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WPCNR COVID SURVEILLANCE. Statistics from NY State Covid Tracker. Observation & Analysis by John F. Bailey. October 17, 2022:

On Sunday, Westchester was reported to have  173 new infections Saturday,  bringing the week infections October 9-15 to  1,253 or 179 new persons a day being lab-tested confirmed with covid. The total is 35 infections lower than last week  total of 1,284 positive, making this week the 10^th week in a row Westchester has reported 1,000 new cases of covid.

Over the last two weeks, 18 of 43 towns  are responsible for 2,324 (44%) of  the 3,005 active cases of covid

 The is well ahead of last September October infections which produced a massive number infections in December and January.

It is hoped with the lower serious infections of the disease the county in experiencing that the infections, currently showing 1 person infected with covid is infectiong only 1 other person, that the disease will not continue at this spread rate but will lower, otherwise the present rate of infections 1,000 a week or more will continue.

The Friday Westchester County Covid Tracker showed   18 towns and villages in Westchester account for,2,213 Active cases  (74 %) of the 3,003 Westchester covid cases the last two weeks up through Friday, October 13.

Yonkers, Mt. Vernon, New Rochelle, Yorktown, White Plains, Greenburgh,Cortlandt, Mt. Pleasant-Pleasantville, Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow,  Mamaroneck Town-Mamaroneck Village-Larchmont, Ossining Town-Village, Harrison, Peekskill, Port Chester are those 18 Towns. The 18 towns daily infections average 9 infections per day, a total of  2,324.  

The towns with infections over 100 are:

                             TOTAL ACTIVE       DAILY           TOTAL NEW OVER 2 WEEKS(DAILY RATE)

Yonkers 599               599                    34                               476

Mt. Vernon                 225                   21                                 294

New Rochelle             212                   16                                 224

Yorktown                   190                    13                                182

White Plains              166                    15                                 210

Greenburgh               155                    17                                238

Cortlandt                   119                      7                                 98

Mt.Pleasant-Pleasantville   113             10                                140

Tarrytown-SleepyHOL  110                     5                                70

TOWNS LESS than 100 ACTIVE CASES BUT CLOSE

Mamaroneck TowN-V-Larch    95          5                                70

Ossining Town-Village              93          3                                 42

Harrison                                    83          4                                56

Peekskill                                    83         6                                   84

Port Chester                             70            10                               140