WHITE PLAINS CITIZENETREPORTER TOPS 5 MILLION VISITS IN A YEAR! 5,566,746 VISITS IN ONE YEAR BY 1,769,260 VISITORS 7,631 VISITORS A DAY! IN AUGUST, 247,700 VISITORS MADE 684,903 VISITS (22,830 DAILY)

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WPCNR CORONAVIRUS BULLETIN. News and Comment From New York State Covid Tracker. By John F. Bailey August 12, 2021:

Yesterday Westchester County tested  7,779 residents for Covid and saw new infections climb from 215 Tuesday to 228 yesterday.

The infection rate yesterday declined which is a false positive,  because the tested number was higher, but at this rate, the infections the last 7 days  from August 4 through yesterday August 11 will create a super spreader disaster Labor Day Week.

Here’s the math.

In 14 days (approximately August 25 just a week before the next big summer weekend and subsequent religious holidays), the 1,420 new infections during the last week, each will infect 7 others or have already been infecting others up until the day they tested positive.

This new Delta variant and covid-19 combination 1-2 Covid wave  created by the “it’s over” attitude of the July 4^th weekend is turning into a viral tsunami.

That’s what the exponential numbers of spread dynamics tells me.

Hitting a consistent over 200  new infections each day the 228 tested positive yesterday will pass the variant or the covid 19 to 7 other persons. By August 25—14 days 1,596 new infections could appear from the contacts made by the 228 August 11 positives alone for covid until yesterday.

If you take into account all 1,420 new infections in Westchester the last 7 days aggregate of them could produce 10,000 new infections by August 25 to September 1. They will have without knowing it already will have spread disease wherever they have gone or whomever they were with—brothers, sisters, parents, grandparents, friends, acquaintances for two weeks not knowing they themselves were sick and carriers of this deadly of all plagues ever.

The decisions as to what to do have to made now.

The decisions about safe opening of schools have to be made now as New Jersey’s Governor did Monday.

New York’s Health Commissioner has said it is up to the schools how they open: No oversight, no analysis by the state

The decisions cannot be what people want or consider convenient or “normal.”

The decisions cannot be decided in general consensus in town meetings, town halls or listening opportunities to gather what people think we should do.

The last time we were spreading infections in Westchester at 10,000 a week or even close to it  was on January 1, 2021 when Westchester had 1,000 positives on a New Year’s week.

That takes my breath away.

Because if every positive now out there has interacted with 7 people, what the unfortunate 1,420 will generate the last 7 days may generate 9,996 new positives.

I truly hope I am wrong but that is just the simple, very hard uncompromising math.

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WPCNR NEWS AND COMMENT. From New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy August 12, 2021 updated 11:30 AM EDT:

WPCNR watched Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey conduct a state of coronavirus news conference Monday in which he took on the key issue New York Connecticut and New Jersey have to make very quickly. Right now in New York school districts are on their own in determining policy and politicians (not all) are in doubt as to what school districts should do.

The entire news conference delivered by Governor Murphy on Monday also details how persons who are fully vaccinated fare against combatting the Delta variant now ramping up new cases in New Jersey. He pointed out how persons not vaccinated are the majority of infections. The video below deals with announcement of his schools policy beginning in September. The entire video that I highly recommend viewing may be viewed at

Governor Murphy of New Jersey crystalizes the issue of opening schools in the following video below .

It is only three minutes but contains blunt truth and responsibility in his decision, in view of the inexorable spread of the Delta Variant Coronavirus in New Jersey over the summer, (also being experienced exponentially right now in Westchester County, which exceeds 4 of the 5 boroughs of New York City in the percentage of new cases or coronavirus daily:

Governor Murphy:

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WPCNR COVID BULLETIN Today’s New York State Covid Tracker reports yesterday August 10, produced the most positive tests since April 21, 2021 this spring when 216 positives were reported. On Tuesday, 6,515 were tested and 215 tested positive it was the first time in the current coronavirus “Third Wave” that daily cases have gone over 200 in the current wave of infection afflicting the county. Figuring that 215 people have potential to give covid to 7 persons, this could mean in two weeks Westchester could see another 1,505 new cases. The infection has gone up to 3.3% compared to 3% Monday.

Governor Andrew Cuomo released this Covid statement this afternoon:

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state’s progress combatting COVID-19.

“As our numbers tick upward, it is more important now than ever that New Yorkers who are unvaccinated get their shot,” Governor Cuomo said. “The Delta variant is relentless and the best way to keep yourself and your loved ones safe is to get vaccinated. The vaccine is free, effective and accessible for those looking to get theirs as soon as possible.”
 
Today’s data is summarized briefly below:

·         Test Results Reported – 145,311
·         Total Positive – 4,150
·         Percent Positive – 2.86%
·         7-Day Average Percent Positive – 3.01%
·         Patient Hospitalization – 1,367 (+22)
·         Patients Newly Admitted – 224
·         Patients in ICU – 288 (+25)
·         Patients in ICU with Intubation – 114 (+8)
·         Total Discharges – 188,172 (+203)
·         Deaths – 15
·         Total Deaths – 43,184
·         Total vaccine doses administered – 22,702,548
·         Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 42,956
·         Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 302,962
·         Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 73.9%
·         Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 67.7%

·         Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 76.8%

·         Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 69.4%

·         Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 62.0%
·         Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 56.5%

·         Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 64.5%

·         Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 57.9%

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

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

Yesterday, 4,150 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,170,516. A geographic breakdown is as follows. Westchester County with an infection rate of 3.3% yesterday now is higher in percentage of persons getting infected with Covid than The Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, but below Richmond County (3.77%).

NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES, WITH 368 AND 380 INFECTIONS RESPECTIVELY, HAVE ALMOST DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF NEW INFECTIONS A DAY THAN WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
  

Yesterday, 15 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 43,184. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

All New York State mass vaccination sites are now open to eligible New Yorkers 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.

Yesterday, 29,720 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 15,385 completed their vaccine series. A geographic breakdown of New Yorkers who have been vaccinated by region is as follows: