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WPCNR THE LETTER TICKER. From Paul Feiner, Greenburgh Town Supervisor. August 28, 2021:
We’re all overwhelmed with excitement and happiness. The Afghanistan woman we’ve been trying to help escape from the Taliban is now in Germany.
Professor Sheldon Malev, a Greenburgh resident, had reached out to me earlier this week asking me to try to help.
Senator Charles Schumer’s office, Congressman Mondaire Jones, the media all helped give Freshta a second chance at life.
A true team effort to save an amazing woman’s life.
Freshta is recovering from a road side bomb in Afghanistan. When I spoke with Sofia Boto during the week she told me how her cousin (who graduated law school and is a woman’s rights activist) escaped the Taliban.
Her landlord evicted her this week – mentioning that if she did not leave she would be reported to the Taliban. Before being thrown out of her house the Taliban knocked on her door repeatedly and she had to make sure they couldn’t hear her. She was beaten on the way to the Kabul airport with metal whips. And injured. She’s a brave and amazing woman.
If she chooses to move to Westchester we’re going to make sure that she has the support she needs. Her cousin, Sophia, lives in Westchester. Already – volunteers are expressing interest in helping her adjust to live in the United States. We need to ‘unofficially adopt her’ –help her find happiness, employment, housing here. Her suffering needs to end. She is a real inspiration.
Although we’re happy that Freshta is about to get a second chance, there are many other brave, smart women in Afghanistan who are still suffering and trying to escape. Let’s hope that they have successful futures.
PAUL FEINER Greenburgh Town Supervisor
Ms. Bato’s MESSAGE:
Good Morning all, I just received a call from my cousin Freshta. She is in a US Air Base in Germany. I’m so relieved to know she is safe as we had lost contact with her when she was at Kabul airport. We could not talk much as she was using someone else’s phone.
She said “God gave me a second chance in life”. She told me to please reach out to everyone and on her behalf. She wants to give her most sincere and humble thank you to all of you for saving her life.
She mentioned that they will keep her in Germany for a few days. She received medical attention for her wounds that she got from the Taliban. She is going to try to charge and fix her phone and will be in touch with me very soon. I want to thank you everyone for all your support. I hope Freshta will be in the United States very soon.
WPCNR COVID ADVISORY. From the NY State Covid Tracker. August 27, 2021:
The latest covid figures for new Westchester County covid CASES reports 281 persons positive for covid of 7,655 tested Thursday, an infection rate of 3.7%.
The 281 figure was the highest number of positives since April 15,2021 when 291 tested positive.
it also computed the Westchester spread rate to 1 persons infecting 4 based on infections 2 weeks ago on August 12 when 202 persons tested positive for covid.
If you assume all 202 persons that day two weeks ago each met one person then if you divide 202 into the 281 new cases Thursday the Westchester Spread Rate which had been under the 1:1 (one person infects one other person) to 1 person infecting 4 others.
The dilemma in tracking the ups and downs of daily infections is you want to discern a trend to make decisions.
If this 281 figure up 66 cases from Wednesday means more persons started relaxing and socializing two weeks ago vacationing and loosening up their guard (camps ending, persons going out to beaches it was very hot) going out to dinner— this Thursday number could be a warning of lots more infections over the Labor Day Weekend, the start of school and of course the religious holidays of Rosh Hoshanna and Yom Kippur, followed by the opening of schools in Westchester.
If the 281 people two weeks ago infect 4 persons each, this would mean 1,100 new cases from this group spreading the disease in two weeks.
GOVERNOR HOCHUL LAYS DOWN THE RULES FOR OPENING SCHOOLS; MASKS, VACCINES AND TESTING==FUNDS TESTING FOR ALL SCHOOLS IN STATE –OPENS IMMIGRATION FOR AFGHAN REFUGEES
AFGHANICIDE
WESTCHESTER SPREAD RATE KEEPS CORONAVIRUS FROM GROWING IN NUMBER OF CASES
WPCNR CORONAVIRUS MONITOR. From the NY Coronavirus Tracker. August 26, 2021:
The New York State Coronavirus Tracker reports 215 of 7,318 tested in Westchester yesterday August 25, tested positive for corona virus an infection rate of 2.9%. this marked the fourth consecutive day that Westchester County has stayed at the rate of one person infected with covid spreads the virus to one other person — the rate at which the virus infections do not increase exponentially, according to the Johns Hopkins spread metric.
