLAINS WITH FIVE OR FEWER EMPLOYEES (INCLUDING THE OWNER(S)). GRANT FUNDS ARE INTENDED TO SUPPORT MICROENTERPRISES’ ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

THE ONLINE PRE-APPLICATION OPENED YESTERDAY AND CAN BE ACCESSED AT: CITYOFWHITEPLAINS.COM/GTB. SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS UNTIL DECEMBER 17, 2021.

I STILL DO NOT UNDERSTAND WITH COVID SPREADING IN THE 9 COUNTIES AROUND NEW YORK CITY, WHY YOU WOULD CLOSE THE COUNTY CENTER THE EASIEST SITE TO GET TO — YOU CAN TAKE TRAINS TO WHITE PLAINS AND WALK TO THE COUNTY CENTER.

WE POSSIBLY FACE A FASTER SPREADING OF COVID CASES BECAUSE THANKSGIVING TRAVEL AND THANKSGIVING FESTIVITIES START NEXT WEEK. BE CAREFUL IF YOU ARE NOT VACCINATED AND YOUR UNDER 12’S ARE NOT VACCINATED.

THIS IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE WESTCHESTER COUNTY NEW CASES REACHED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF NEW CASES IN 6 WEEKS  DATING BACK TO OCTOBER 3.  LAST WEEK NOVEMBER 7 TO 13, 751 NEW CASES,  A RATE OF 107 NEW PERSONS A DAY CAME DOWN WITH COVID A.

ON SUNDAY THE 14^TH, 24 HOURS AGO, THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 14 BEGAN WITH 123 NEW CASES OF COVID IN THE COUNTY ON ONLY  4,516 TESTS IN THE COUNTY.

IN THE LAST SIX WEEKS IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY THERE WERE AN AVERAGE 610 NEW INFECTIONS A WEEK, THAT’S 87 A DAY. 

AS THANKSGIVING UNFOLDS DEPENDING ON YOUR SOCIAL PLANS, TRAVEL IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA AND TO THE METROPOLITAN NEW YORK AREA PUTS YOU IN COVID RISK:

THE  PACE OF NEWLY COVID POSITIVE PERSONS SPREADING THE DISEASE (IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY) APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN SLOWED BY VACCINATIONS AND BEHAVIOR TO A ROUGH NUMBER OF 25% OF NEW CASES INFECTING 25% MORE PEOPLE 3 WEEKS LATER (AFTER THE 10 TO 14 DAY INCUBATION PERIOD FOR THE DISEASE). USING THIS VERY ROUGH CALCULATION, THE 751 NEW PERSONS INFECTED THIS PAST WEEK, MAY INFECT 187 NEW PERSONS IN 2 WEEKS.

THE DAILY STATISTICS FOR THE LAST WEEK SHOW THE 9 SUBURBAN COUNTIES  SURROUNDING NEW YORK CITY  5 BOROUGHS, HAVING MORE NEW CASES THAN THE FIVE NYC  BOROUGHS PUT TOGETHER, 945 CASES IN THE SUBURBAN 9 COUNTIES TO 832 FOR THE 5 BOROUGHS.

SUFFOLK COUNTY SATURDAY HAD 317 NEW CASES. NASSAU COUNTY, 229. THOSE COUNTIES HAVE BEEN AVERAGING CLOSE TO  500 TO 700 CASES A DAY, THE LAST TWO WEEKS.

IN CONTRAST THE MID-HUDSON REGION IS SHOWING MORE INFECTIONS, TOO. WESTCHESTER HAD 92 NEW CASES SATURDAY, ORANGE COUNTY, 119, PUTNAM, 10, DUTCHESS COUNTY 58, ULSTER, 40, SULLIVAN,30. THE TOTAL FOR THE 9 SUBURBAN COUNTIES: 945 IN THREE OF THE LAST 4 DAYS, THE 9 SUBURBAN COUNTIES AROUND NEW YORK CITY HAVE HAD MORE INFECTIONS THAN THE FIVE BOROUGHS.

BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.”

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WPCNR GOVERNOR HOCHUL CORONAVIROUS REPORT. November 12, 2021:

“Thank you to all the New Yorkers who are keeping their children, themselves and their other loved ones safe and healthy ahead of the holidays by getting the vaccine,” Governor Hochul said. “Whether you are five or 50, getting vaccinated is quick, easy, and the most important thing you can do to protect your family from COVID-19 as we approach the holiday season.”

