Dutchess County

English Etymology Named after the Mary of Modena Duchess of York; en dutchess is an archaic spelling of en duchess. Proper noun dutchess county en One of 62 <<counties>> in <<s/New York>>, <<c/USA>> Poughkeepsie. en Lyme diseases cases spiked by 50 percent in Dutchess in 2017 https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/2018/08/23/lyme-diseases-cases-spiked-50-percent-dutchess-2017/1061839002/ w:Poughkeepsie Journal 23 August 2018 The number of Lyme disease cases reported in Dutchess County last year jumped by 50 percent compared to the year before, reaching the third-highest total on record in the state. In the last decade, the number of cases reported in Dutchess has largely fallen from a high in 2008 of 1,141 to a low of 386 in 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20210410213113/https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/2018/08/23/lyme-diseases-cases-spiked-50-percent-dutchess-2017/1061839002/