County Executive Marcus Molinaro sent a video message to the Dutchess County listserv (aka Dutchess Delivery), announcing that Dutchess County plans to add more data to its coronavirus website, in order to list COVID-19 related numbers per municipality (city, town, etc.). Earlier today, A Little Beacon Blog reported that this information was not included on a website, but that they were considering reorganizing data.

His message, which you can also listen to on the video below:

“Over the last several weeks, we have been telling you a very simple message:

“Stay home. Stay safe. Stop the spread. We know it's hard. But we all must do our part to stop this pandemic.

”Large-scale testing began last week in Dutchess County, with more than 2,000 tests administered so far. As the results of those tests come in, we are seeing, as expected, the number of positive confirmed cases rise, with more than 320 current cases.

”We've also tragically seen our third death from this virus. A stark reminder that we must all remain vigilant in protecting ourselves, and each other.

”While we continue to remind you that the safest approach is to always assume that everyone has coronavirus, you can expect to see a new dashboard on our website soon with more information about the number of confirmed cases in each municipality, countywide testing numbers, and other important information.”