Ida in Hudson Valley: Live updates on deadly storm, recovery efforts
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On Sunday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the coronavirus variant first discovered in the United Kingdom has been found in Westchester County.
There are 18 known cases of this variant in New York state. According to evidence and studies from the U.K., this strain of COVID-19 is said to spread from person to person more readily.
It is the first reported case of the strain in the Lower Hudson Valley.
Westchester also piled up another 1,727 new daily cases Friday and Saturday, according to the New York State Department of Health COVID-19 tracker. Sunday s numbers will be reported Monday afternoon.
According to state data, hospitalizations in the Mid-Hudson region are 1,013 as of Saturday, with 146 COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit. The region encompasses Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Dutchess, Orange, Ulster and Sullivan counties.