As of Wednesday, the most recent day for which Dutchess County’s online dashboard had data on Friday, there were 1,081 active cases in the county, down from 1,420 at the start of April. Sixty-four residents were hospitalized for reasons relating to the illness, down from the month’s high of 71 seen on April 1, but higher than any day during March, a month that saw a low of 36 hospitalized residents.
The county’s seven-day average infection rate was 4.1% on Thursday, which was higher than the statewide rate of 3.0% and the rate for the Mid-Hudson Region, 3.6%, according to state health department data.
Across the county 123,129 residents had been vaccinated as of Wednesday, 41.92% of the population and ahead of the statewide rate. Meanwhile, 25.51%, or 74,939 residents, had received at least one dose of the two-shot Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.
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In-person classes for Marist’s spring semester did not begin until March 1, with a phased move-in beginning Feb. 15. The late start followed a fall semester in which the campus was shut down voluntarily multiple times due to COVID outbreaks. In November the school dealt with an outbreak of more than 100 confirmed cases, but officials say it was contained to the college community and did not rise to meeting the level of state-mandated restrictions.
As of Wednesday, the school had 128 active cases; 75 classified as at home or off-campus, and 53 on campus in isolated spaces, according to the school s online dashboard. The school for the semester has recorded 132 total cases, including three employees, out of 3,271 tests conducted.