Latest Updates

Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan Establishes COVID-19 Commemoration Commission

On the two-year anniversary of Ulster County’s first confirmed case of COVID-19, County Executive Pat Ryan signed an Executive Order establishing a commission that will develop a monument honoring frontline workers who risked their lives throughout the pandemic, and memorializing those Ulster County residents who lost their lives to COVID-19  The COVID-19 Commemoration Commission is […]

Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan Outlines New Approach to COVID-19, County Prepared to Shift from “Pandemic” to “Endemic” Response

Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan said the County is prepared to shift from two years of “pandemic” mode to managing COVID-19 as an “endemic”  As part of new approach, Ulster County will maintain and expand COVID data dashboard to include hospitalization numbers and capacity, and pediatric and booster vaccination rates Additionally, Ulster County Health Commissioner […]

Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan Lifts Public Health Emergency, Says Ulster County Has Hit a New Phase of the Pandemic

Citing public health progress, County Executive Ryan says, “COVID may still remain a part of our lives, but we cannot let it dominate our lives.” In late November, County Executive Pat Ryan declared a public health state of emergency due to a rapid rise in positivity rates exacerbated by the emergence of the Omicron variant […]

Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan Announces Three Additional Drive-Through COVID-19 Test Kit Distribution Events

Open only to Ulster County residents, Ulster County will be holding three more FREE drive-through test kit distribution events in Saugerties, Highland, and Ellenville KINGSTON, N.Y. – Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan announced today that the County will hold three more FREE drive-through at-home test kit distribution events at the Cantine Field in Saugerties on Friday, […]

County Executive Pat Ryan and Senator Michelle Hinchey Announce Vaccination PODs in Midtown Kingston and Saugerties

The Midtown Kingston COVID-19 Vaccination POD will be held at the Center for Creative Education on January 30th from 10am-2pm  There will be Three Additional COVID-19 Vaccination PODs Held in Saugerties Kingston, N.Y. – Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan and New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey today announced details on upcoming COVID-19 vaccination POD events in […]

Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan Announces Two Additional Drive-Through COVID-19 Test Kit and Mask Distribution Events

Open only to Ulster County residents, Ulster County will be holding two FREE drive-through test and mask distribution events at the Ulster County Fairgrounds in New Paltz on Thursday, January 13th, and at SUNY Ulster in Stone Ridge on Friday, January 14th  In addition to these large-scale distribution events, Ulster County will again partner with […]

County Executive Pat Ryan Announces State-Run COVID-19 Community Testing Site in Ulster County Opening Next Week

The state-run community testing site, located at SUNY New Paltz, will open to the public during the week of Monday, January 10th   This week, after delivering over 50,000 free at-home testing kits, County Executive Pat Ryan requested that New York State open a state-run COVID-19 testing facility in Ulster County  New Paltz, N.Y. – County Executive […]

Ulster County Health Department Adopts Test-to-Stay Policy for Public Schools in Ulster County

The new policy, supported by both the CDC and the NYSDOH, will keep students, teachers, and faculty safe while allowing students who come into contact with exposure but are asymptomatic and test negative over a series of days to continue to attend school The Ulster County Department of Health will work with all public schools […]