KINGSTON, N.Y. â Ulster County reported seven COVID-19 deaths over the past two days, a spike in fatalities that put the total death toll at 126.
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The county had 145 new positive cases in the 48 hours, including 74 out of 1,501 tested on Sunday, a 4.9% positivity rate.Â
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The county s COVID dashboard noted that 199 individuals had recovered and the active caseload actually dropped over the weekend from 2,093 to 2,034.Â
Since the pandemic began, Ulster has had 5,199 confirmed cases and 3,039 recoveries.
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