Rockland County Department of Health

Health Department Provides Personalized COVID-19 Isolation and Release Letters NEW CITY, NY, – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announced an update to the Health Department’s COVID-19 website and form system that will now allow those who test positive for COVID-19 to self-generate the Isolation Order required by many […]

Statement from County Executive Ed Day: Good news to share to begin today, New York State has informed us that beginning at 12:00 PM on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, a state operated COVID-19 testing site will open at the Patriot Hills Golf Club, 19 Club House Lane, Stony Point, NY. Regular operating hours will be […]

ALBANY, NY – Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law today legislation S.5560A/A.5339 of Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick and Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, which will provide critical improvements to Early Intervention children’s services and save New York taxpayers millions. The new law streamlines the system for distributing reimbursement funds to early intervention providers, allowing for early intervention services […]

NYS Supplied At-Home Test Kits Will Not Arrive Until January Statement from County Executive Ed Day: We were informed today by staff from Governor Kathy Hochul’s Office that the at-home COVID-19 test kits that New York State is distributing will very likely not be delivered to counties until the first week of January. Rockland had previously […]

Statement from County Executive Ed Day, “Don’t Panic.” While our active cases have now surpassed the previous peak of 2,964 that we saw in January of this year, our corresponding hospitalizations (46 confirmed cases as of December 24, 2021) are currently 57% lower than they were in January (107 confirmed cases on January 10, 2021) […]

December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month NEW CITY, NY, – The holiday season is here, and now that new health and safety guidelines are in place, travel is once again high on the list for Americans who are ready to reunite with their loved ones for the holidays. According to American Automobile Association (AAA), the […]