The New York State Department of Health has confirmed that the UK variant of COVID-19 has reached Dutchess County. The UK variant is more contagious that the original version of the virus but experts say that existing vaccines are still effective in protecting against the variant.
“With confirmed cases of the variant in neighboring counties, it was expected we see cases in Dutchess County,” Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro announced in a statement released on Saturday. “This is an important reminder that, despite the lowering positivity rate and vaccinations underway, the fight against COVID is not yet over. We must stay vigilant – wear your mask, wash your hands, respect your health and the health of others.”
One hundred thirteen new positive tests for coronavirus were reported on Saturday, Feb. 20 in Dutchess County for a positivity rate of 4.6%, according to the NYS Department of Health.
On Friday, the most recent data posted by Dutchess County, the number of active cases being monitored by the county was 1107, an increase of 107 from the previous day and COVID-19 hospitalizations were at 55, a drop of 9.
There was 1 new death attributed to the disease reported by the county.
Over the previous seven days, an average of 2,826 live virus tests were given to county residents each day. Compared to three weeks earlier, active cases were down 28%, hospitalizations were down 64% and there had been 47 new deaths caused by or related to COVID-19.
Active cases by Municipality
| Municipality | Active Cases | Change (net) |
| Amenia | 11 | 10 |
| Beacon City | 30 | 16 |
| Beekman | 39 | -6 |
| Clinton | 7 | -1 |
| Dover | 14 | -4 |
| East Fishkill | 96 | -15 |
| Fishkill | 56 | -8 |
| Fishkill Village | 7 | 0 |
| Hyde Park | 64 | -6 |
| Lagrange | 56 | 27 |
| Milan | 5 | 0 |
| Millbrook Village | 3 | 0 |
| Millerton Village | 3 | -6 |
| North East | 3 | 0 |
| Pawling | 18 | -11 |
| Pawling Village | 2 | 0 |
| Pine Plains | 0 | 0 |
| Pleasant Valley | 41 | -5 |
| Poughkeepsie | 151 | -14 |
| Poughkeepsie City | 149 | -13 |
| Red Hook | 14 | -1 |
| Red Hook Village | 0 | 0 |
| Rhinebeck | 21 | 0 |
| Rhinebeck Village | 3 | 0 |
| Stanford | 8 | -2 |
| Tivoli Village | 1 | 0 |
| Union Vale | 11 | 0 |
| Wappinger | 74 | -7 |
| Wappingers Falls Village | 23 | -3 |
| Washington | 7 | -2 |
190 cases have not had their address confirmed.
NYS COVID School Report Card Summaries
Arlington Central School District: Thirty-nine tests reported yesterday, two positive. Nine positive tests (of 214) have been reported over the past seven days and twenty-eight positive tests (of 438) have been reported over the past fourteen days. 43% of students are learning in person. For more details, click here.
Beacon City School District: Ten tests reported yesterday, none positive. Five positive tests (of 53) have been reported over the past seven days and nine positive tests (of 117) have been reported over the past fourteen days. 65% of students are learning in person. For more details, click here.
Dover Union-Free School District: Five tests reported yesterday, none positive. Five positive tests (of 50) have been reported over the past seven days and six positive tests (of 68) have been reported over the past fourteen days. 74% of students are learning in person. For more details, click here.
Hyde Park Central School District: District has no in-person students. For more details on test results in this school district, click here.
Millbrook Central School District: Five tests reported yesterday, none positive. Five positive tests (of 50) have been reported over the past seven days and thirteen positive tests (of 119) have been reported over the past fourteen days. 62% of students are learning in person. For more details, click here.
Northeast Central School District: District has no in-person students. For more details on test results in this school district, click here.
Pawling Central School District: No tests reported yesterday, none positive. Five positive tests (of 50) have been reported over the past seven days and five positive tests (of 78) have been reported over the past fourteen days. 79% of students are learning in person. For more details, click here.
Pine Plains Central School District: Three tests reported yesterday, none positive. One positive test (of 21) has been reported over the past seven days and two positive tests (of 48) have been reported over the past fourteen days. 9% of students are learning in person. For more details, click here.
City of Poughkeepsie School District: District has no in-person students. For more details on test results in this school district, click here.
Red Hook Central School District: Three tests reported yesterday, none positive. No positive tests (of 44) have been reported over the past seven days and one positive test (of 68) has been reported over the past fourteen days. 37% of students are learning in person. For more details, click here.
Rhinebeck Central School District: District has no in-person students. For more details on test results in this school district, click here.
Spackenkill Union-Free School District: District has no in-person students. For more details on test results in this school district, click here.
Wappingers Central School District: Thirty-five tests reported yesterday, one positive. Thirty-two positive tests (of 298) have been reported over the past seven days and sixty-three positive tests (of 501) have been reported over the past fourteen days. 23% of students are learning in person. For more details, click here.
Dutchess County BOCES: No positive tests yesterday. For more details, click here.
Bard College: No positive tests yesterday. For more details, click here.
Marist College: No positive tests yesterday. For more details, click here.
Vassar College: Two positive tests yesterday. For more details, click here.
Dutchess Community College / SUNY: For details, click here.
The information above comes from Dutchess County’s COVID-19 Dashboard and the NYS DOH Data Feeds.
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