THE WORLD READS WHITE PLAINS CITIZENETREPORTER — 8,324,077 VISITS IN ONE YEAR

WPCNR CORONA VIRUS MONITOR. From the New York State Covid-19 Workbook. Observations by John F. Bailey. Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 2021:

On 11 of the last 14 days, the Mid-Hudson Region and Long Island counties have lead New York City in new cases of covid, despite having 60% less population.

The first two days of Thanksgiving week, Westchester, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Rockland, Putnam, and Sullivan Counties and Long Island Nassau and Suffolk Counties with a combined 9-County population of 5,274,770 people (2020 census) reported more infections than New York City’s 5 boroughs of 8,804,190 persons, dramatically demonstrating how suburbia is spreading and sustaining the Fourth Wave of coronavirus.

Monday, November 22, the 9 counties with greatly reduced tests, reported 1,198 new persons getting covid. All five boroughs of New York City reported 1,206 – just 8 more cases. With 3.5 million less people than New York City, the 9 suburban counties are spreading and continue to spread covid at the same rate.

Tuesday the 9 counties exceeded more cases than New York City. New York reported 1,469 new covid-infected positive tests, the suburban 9 counties, 1,655, 186 more cases for the suburbs. This is not good news at all.

On the numbers, Westchester County reported 158 infection Tuesday, November 23, , 2.2% of 7,245 tested, which is on target  for 1 new infected person spreading the disease to 2 other persons, based on the 82 infections on November 9.

County Executive George Latimer in his Covid Report Tuesday put hospitalizations at 40, an increase from 30 last week. He said the 2,700 hospital beds should be able to handle that rate of hospitalization. The worry obviously is how many of the 1,000 infections a week in Westchester alone will result in how many new hospitalizations, and how fast.

In two weeks the 158 persons testing positive  just Tuesday could conceivably result at (2 persons newly infected by 1 person), bring 300 new infections. Westchester averages 150 new positives a day over the last week, that is 1,050 new infections a week. The actual total from November 14 to 20 was 1,108.

In two weeks it is worrying that we might see 2,216 new infections based on the 1 person infecting 2 two-week spread rate.

Though infections are not as high as a year ago, that is the past. What is significant is our behavior now.

Mr. Latimer said Tuesday the vaccinations are stemming the persons getting infected but the next month will be crucial in limiting the spread of the disease and he urged care in socializations.

In a statement released Thanksgiving Day, County Executive Latimer wrote:

“Thanksgiving is a day where all of us, no matter our race or religion, gather – once again in person – to give thanks. These past nearly two years have been challenging for all of us, but in times of difficulty it is of paramount importance to take stock of what we do have to be thankful for. A bright future is ahead of us, and without the blessings we have already received that future could not be realized. I extend my warmest wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving to all Westchester County residents.”

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” CITY OF WHITE PLAINS OPENS ITS 2^ND HOLIDAY MARKET IN 2 WEEKS  ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 5 FOR 15 CONSECUTIVE DAYS 11 AM TO 7 PM EVERY DAY DECEMBER 5TH THROUGH DECEMBER 19TH. THE MARKET WILL BE LOCATED ON COURT STREET BETWEEN MAIN STREET AND MARTINE AVENUE. THIS WAS HUGELY SUCCESSFUL LAST DECEMBER WITH 40 VENDERS AND THIS YEAR IT HAS GROWN TO 62 ARTISANAL VENDORS FROM AROUND THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY REGION. ORNAMENTS, HAND PAINTED GLASS, JEWELRY, POTTERY, AND OTHER ART, KNITS, AFRICAN AND TIBETAN PRODUCTS, BATH PRODUCTS, OILS, VINEGARS, HOME ACCESSORIES, ABORIGINAL TOWELS AND SILKS, NESTING DOLLS. I PICKED OUT SEVERAL GIFTS FOR BRENDA STARR LAST YEAR. THERE’S PLENTY OF PARKING ON THE COURT STREET MUNICIPAL LOT AND THE GALLERIA.

