More than half of the 500 healthiest communities had fewer coronavirus cases per capita than the national average.
Here's how hospital workers' coronavirus vaccination rates on Long Island and in the Hudson Valley compare to the rest of New York.
Vaccination rates in Putnam continue to be about 4 percentage points above the state average, with 59 percent of residents
The risk and incidence of Lyme and other tickborne diseases increases during the summer, the Putnam County Department of Health warns.
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The afternoon clinic will offer two types of vaccine. Walk-ins are welcome or save time by registering in advance.
Staff reminds residents to let local wildlife be this season in order to prevent disease.
The Red Cross is holding a blood drive soon in the Southeast-Brewster area.
County officials welcome the return to normal along with rising vaccination rates and low positivity rates.
This is how the Southeast-Brewster area compares to New York and the nation for coronavirus vaccinations.
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As of 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, there were 256 appointments unfilled, according to the Putnam County Health Department sign-up site.
Here's how many hospital beds are currently filled in Putnam County and across NY.
Health officials called for a pause in the use of the J&J coronavirus vaccine due to rare cases of blood clotting in women age 18-48.
It is still important to reduce transmission by wearing masks in public, social distancing and frequent handwashing, they say.
The reasons why wearing two masks may be advised and which masks offer more protection.
The county's coronavirus positivity rate is just under 5 percent.
Here is how the Southeast-Brewster area is doing in the race to vaccinate its population.
Here's which vaccines work for teens.
Track vaccination information as well as the progress of the pandemic.
It's part of $88.15 million in the American Rescue Plan, to support expanded COVID-19 vaccination, testing, and treatment in the HV.
One in 10 of those people died in the Hudson Valley.
Here is how New York is doing compared to other states in the race to vaccinate residents.
Putnam's rolling average of positive cases is 5.1 percent. Officials remind residents of the current limits for gatherings.
The county executive is pleased that workers in highway departments, the DMV and other public-facing services are now eligible.
As the rates of colorectal cancer in younger people continue to increase, being knowledgeable about this preventable disease is vital.
As of Thursday, 22.2 percent of Putnam residents had received at least one dose.
See how the waning coronavirus epidemic is affecting hospital capacity in Putnam County and across NY.
The county health department will receive 1,700 doses for people age 65 and older.
See how the waning coronavirus pandemic is affecting hospital capacity in Putnam County and across NY.
The county executive wants the health department to be able to vaccinate highway workers and teachers.
The federal government is tracking the decline of COVID-19 cases in nursing homes, including in the Southeast-Brewster area.
The federal government has been tracking coronavirus cases and deaths in nursing homes, including one in Southeast-Brewster.
The luxurious and spacious private rooms feature soaking tubs and modern amenities at NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital.
See how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting hospital and ICU capacity in Putnam County and across New York.
County health officials offer information for people seeking to be vaccinated.
The county continues to vaccinate essential workers with each shipment of vaccine doses.
New federal data shows how many inpatient and ICU hospital beds are currently filled in Putnam County and across NY.
See how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting hospital capacity in Putnam County and across New York.
The county health department continues to vaccinate essential workers when doses are available.
Acknowledging residents' frustration, Dr. Nesheiwat said the national effort is more a long-distance race than a short sprint.
Most of the county's cases have come since Thanksgiving.
More than 10 percent of the deaths in New York from COVID-19 have been in the Hudson Valley.
Vaccinations have come a very long way since infectious diseases like smallpox and whooping cough were considered epidemics centuries ago.
Northwell Health wants to help you make sense of health care proxies, living wills and MOLST (Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment).
Survival has become reality for several types of cancer as researchers and clinicians have gained more information about the disease.
With a job that keeps you in your seat for most of the day, Dr. Stacey Rosen lists simple changes that can go a long way for good health.
With springtime finally in the air and pollen counts high, Northwell Health wants to help prepare you with the truths about allergy season.
​Dr. Christian Otto, Director of Teleoncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering, explains the benefits of telemedicine in patient care.