As of mid-May, the trends from a nearly year-long COVID-19 study at all seven Westchester County Wastewater Treatment plants collectively continue to decrease significantly week after week. These levels are as low as they were in mid-September of last year. Since early in the pandemic, the Westchester County Department of […]
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COVID restrictions lifted at 70% vaccine rate
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on June 7 that most of the remaining COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted once 70% of New Yorkers aged 18 or older have received the first dose of their COVID-19 vaccination series. The state’s New York Forward industry specific guidelines—including capacity restrictions, social distancing, cleaning […]
COVID rates plummit to new statewide low
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday, June 1 that the statewide 7-day average COVID-19 positivity rate dropped to 0.65% yesterday, a new low. “New Yorkers are continuing to beat back COVID every day and as the numbers keep going down we are able to get our economy back up and […]
County announces more homebound vaccinations
The Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and Services, DSPS, has announced additional availability of the COVID-19 vaccine for those who are homebound. Any homebound individual, of any age, is eligible to receive the vaccine if you live in Westchester. Caregivers for the homebound are also eligible. Since the onset […]
More than 1M digital vaccine passes issued
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on May 23 that more than one million Excelsior Passes have been issued since New York State launched the first-in-the-nation voluntary platform in March. Excelsior Pass, which is now being utilized by venues, universities, stadiums and businesses statewide, is a free, fast and secure way to […]