(EDITOR’S NOTE : NOVEMBER 11 METRO AREA COVID TRENDING: For the second day in a row, the 9 suburban counties surrounding the 5 boroughs of New York City had more persons testing positive for covid than the 5 city boroughs IN all : 1,416 positives were made up of Westchester’s 151 new positive cases, Mid-Hudson Leader, with trending Covid increases strengthening in Orange, 147 cases, Dutchess, 89, Ulster,88,Rockland, 68,Sullivan 48, and on Long Island, Nassau reports 341 new positives, Suffolk, 468.

IN the last 7 days from October 4 4 through 11, Westchester County suffered 793 persons testing positive for covid, up from 514, new positives from October 28 to November 4.)

In Contrast, New York City boroughs say

Today’s data is summarized briefly below:

·         Test Results Reported – 199,602

·         Total Positive – 6,151
·         Percent Positive – 3.08%

·         7-Day Average Percent Positive – 3.00%
·         Patient Hospitalization – 1,854 (+18)
·         Patients Newly Admitted –  263
·         Patients in ICU – 376 (+2)
·         Patients in ICU with Intubation – 210 (-2)
·         Total Discharges – 210,926 (+226)
·         New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 30
·         Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 45,960

The Health Electronic Response Data System is a NYS DOH data source that collects confirmed daily death data as reported by hospitals, nursing homes and adult care facilities only.
·         Total deaths reported to and compiled by the CDC – 58,479
This daily COVID-19 provisional death certificate data reported by NYS DOH and NYC to the CDC includes those who died in any location, including hospitals, nursing homes, adult care facilities, at home, in hospice and other settings.
·         Total vaccine doses administered – 28,178,889
·         Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 96,655
·         Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 636,779
·         Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 85.1%
·         Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 77.4%
·         Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 88.7%
·         Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 79.5%
·         Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 72.3%
·         Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 65.5%
·         Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 75.3%
·         Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 67.3%

 Each region’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows: 

 (EDITOR’S NOTE ON NOV 11 POSITIVES REPORT: The Mid-Hudson region of Westchester, Dutchess, Rockland,Rockland, Putnam, Sullivan and Ulster Counties and is a breakout region around all New York City Boroughs, averaging 2.27% positive the last three days. Long Island Nassau and Suffolk lead with 2.9% Positives in Nassau and 3.4% positives in Suffolk County.

REGION	Tuesday, November 9, 2021	Wednesday, November 10, 2021	Thursday, November 11, 2021
Capital Region	4.89%	5.20%	5.22%
Central New York	4.87%	5.02%	5.39%
Finger Lakes	6.93%	7.29%	7.72%
Long Island	2.62%	2.73%	2.88%
Mid-Hudson	2.04%	2.19%	2.27%
Mohawk Valley	5.69%	6.14%	6.33%
New York City	1.20%	1.24%	1.26%
North Country	5.77%	5.99%	6.29%
Southern Tier	3.84%	4.11%	4.24%
Western New York	6.64%	7.06%	7.41%
Statewide	2.78%	2.90%	3.00%

 
Each New York City borough’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:  

BOROUGH	Tuesday, November 9, 2021	Wednesday, November 10, 2021	Thursday, November 11, 2021
Bronx	0.97%	1.00%	1.06%
Kings	1.36%	1.37%	1.41%
New York	1.02%	1.06%	1.07%
Queens	1.26%	1.28%	1.28%
Richmond	1.50%	1.62%	1.63%

Yesterday, 6,151 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,591,345. A geographic breakdown is as follows:  

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	32,606	90
Allegany	5,382	45
Broome	26,395	97
Cattaraugus	8,828	68
Cayuga	9,177	31
Chautauqua	13,457	69
Chemung	11,875	59
Chenango	5,075	33
Clinton	7,447	46
Columbia	5,263	15
Cortland	5,776	24
Delaware	3,939	22
Dutchess	36,702	89
Erie	114,223	624
Essex	2,723	26
Franklin	4,779	47
Fulton	7,114	39
Genesee	7,784	46
Greene	4,639	10
Hamilton	481	2
Herkimer	7,543	39
Jefferson	10,144	83
Lewis	3,876	15
Livingston	6,383	52
Madison	6,780	40
Monroe	90,394	500
Montgomery	6,578	45
Nassau	219,038	341
Niagara	25,964	176
NYC	1,109,657	1,142
Oneida	30,680	141
Onondaga	55,714	202
Ontario	10,416	74
Orange	59,617	147
Orleans	4,954	43
Oswego	12,898	92
Otsego	4,944	25
Putnam	12,780	16
Rensselaer	16,073	70
Rockland	54,317	68
Saratoga	22,093	133
Schenectady	17,950	60
Schoharie	2,475	8
Schuyler	1,712	4
Seneca	2,914	14
St. Lawrence	11,757	63
Steuben	11,262	79
Suffolk	246,191	468
Sullivan	8,942	48
Tioga	5,769	43
Tompkins	6,893	22
Ulster	18,016	88
Warren	6,268	41
Washington	5,477	46
Wayne	9,163	60
Westchester	145,471	151
Wyoming	4,763	21
Yates	1,814	9