SPEAKING OF GIFTING EXPERIENCE, SANTA IS HOLDING COURT IN  THE NEWLY MADEOVER NEW WESTCHESTER MALL. THE MALL NEW LOOK AND THE DEBUT OF UPSCALE PURVEYORS OF  HIGH FASHION AND TASTES FOR PERSONS OF INTEREST, KIDS, TWEENS AND HIPSTERS, AND CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY,  INCLUDE “MY SUIT,” “BO CONCEPT DESIGN,” “HOPE AND HENRY” FOR KIDS, “DIRECT KICKS,” “OCCITANE EN PROVENCE,” “BONOBOS,” “CHIC BOUTIQUE,” AN UNSCALE GOWNS SHOWCASE, AND “NEAHAUS,”A CHOCOLATIER FROM BELGIUM HAS REPLACED LADY GODIVA. “ARITZIA,”  AND  “MADSWELL”  AND “MY SHEIK WARDROBE”ARE  OUTSTANDING NEW LOOK WOMENS FASHIONS FOR WINTER AND GOING OUT.  JUST SOME OF THE NEW SURPRISES YOU MR. AND MS. AND MRS. WESTCHESTER CAN CHECKOUT AT THE NEW WESTCHESTER MALL.

MASKING AND SOCIAL DISTANCING WILL CONTINUE IN THE WHITE PLAINS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT INTO JANUARY, THE WHITE PLAINS SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT, DR. JOSEPH RICCA SAID IN A LIVE BRIEFING MONDAY. HE SAID THAT THANKS TO WESTCHESTER COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT 500 WHITE PLAINS UNDER 12 STUDENTS VACCINATED WITH THE FIRST SHOT OF THE CHILD DOSE OF PHISER VACCINE

RICCA ANNOUNCED ANOTHER VACCINATION SESSION FOR 5-TO 12s WOULD TAKE PLACE NOVEMBER 27 AT POST ROAD SCHOOL.  HE SAID THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS NOT DECLARED TAKING THE VACCINE MANDATORY THAT IT WAS UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL PARENT OR GUARDIAN TO DECIDE FOR THEIR CHILD. THE 9 SCHOOLS HAVE 2,000 UNDER 12S TO GO.

ON THE SUBJECT OF MASKING, HE REPORTED THAT THE STATE ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS HAS ASKED THE NEW YORK STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WHAT PROTOCOLS OR STANDARDS IN CONTROLLING COVID HAVE TO BE DEMONSTRATED TO ELIMINATE MASKING IN SCHOOLS. SO FAR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS NOT ISSUED THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT HAVE TO BE MET TO DROP MASKS IN SCHOOLS REQUIREMENTS COULD EASE OR ELIMINATE MASKING IN THE SCHOOLS.

OUR LISTENERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT WESTCHESTER COUNTY NEW INFECTIONS DOUBLED LAST WEEK AND THE MID-HUDSON REGION THE OTHER SIX COUNTYIES COMBINED WITH NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES– NEW COVID CASES NOW ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME NUMBERS IN NEW CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS AS THE FIVE BUREAUS OF NEW YORK CITY. ON SUNDAY, WESTCHESTER ORANGE DUTCHESS ULSTER PUTNAM, ROCKLAND SULLIVAN AND NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES TOTALED 1,287 NEW CASES. ALL 5 BOROUGHS  OF NEW YORK CITY  HAD 1,307— THE CASE COUNT SEPARATING THE CITY AND THE 9 SUBURBAN COUNTIES IS ONLY 20 CASES APART.

IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN 6 DAYS THAT THE 9 SUBURBAN COUNTIES WERE NOT LEADING NEW YORK CITY IN CASES. IF TRAVELING. IT’S OUT THERE BIG TIME , IF VISITING BEWARE.