Albany County closing deadliest month with more virus deaths
Eight more resident deaths were confirmed Wednesday, including five from the Sisters of St. Joseph
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People are seen waiting outside Central Ave. Pharmacy where COVID-19 testing is offered on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
ALBANY Albany County s deadliest month since the COVID-19 pandemic began is ending with more loss of life and questions about why some coronavirus-related deaths at a Latham convent were not reported.
County Executive Dan McCoy expressed frustration at his Wednesday news briefing that his office was not notified of nine COVID-19 deaths among the nuns at St. Joseph’s Provincial House, a convent and monastery for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet on Watervliet-Shaker Road. The Times Union reported Wednesday that the nine deaths occurred over the last month, and that the county only knew of four of t
Dec 15, 2020
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A combined effort by Albany County Executive Dan McCoy and Legislature Chairman Andrew Joyce should turn out to be a help to small businesses.
McCoy has signed an emergency executive order, which goes into effect this Friday, that will put a maximum cap of 15% on what third party food delivery companies can charge, Some companies currently charge up to 30 % for their services. The order will be renewed every five days until Joyce introduces the legislation. Joyce hopes the legislation will be passed by the end of the month. Elsewhere during Monday s COVID update, McCoy announced 154 new positive cases since Sunday, with one resident passing away from complications, for a total of 180 related deaths since the start of the pandemic. 86 people are hospitalized, with 11 new hospitalizations since Sunday, of the 86, there are 13 residents in ICU.