However the bounce back up to 215 infections will mean 215 infections two weeks from yesterday. Westchester is being more careful but we have to vaccinate and not mingle irresponsibly.
For the record, since Governor Hockel as taken office, the Covid Tracker is now being updated by 6 PM, not 3 PM as was previously the case.
THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY SPREAD RATE SINCE AUGUST 9
August 9: 161 new infections 2.2 positives for every 1 infected on July 26 when there were 74 new infections
August 10: 215 new infections , 2.6 positives for every 1 infected on July 27 when there were 82 new infections
August 11: 228 new infections or 1.7 persons for every 1 infected on July 28 when there were 129 new infections
August 12: 202 new infections or 1.5 persons for every 1 infected on July 29 when there were 140 new infections
August 13: 186 new infections or or 1.0 persons infected for every 1 infected July 30 when there 186 new infections
August 14: 208 new infections or 1.5 persons infected for every 1 infected July 31 when there were 137 new infections
August 15: 146 new infections or 1.5 persons infected for every 1 infected Aug 1 when there were 98 new infections
August 16: 189 new infections or 1.3 persons infected for every 1 infected Aug 2 when there were 147 new infections
August 17: 234 new infections or 1.7 persons infected for every 1 infected Aug 3 , when there 139 new infections
August 18: 243 new infections or 1.3 persons infected for every 1 infected Aug.. 4, when there were 183 new infections
August 19: 232 new infections or 1.5 persons infected for every 1 infected Aug 5 when there were 148 new infections
August 20: 230 new infections or 1.2 persons infected for every 1 infected August 6 when there were 192 new infections
August 21: 151 new infections or 1.1 persons infected for every 1 infected August 7 when there were 134 new infections
August 22: 154 new infections or .90 persons infected for every 1 infected August 8 when there were 168 new infections
August 23: 146 new infections or .90 persons infected for every 1 infected August 9 when there were 161 new infections
AUGUST 24: 176 NEW INFECTIONS or .8 PERSONS INFECTED FOR EVERY 1 INFECTED AUGUST 10 WHEN 215 WERE INFECTED
AUGUST 25: 215 NEW INFECTIONS OR .9 PERSONS INFECTED FOR EVERY 1 INFECTED AUGUST 11 WHEN 228 WERE INFECTED
Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on the state’s progress combating COVID-19.
“As we approach back to school season, it’s crucial to keep our children, teachers and other school staff in our minds and get vaccinated,” Governor Hochul said. “The vaccine is the best option we have when it comes to keeping ourselves and our loved ones safe. If you haven’t already, go out and get your vaccination as soon as you can.”
Today’s data is summarized briefly below:
Test Results Reported – 160,554
Total Positive – 5,407
Percent Positive – 3.37%
7-Day Average Percent Positive – 3.18%
Patient Hospitalization – 2,191 (+48)
Patients Newly Admitted – 312
Patients in ICU – 441 (+19)
Patients in ICU with Intubation – 214 (+5)
Total Discharges – 191,582 (+283)
New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 25
Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 43,458
The Health Electronic Response Data System is a NYS DOH data source that collects confirmed daily death data as reported by hospitals, nursing homes and adult care facilities only.
Total deaths reported to and compiled by the CDC – 55,440
This daily COVID-19 provisional death certificate data reported by NYS DOH and NYC to the CDC includes those who died in any location, including hospitals, nursing homes, adult care facilities, at home, in hospice and other settings.
