2,905,611 VISITORS VISIT 8,324,077 TIMES 3 TIMES EVERY DAY IN ONE YEAR. HIGHEST ACTIVITY IN WPCNR HISTORY.White PlainsCitizeNetReporter lifted its worldwide visits from unique visitors to wpcnr.com to 8,324,077,a 1,306,419 increase in visits in one year from 7,017,658 visits to the site last year which covers White Plains and Westchester County. The 8,324,077 visits were made by 2,005,611 unique visitors who visited wpcnr an average of 3 visits a day. ON JULY 20- -2026 visitors have accessed wpcnr and made 3,072 visits an average of 1.6 visits. In the last week 33,495 individual vistors made 54,458 visits, averaging 1.6 visits. In the last month, 152,940 visitors recorded 229,338 visits (1.5 visits)
WPCNR CORONAVIRUS MONITOR. Based on the New York State Covid-19 Tracker. December 29, 2021:
The daily State-supplied covid new infections in Westchester County Sunday, the 26, out this evening were 3,108, setting a new daily high for the county.
With 2,049 infections Saturday Christmas Day and 3,108 the next day with more Westchester residents being tested, the 5,157 new infections were confirmation of the Covid Omicron Variant contagious power.
Westchester tested 14,415 Sunday and 3,108 tested positive, matching the 21% infection rate the county posted Saturday when 9,536 were tested and 2,049 tested positive.
Every other county in the Mid-Hudson Region experience sharp spikes in new infections.
Orange County showed 1,512 new infections four times the Saturday total of 461.
Rockland more than doubled its positives from 679 Saturday to 1,426.
Dutchess doubled positives from 278 Saturday to 799.
ULSTER doubled from 111 to 236.
Putnam with a most recent high total of 205 in the last two weeks showed 630 positive Sunday a tripling of positives from a previous high infection mark.
Sullivan quadrupled new positive infections Sunday from 61 Saturday to 284.
Long Island continued to spread red. reaching 10,545 infections total for the two counties, Nassau and Suffolk. Saturday the counties showed 6,334 infections.
The combined new infections in the 9 counties surrounding New York City Sunday was 17,940.
The one satisfaction is that Omicron does not appear to deliver as serious an illness as the Delta or original covid. However, there is no breakdown available of the impact on the unvaccinated persons getting the Omicron variant, yet.
JOHN BAILEY’S DAILY COVID JOURNAL ON LEFT NOTING DAY BY DAY PULSE OF POSITIVES COUNTY BY COUNTY IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA. (COUNTS ARE FROM THE STATE COVID TRACKER WHICH ARE TWO DAYS DELAYED.)
WPCNR CORONA VIRUS MONITOR.From the New York State Covid Tracker. Observations by John F. Bailey. UPDATED 9:25 A.M. E.S.T:
In the week before Christmas, positive cases from two weeks ago resulted in an “explosion” of new positive cases December 19 through December 25. Based on the WPCNR daily logbook of infections, the 2,788 persons testing positive two weeks ago in the week December 5 to 12 resulted in part to spreading the disease to 11,450 persons during Christmas week.
Those persons infected with covid two weeks ago resulted in passing the disease to 3.6 other persons who were not infected.
Governor Kathy Hochul in her analysis of the state of rapidly escalating covid infections Monday said that 65% of new cases of covid statewide had been identified to be the Omicron Covid strain.
The 10,050 persons testing positive through Christmas Day if they spread the disease to 3.6 persons at various times before being tested positive could result in 36,230 persons infected with covid in two weeks.
That 3.6 persons infected by new covid positives 2 weeks ago reflected in last week 11,450 positives is a rate of spread of 1 new infectee spreading to 2.5 persons from the two weeks before December 5, beginning November 21, when 1,086 were newly infected that week.. The highly contagious omicron variant has increased new infections in the tri-state area to new positive rates of up to 20%.
Of those tested in the Mid-Hudson Valley region, of 18,874 tests Saturday, 3,659 residents of Mid-Hudson tested positive, an average of 18.4% Westchester tested 9,536 and 2,049 were positive for covid, 21.5% Infection Rate
Hospitalizations of covid patients in Westchester rose to 214 as of Friday, December 24, County Executive George Latimer reported in his Tuesday WVOX broadcast, up from 50 one month ago.
It would appear those infected with covid, Omicron or Delta varients are getting less sick. The 214 hospitalizations last Friday indicate only 8% of the 2,788 infections two weeks ago have been sick enough to be hospitalized.
In the Mid-Hudson Valley region, Westchester County had the most cases Saturday, 2,049. Rockland reported 679; Orange County, 461; Dutchess, 278; Ulster, 111; Sullivan, 61; and Putnam 20. The total Mid-Hudson region cases last week was 3,659.
Nassau and Suffolk counties Saturday surged back to 6,334 new covid infections between the two counties, with infection rate of 21% of those tested in those two counties.
New York City new cases outpace the 9 surrounding counties with 3 times the number of new covid cases.
WPCNR WHITE PLAINS LAW JOURNAL.From the Office of the Westchester District Attorney. December28, 2021:
The Westchester County District Attorney’s Office conducted a thorough investigation into allegations reported by two women against former Governor Andrew Cuomo. Specifically, the alleged conduct, of which we are aware, that occurred in Westchester County is as follows:
1- A woman, identified as Trooper 1 in the Attorney General’s Report, alleged that, when Cuomo was the Governor and Trooper 1 was a member of his detail and on duty at his home in Mount Kisco, she asked the Governor if he needed anything and he responded by asking her if he could kiss her. She further indicated that she was concerned about the ramifications of denying the Governor’s request and so she said “sure.” The Governor then kissed her on the cheek and, as indicated in the Attorney General’s report, “said something to the effect of, ‘oh, I’m not supposed to do that’ or ‘unless that’s against the rules.’”
2- A second woman has alleged (publicly and to our investigators) that Cuomo grabbed her arm, pulled her toward him and kissed her on the cheek without seeking permission for such a greeting while the two were at an event at White Plains High School.
Our investigation found credible evidence to conclude that the alleged conduct in both instances described above did occur. However, in both instances, my Office has determined that, although the allegations and witnesses were credible, and the conduct concerning, we cannot pursue criminal charges due to the statutory requirements of the criminal laws of New York. This conclusion is unrelated to any possible civil liability which is beyond the scope of a District Attorney’s jurisdiction, which focuses solely on criminal laws.
We continue to recognize the bravery of the women and witnesses who have cooperated with law enforcement and we remain committed to supporting them and all survivors. As in all cases of alleged misconduct, my Office will investigate such claims irrespective of the position or status of the accusers or the accused. We thank the Attorney General, the State Assembly and our sister DA Offices for their collaboration and cooperation.
