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THE SUNDAY INTERVIEW: PEOPLE TO BE HEARD: JOHN BAILEY INTERVIEWS DISTRICT 5 COUNTY LEGISLATOR BEN BOYKIN YOUR LEGISLATOR ON THE WESTCHESTER RECOVERY TASK FORCE
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WESTCHESTER NEW COVID INFECTIONS 91 CASES FRIDAY. GROWING OR DECLINING CALL UNCLEAR. NUMBER OF INFECTIONS FOR WEEK WILL EXCEED 504 OF LAST WEEK. WESTCHESTER DAILY NEW INFECTIONS AVERAGE IS 81 A DAY FOR 6 DAYS–485 TOTAL.
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NEW YORK 5 BOROUGHS NEW INFECTIONS RISE BY 418 NEW CASES FRIDAY TO 1,087 AFTER 2 WEEKS OF AVERAGE 600 CASES FOR ALL 5 BOROUGHS. MID HUDSON COUNTIES AND NASSAU AND SUFFOLK HAD HAD 393 INFECTIONS FRIDAY DOWN WHILE NYC SURGED TO 1,087
WPCNR COVID MONITOR UPDATE. From the New York State Covid Tracker. Analysis by John F. Bailey. March 12, 2022:
New Westchester Covid cases reporting this afternoon shows Westchester in a neutral position.
If Saturday’s figure of new cases continues at the 81 new cases average per day the last 6 days, Westchester will go over the 504 new cases last week by a wide margin. (Ifewer people test today because of the inclement weather, we may not go over by a wide margin.)
After six days this week from last Sunday Westchester with an average of 4,764 tests each day for six days, (total tests of 28,585), show a daily infection rate of 2%., when you take the number of positive cases for the week through six days (485) and divide them by 4,764 AVERAGE test positives a day shows that the positives are infecting at a 2% rate, exceeding the 1.1 neutral rate that stops the disease from doubling. The 2% rate may indicate this week is when Westchester maybe starting to exceed the containing and declining rate. Testing daily infection rate (with fluctuating test universes) may be giving us a false sense of confidence.
So when infections come in for Saturday tomorrow this may be either a false increase that will reverse itself.
The most curious and troubling aspect of today’s Covid Notebook is how The New York City five boroughs have gone up above 1,000 new infections for the first time in 2 weeks on Friday. This may or may not be related to the new masks in schools rule that took affect this week when New York City students returned to public schools and did not have to wear masks.
Westchester County by contrast continued to lower in new cases.
Persons have not been testing in the above 9,000 to 10,000 range so naturally the new case numbers are lower, and daily number of people testing flucuates, causing lower infection rates daily in Westchester all week long the infection rate averages on a daily basis, 1.7%.
Around the Mid-Hudson region new infections are very low in Orange Rockland and Dutchess counties, which used to be very high. Ulster, Sullivan and Putnam are under 20. Even Nassau and Suffolk counties once notorious have trimmed infections to less than a 100 a county.
Next week is when we should see results on whether Westchester schools are showing a rate of infections that may be showing growth with acceptable containment, or growth without acceptable entertainment.
The New York City spike in infections may be a routine thing, or it may be a talisman of what can be expected.
A QUIET WEEK IN NEW COVID INFECTIONS
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WESTCHESTER THROUGH 5 DAYS 78 NEW INFECTIONS A DAY. New York City Averages 592 a day through 5 days.
WPCNR CORONAVIRUS MONITOR. From the NYS Covid Tracker. March 12, 2022:
Westchester County, with the largest population in the 7-county Mid-Hudson Region, reported just below half of all counties in the region the first five days of this week, averaging 78 new persons testing positive for the virus. On Thursday, Westchester reported 106 persons testing positive of 6,974 tested.
This afternoon Friday positives will be reported and Westchester looks on track, barring sudden doubling of cases to be under last week’s positive cases of 504 in a week where cases were expected to go up possibly due to the return to schools and vacations last week.
The entire Mid-Hudson region reported 215 new positives in 17,314 tests, a percentage of 1% (under the level of infection where the disease expands its potential to spread more cases. The average infection rate was 1.56%.
Westchester reported 106 cases Thursday, Orange County 31, Ulster, 26, Rockland 21, Dutchess, 14, Sullivan 8, Putnam 9.
New York City all 5 boroughs has been reporting under 1,000 new cases all week, averaging 592 new cases per day. On Thursday New York City, all five boroughs, reported 669 new positives compared to the 9 surrounding counties (7 Mid-Hudson counties, Nassau and Suffolk counties) total positives of 415.
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SEE WHITE PLAINS WEEK THE FRIDAY MARCH 11 REPORT INSTANTLY–JUST CLICK THE WHITE ARROW BELOW
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WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHTS FOR 20 YEARS ON WHITE PLAINS WEEK
COVID CASES DECLINE FIRST 4 DAYS OF WEEK IN WESTCHESTER
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WPCNR CORONA VIRUS LOGBOOK. From the New York State Covid Tracker. Analysis by John F. Bailey. March 11, 2022:
New persons testing positive for coronavirus returned to lower rate the first four days of this week in Westchester County.
Cases spread at the rate of an average 72 new cases per day. If that pace continues the last three days of this week, new persons contracting the disease would decline to 504 for the week from the 704 last week.
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NEW! NYPH PLANS NEW COMPLEX AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES AT 1111-1129 WESTCHESTER AVENUE VARIETY OF SERVICES IN WHITE PLAINS NY USA.
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WPCNR EAST SIDE STORY. From New York Presbyterian Hospital. (EDITED) March 8, 2022:
NewYork-Presbyterian announced today that it will establish a state-of-the-art, multi-specialty ambulatory care facility in White Plains, bringing an even broader range of its ambulatory, primary and preventive care services to the communities of Westchester County.
(Editor’s Note: WPCNR has learned from a reliable source the property was recently purchased BY NYPH for $83.5 Million. The project is subject to approval by the White Plains city government.
At this point there has been no confirmation or rendering of the proposed project and no formal presentation of whether the hospital plans to renovate the existing buildings or demolish them and build a new structure(s). WPCNR has requested clarification.
In response to a WPCNR question, a spokesperson for NYPH issued the following statement: ” At this time, we don’t have anything further to say regarding it – just what was in the press release.”
Featuring care from Columbia Doctors clinical teams, this new facility will give patients convenient access to increasingly in-demand specialties for adults and children, all close to home. The facility will be located in the former West Park office complex, recently purchased by NewYork-Presbyterian, which is situated on a 25-acre campus at 1111-1129 Westchester Avenue in White Plains.
NewYork-Presbyterian plans to offer a wide range of outpatient services in the new facility, which is expected to house centers of excellence in areas ranging from women’s health to cancer care and neuroscience, wellness services and resources, and facilities including imaging, endoscopy suites, exam and diagnostic rooms, and ambulatory procedure rooms.
“NewYork-Presbyterian is proud to be expanding access to our world-class care across Westchester,” said Dr. Steven J. Corwin, president and CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian. “We understand the importance of having high-quality, comprehensive health care services available close to where you live and work. We look forward to continuing to provide the best care to our patients and neighbors in Westchester.”
The new White Plains facility will build upon the exceptional health services currently offered by NewYork-Presbyterian in Westchester. NewYork-Presbyterian operates three hospitals in the county – NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital and the NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester Behavioral Health Center – and partners with a broad network of ColumbiaDoctors medical group practices throughout the area.