 
Yesterday, 30 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total compiled through HERDS to 45,960. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:  

County	New Deaths
Broome	1
Cattaraugus	1
Chautauqua	1
Erie	2
Essex	1
Genesee	1
Herkimer	1
Jefferson	1
Kings	3
Manhattan	1
Monroe	1
Montgomery	1
Nassau	1
Niagara	1
Oneida	1
Onondaga	1
Oswego	3
Queens	1
Rensselaer	1
Saratoga	1
Schenectady	1
St. Lawrence	1
Suffolk	3

 
All New York State mass vaccination sites are open to eligible New Yorkers aged 12 years and older for walk-in vaccination on a first-come, first-serve basis. People who would prefer to schedule an appointment at a state-run mass vaccination site can do so on the Am I Eligible App or by calling 1-833-NYS-4-VAX. People may also contact their local health department, pharmacy, doctor or hospital to schedule appointments where vaccines are available, or visit vaccines.gov to find information on vaccine appointments near them. 

New Yorkers looking to schedule vaccine appointments for 5-11-year-old children are encouraged to contact their child’s pediatrician, family physician, county health departments, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), rural health centers, or pharmacies that may be administering the vaccine for this age group. Parents and guardians can visit vaccines.gov, text their ZIP code to 438829, or call 1-800-232-0233 to find nearby locations. Make sure that the provider offers the Pfizer-BioNTechCOVID-19 vaccine, as the other COVID-19 vaccines are not yet authorized for this age group.

Visit our new website for parents and guardians for new information, frequently asked questions and answers, and resources specifically designed for parents and guardians of this age group. 

Yesterday, 19,476 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 13,550 completed their vaccine series. A geographic breakdown of New Yorkers who have been vaccinated by region is as follows: 

	People with at least one vaccine dose	People with complete vaccine series
Region	Cumulative Total	Increase over past 24 hours	Cumulative Total	Increase over past 24 hours
Capital Region	777,204	1,329	711,558	499
Central New York	601,173	567	558,052	411
Finger Lakes	792,207	1,767	734,797	591
Long Island	1,968,720	3,884	1,756,200	1,992
Mid-Hudson	1,523,328	3,289	1,349,704	1,535
Mohawk Valley	302,907	551	280,978	188
New York City	7,008,026	5,831	6,288,307	7,032
North Country	280,499	324	253,927	203
Southern Tier	405,415	738	372,216	305
Western New York	869,625	1,196	798,662	794
Statewide	14,529,104	19,476	13,104,401	13,550

The COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker Dashboard is available to update New Yorkers on the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. The New York State Department of Health requires vaccinating facilities to report all COVID-19 vaccine administration data within 24 hours; the vaccine administration data on the dashboard is updated daily to reflect the most up-to-date metrics in the state’s vaccination effort. New York State Department of Health-reported data from NYSIIS and CIR differs slightly from federally-reported data, which is inclusive of federally-administered doses and other minor differences. Both numbers are included in the release above. 

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WPCNR CORONAVIRUS BULLETIN. By John F. Bailey November 12, 2021.

The 9 suburban counties surrounding New York City including all 5 boroughs reported more new covid infections than New York City with —

164 new cases in Orange County, 140 in Westchester (highest in 7 days for Westchester), 77 in Dutchess, 75 in Ulster County, 35 in Sullivan County and 17 in Putnam

Nassau and Suffolk new Covid positives are the most serious outbreak counties: 476 new covid cases Wednesday in Suffolk County a positive infection rate of 3.5%, (1.1 considered stable), and Nassau County with 329, a positive infection rate of 2.5%

No explanation yet from the state on the possible causes of this outbreak. This is the second time in one week the 9 counties have recorded more new covid cases than all five New York City boroughs, Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn Queens and Staten Island. Last Thursday the suburban counties had more cases than NYC.