COVID Resurges Just in Time for the Holidays

COVID cases continue to balloon in Scarsdale. As of December 14, the school report card for the Scarsdale School District shows 53 cases, and the Westchester COVID map shows 97 cases for the Village of Scarsdale. The county reports that 3.7% of those tested are coming up positive, with new positive cases for the county at 548 on 12/14/21.

Though there is no official reporting on the type of cases, officials suspect that this new outbreak is due to the highly transmittable omicron variant.

An email from Superintendent Thomas Hagerman sent on December 15 reports new numbers but says, “Fortunately, due to high vaccination rates in the County, hospitalization rates and deaths remain low. However, as many of these cases are “breakthroughs” in individuals who have already been vaccinated, we must remember that vaccinations are only one of several important risk mitigation efforts.

Schools will close for the winter break at the end of the day on Friday December 17. Hopefully that will reduce the spread among the school community.

Some who hoped to fly to vacation destinations that require a negative PCR test are having to change or cancel their plans if a family member comes up positive. Others have purchased travel insurance that will allow them to fly home privately if they test positive while they are out of the country.

Now, almost two years after the initial COVID outbreak, many are bewildered and surprised that the virus has resurged for the holidays.