New Covid-19 Cases hit a six-week low

New Covid-19 Cases hit a six-week low in Westchester County: Amid signs of COVID-19 peaking, The New York State Department of Health released COVID-19 testing data through Sunday, April 26 showing 28,007 positive tests and 962 deaths in Westchester County – up from 23,803 cases and 743 deaths on April 19. Further, NYDOH reported 343 new cases in Westchester County on Sunday, April 26 – the lowest number since March 20 when there were 296 new cases. And last week’s 3701 new cases in the county was the lowest since mid-March and represents a 45% drop from the county’s peak of 6,646 new cases from March 22-28. Over the past three weeks the county has experienced a steady decline of new COViD-19 positive tests. From 5,492 new cases in the week of April 6-12 to 4503 from April 13-19.

Latimer signs new property tax relief legislation

Meanwhile, Westchester County Executive George Latimer announced a new measure he signed providing property tax relief to help Westchester taxpayers facing financial difficulty this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Executive Order granted by Governor Andrew Cuomo and signed into law by Board of Legislators Chairman Ben Boykin and fellow County legislators grants the County Executive the authority to accept less than 60% of taxes due on May 15 from towns and cities. This new measure complements a previous EO Latimer was granted by Cuomo to remove property tax late fees for County residents and businesses. That bill authorized towns to reduce late-payment penalties by up to 80%.