Coronavirus hospitalizations up to 13 in Ulster, two of them in ICU, executive says – The Daily Freeman

Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan reported on Thursday that 13 county residents are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, up two from last week.

Of those, he said two are in intensive care.

During a Thursday live-stream video on Facebook, Ryan said that while active cases of the virus currently at 602 are holding steady in the county they remain too high and there are far too many positive cases.

Ryan said the countys rate of breakthrough COVID cases among vaccinated individuals is 0.7% and encouraged residents who have not already been vaccinated to do so. There is no excuse not to be vaccinated at this point in Ulster County. We know its safe and we know it works, he said.

Homebound individuals can get vaccinations in their homes by calling (845) 443-8888, Ryan said.

Dutchess County on Thursday reported one recent death from COVID-19 along with a spike in active cases of the virus.

Schools were closed on Thursday in observance of Yom Kippur. but the Saugerties school district reported on Wednesday one new staff case of COVID at the Cahill Elementary School, one new staff case at Grant D. Morse Elementary School, two new student cases at the junior high school and one new student case at the senior high school.

Kingston schools have not updated the website since Tuesday when the district reported two new positive students at Kingston High School along with two quarantined students at the high school.

The New York state COVID School Report Card website is being updated and remained unavailable on Thursday.

Here are the latest available local COVID-19 statistics.

Ulster County: 602 reported Thursday, down 27 from the previous day. (Peak was 2,622 on Jan. 30.)

Dutchess County: 743 reported Thursday, up 43 from the previous day. (Peak was 2,576 on Jan. 16.)

Ulster County: 4.5%.

Dutchess County: 4.79%

Ulster County: 17,675 confirmed cases, 16,797 recoveries, 276 deaths. (No new deaths reported Thursday.)

Dutchess County: 33,251 confirmed cases, 480 deaths. (One new death reported Thursday.)

Ulster County: 63.51% fully vaccinated, 70.4% with at least one dose of a two-dose regimen, 80.4% of 18+ population with at least one dose.

Dutchess County: 58.32% fully vaccinated, 65.5% with at least one dose of a two-dose regimen, 75.6% of 18+ population with at least one dose.

Appointments: vaccinateulster.com, bit.ly/dut-vax, bit.ly/ny-vaxme.

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