STD Rates Soar To New Highs In Hudson Valley
Chelsea Renay, Social Media Editor
April 28, 2018
In 2015, Westchester County had 3,381 reported cases of chlamydia which accounts for 347 cases for every 100,000 residents within the county. Recent years have shown a startling rise in the numbers of sexually transmitted diseases in not just in Westchester but in the Hudson Valley as a whole. Multiple...
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