ALBANY – Another 1,474 people in the Hudson Valley/Catskills region tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, the State Health Department said. There was one death, in Westchester County.
The Omicron variant now represents more than 95 percent of the viruses in circulation statewide.
| COUNTY | TOTAL POSITIVES | NEW POSITIVES |
| Columbia | 11,012 | 33 |
| Delaware | 8,400 | 31 |
| Dutchess | 67,948 | 178 |
| Greene | 9,226 | 26 |
| Orange | 112,563 | 213 |
| Putnam | 25,255 | 73 |
| Rockland | 97,188 | 147 |
| Sullivan | 19,503 | 54 |
| Ulster | 34,392 | 96 |
| Westchester | 268,354 | 643 |
Earlier this week, Orange County Health Commissioner Dr. Irina Gelman noted that persons who test positive with at-home antigen rapid tests are not reflected in the state statistics.