Total vaccine doses administered – 22,414,005
Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 59,839
Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 337,155
Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 76.2%
Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 69.3%
Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 78.9%
Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 70.9%
Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 64.2%
Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 57.9%
Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 66.6%
Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 59.4%
Each region’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:
Region
Monday, August 23, 2021
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Capital Region
4.19%
4.16%
4.10%
Central New York
4.44%
4.18%
4.00%
Finger Lakes
3.86%
3.97%
4.22%
Long Island
3.98%
3.92%
4.15%
Mid-Hudson
3.41%
3.51%
3.50%
Mohawk Valley
3.85%
3.99%
4.06%
New York City
2.52%
2.52%
2.55%
North Country
4.33%
4.40%
4.04%
Southern Tier
3.23%
3.23%
3.16%
Western New York
3.71%
3.68%
3.79%
Statewide
3.13%
3.13%
3.18%
Each New York City borough’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:
Borough in NYC
Monday, August 23, 2021
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Bronx
3.00%
3.06%
3.01%
Kings
2.61%
2.59%
2.63%
New York
1.98%
1.98%
2.01%
Queens
2.50%
2.51%
2.53%
Richmond
3.17%
3.09%
3.17%
Yesterday, 5,407 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,236,634. A geographic breakdown is as follows:
County
Total Positive
New Positive
Albany
26,448
66
Allegany
3,674
7
Broome
19,726
59
Cattaraugus
6,017
18
Cayuga
6,958
22
Chautauqua
9,453
32
Chemung
8,167
18
Chenango
3,823
14
Clinton
5,017
22
Columbia
4,310
12
Cortland
4,258
24
Delaware
2,633
17
Dutchess
31,643
102
Erie
93,668
132
Essex
1,753
2
Franklin
2,811
20
Fulton
4,735
22
Genesee
5,636
13
Greene
3,627
9
Hamilton
354
0
Herkimer
5,519
12
Jefferson
6,549
25
Lewis
2,940
2
Livingston
4,745
16
Madison
4,836
5
Monroe
73,322
204
Montgomery
4,590
21
Nassau
196,540
548
Niagara
20,847
30
NYC
1,008,477
2,235
Oneida
23,726
54
Onondaga
41,688
88
Ontario
7,832
22
Orange
51,564
114
Orleans
3,279
7
Oswego
8,273
41
Otsego
3,744
6
Putnam
11,232
29
Rensselaer
12,166
23
Rockland
48,943
48
Saratoga
16,945
60
Schenectady
14,213
15
Schoharie
1,851
9
Schuyler
1,133
3
Seneca
2,138
4
St. Lawrence
7,300
45
Steuben
7,292
32
Suffolk
214,217
676
Sullivan
7,225
33
Tioga
4,040
6
Tompkins
4,861
31
Ulster
15,088
66
Warren
4,120
25
Washington
3,404
16
Wayne
6,229
22
Westchester
136,137
215
Wyoming
3,686
5
Yates
1,232
3
Yesterday, 25 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to XXX. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:
Deaths by County of Residence
County
New Deaths
Bronx
4
Chautauqua
1
Erie
1
Fulton
1
Kings
1
Manhattan
1
Nassau
2
Niagara
1
Oneida
1
Orange
2
Queens
3
Richmond
1
St. Lawrence
1
Suffolk
3
Ulster
1
Westchester
1
All New York State mass vaccination sites are 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, 35,600 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 26,351 completed their vaccine series. A geographic breakdown of New Yorkers who have been vaccinated by region is as follows:
People with at least one vaccine dose
People with complete vaccine series
Region
Cumulative Total
Increase over past 24 hours
Cumulative Total
Increase over past 24 hours
Capital Region
717,563
1,430
660,862
1,010
Central New York
561,934
988
523,404
752
Finger Lakes
725,889
1,306
679,476
1,116
Long Island
1,722,830
5,405
1,534,192
3,869
Mid-Hudson
1,362,726
3,889
1,211,833
2,801
Mohawk Valley
279,655
464
259,032
378
New York City
6,059,863
19,171
5,385,092
14,483
North Country
259,379
436
235,961
307
Southern Tier
372,198
753
345,042
436
Western New York
789,955
1,758
729,195
1,199
Statewide
12,851,992
35,600
11,564,089
26,351
The COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker Dashboard is available to update New Yorkers on the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. The New York State Department of Health requires vaccinating facilities to report all COVID-19 vaccine administration data within 24 hours; the vaccine administration data on the dashboard is updated daily to reflect the most up-to-date metrics in the state’s vaccination effort. New York State Department of Health-reported data from NYSIIS and CIR differs slightly from federally-reported data, which is inclusive of federally-administered doses and other minor differences. Both numbers are included in the release above.
