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Governor Cuomo Nightly Coronavirus Update

Posted on March 10, 2021 by John Bailey

Our vaccination sites across the state are working diligently to administer the vaccine as fast as supply allows and we’re continuing to make progress in our vaccination efforts.

In the past seven days, more than 1.12 million doses have been administered and as of this morning, New Yorkers who are 60 and up can schedule an appointment. As our vaccination efforts continue, we cannot afford to loosen up our vigilance against this virus. New Yorkers should remain careful and patient as we stay laser-focused on getting more shots in arms.

Photo of the Day: Tap dancers performed at the Queens Museum as part of a NY Pops Up show on Saturday (Photo by Don Pollard) Here’s what else you need to know tonight:

1. COVID hospitalizations dropped to 4,798. Of the 205,616 tests reported yesterday, 6,489, or 3.16 percent, were positive. There were 999 patients in ICU yesterday, down 12 from the previous day. Of them, 686 are intubated. Sadly, we lost 58 New Yorkers to the virus.

2. As of 11am this morning, 19.9 percent of New Yorkers have completed at least one vaccine dose. Over the past 24 hours, 143,592 total doses have been administered. To date, New York administered 5,941,072 total doses with 9.8 percent of New Yorkers completing their vaccine series. See data by region and county on the State’s Vaccine Tracker: ny.gov/vaccinetracker.

3. Indoor dining in New York City can expand to 50 percent capacity beginning on March 19. Currently, New York City and New Jersey restaurants are operating at 35 percent capacity. This decision is made in partnership with Governor Murphy and will coincide with New Jersey expanding indoor dining to 50 percent on March 19. Other New York restaurants outside of New York City will expand to 75 percent capacity beginning March 19.

4. To date, New York has conducted over 40 million COVID tests. In just five days, New York has conducted an additional one million COVID tests. Getting tested for COVID regularly is a great way to ensure your health and the health of those around you. If you are experiencing symptoms of COVID or believe you may have been exposed to the virus, get tested. Find a testing site near you. You can also call 1-888-364-3065 to make a free appointment at a New York State-run testing site.

Mondaire Jones Pleads with Governor Cuomo to Open Mass Vaccination Site in Rockland County State’s Highest pct of Covid Cases in State (12% of population)

Posted on March 10, 2021 by John Bailey

Today, Congressman Mondaire Jones (D-NY), sent a letter to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker reiterating a months-long request to open a state-run mass vaccination site in Rockland County, one of the counties hardest hit by COVID-19 in the state.

Since the pandemic began, Rockland has recorded more than 39,000 positive cases of COVID-19, and as of March 4, 2021, 689 Rocklanders have died due to the pandemic. Over 12% of county residents have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, the highest positivity rate of any county in all of New York State.

“As Governor Cuomo opens more mass vaccination sites across the state, it is unacceptable that Rockland County is being left behind,” said Congressman Mondaire Jones. “Rockland has had the highest per-capita rate of COVID-19 in the state, and it must be prioritized for vaccine distribution. We need to be making it easier, not harder, to get vaccinated, and that starts by opening a mass site in Rockland. If Governor Cuomo is to get serious about vaccinating every New Yorker, he will do so.”

Common Council to Adopt Police Reform Plan Tonight, 8:30 PM

Posted on March 10, 2021 by John Bailey

The White Plains Common Council will hold a Special Meeting tonight at 8:30 PM to discuss comments on the White Plains Police Reform Plan, then will adopt the final draft of the plan.

WESTCHESTER COVID HOSPITALIZATION RATE FOR COVID PUSHING 4.3% IN A MONTH? Numbers Disturbing.

Posted on March 9, 2021 by John Bailey

WPCNR CORONAVIRUS INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. News Comment by John F. Bailey

WPCNR has analyzed the four weeks of Corona positives reported in Westchester County, a total of 11,966 persons reported tested positive from February 9 through March 7, and I have found the Westchester County hospitalization rate may be higher than the reported state average of 3.5%.

How high does it seem to be?

Of the 6,264 persons reported positive in the 14 days from February 9 to Feb. 22 (447 persons a day), WPCNR estimated at the time that at a 3.5% hospitalization rate, the county would show 15 hospitalizations a day or 210 hospitalizations within a 10 to 15 day period.

Monday County Executive George Latimer reported there were 270 hospitalizations in Westchester County .

Using dead reckoning, (acknowledging the ominous rise may be made up of spillover hospitalizations from positives from Feb 15 to Feb 22 falling ill enough from covid to hospitalized in the week of Feb 23 to March 8) this could mean the hospitalization rate is not the generally accepted “3.5 TO 4%” (Even the Governor does not tell you specifically what the state hospitalization rate is on a regular basis.) but 4.3% , 269 of 6,264.

If “only 3.5%” of persons testing positive (6,264)over two weeks (from Feb 9 to Feb 22) then the hospitalizations on February 23 would be 210. Instead they were 270 as of Saturday or 4.3% being hospitalized from the Feb 9 through Feb 22 period. (Again this may appear to be hospitalizations left from the Jan 26 to Feb 9 two weeks, but we do not know.)

Yes, I know there is overlap with persons getting infected from February 15 to February 22 perhaps not taking as ill in that first week.

However this would mean the hospitalizations will perhaps be higher the third week in March than 4.3% in the February 9 to Feb 15 cohort

What can we expect in hospitalizations the two weeks of the new positives from February 23 through March 8, a total of 5,702 ( 407 new positives a day in Westchester County) come into the hospitals?

Let’s take a look:

From February 23 through March 8 (yesterday) 5,702 tested positive. If that unfortunate group begins to get seriously ill with covid at a 3.5% rate the county could expect to see hospitalizations of 14 persons a day perhaps beginning 5 days from infection or 126 persons a day for the 9 days beginning February 27

Another way of looking at it , if the 4.3% rate continues we may see hospitalizations from this second period of 17 persons a day beginning 5 days after the beginning of the February 23 two week interval) this would result in 153 new hospitalizations, that would compound the infection spillovers from the February 9 to February 22 two week period.

The question is what is the real infection rate. Is it 4.3%, or less? If it is approaching 4.5% why?

Are the new infections being seen more serious? Do they last longer or shorter as authorities are telling us, or not telling us.

We need more information than we are getting.

Saying hospitalizations are down 50% does not mean we are doing better if new infections are still averaging 400 new infections a day.

Does that mean the disease is being treated better? Or does it mean they are not getting as sick from Covid? Or does it mean more are getting infected because of over eagerness to get back to normal? (And politicians mad rush to revive the economy.)

If the hospitalization gets up to 5% that last figure of 150 persons could easily mean 200 a week in new hospitalizations which would not be good for overstressed doctors nurses and hospitals. The more people get the disease the more chronic their after recovery conditions may be.

I also believe Westchester should be getting much more vaccines than we are getting. We were only at 11% fully vaccinated as of Monday. We have a long way to go.

I would also mask up and not take chances of getting this disease.

This is not meant to frighten and make you feel badly.

It is to keep making you feel good.