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While COVID-19 has had a damaging impact on the nation writ large, poor communities and communities of color have been particularly devastated by this virus, with Black and Latino people dying at a higher rate than white people. Since the beginning of the vaccine distribution process, another concerning trend has emerged - hesitancy towards the vaccine, especially in the Black community. With a large number of the essential workers coming from communities of color, these New Yorkers face an increased risk of contracting the virus simply due to the nature of their wor
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The number of active COVID-19 cases in Westchester continues to drop, an encouraging sign, according to County Executive George Latimer, though the total number of fatalities has topped 2,000 for the entire near year-long pandemic.
The Westchester Department of Health was reporting 527 new COVID-19 cases out of 14,518 tests administered throughout the county on Wednesday, Feb. 10, as the number of newly reported infections continues dwindling.
There are now 7,567 active COVID-19 cases in Westchester, down from 9,343 last week and nearly 12,000 two weeks ago.
Latimer touted the county s 4.6 percent positive infection rate on Wednesday after seeing it peak over 10 percent following spikes after Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year s.
With more COVID-19 vaccine doses expected to be allocated to local governments in the coming weeks, officials are setting up a new vaccination site at the Westchester Community College.Westchester County Executive George Latimer said tha.