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New cases of the more transmissible, potentially more fatal Delta COVID-19 variant have been confirmed in the Hudson Valley.
Four cases were recorded during the second week of July in Rockland County, officials announced after being alerted by the New York State Department of Health on Tuesday, July 27.
The cases of the Delta variant were confirmed by the state through PCR testing.
“We suspected it was here, Rockland County spokesman John Lyon said, but now it’s documented. We continue to urge people to get vaccinated if they have not done so already.
According to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, more than 70 percent of new COVID-19 cases in the state have been linked to the Delta variant.
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