Albany County reports 65 new coronavirus cases as it aims to vaccinate younger people
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2of5Buy PhotoAlbany County Executive Dan McCoy, left, and Albany County Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Elizabeth Whalen, take part in a press conference to discuss Covid-19 cases and vaccinations on Monday, March 22, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
4of5Buy PhotoAlbany County Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Elizabeth Whalen talks about Covid-19 cases during a press conference on Monday, March 22, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
Jammella Anderson was honored by Albany County Executive Dan McCoy as his Citizen of the Month.
Her group stocks refrigerators across the Capital Region, providing food for those in need during the pandemic.
Her battle against food insecurity recently earned Anderson a spot on the cover of Time Magazine.
Hear her talk about her work by watching the video of Jerry Gretzinger s story.
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Officials are keeping a close eye on coronavirus cases, watching for any uptick following the Easter and Passover holidays. It comes as New York opens up vaccine eligibility to those 16 and up Tuesday.
During his Monday briefing on efforts to administer the vaccine and control the spread of COVID-19, Albany County Executive Dan McCoy noted we are in the 56th week of the pandemic. As of right now, there s 22,624 cases of COVID-19 to date, in Albany County. We have an increase of 71 positive cases since yesterday, the day before, that was 61. And the day before that was 60. So we kind of went up a little bit. The five day average is 65.4. Yesterday was 66.2. So that went down, which is good. There re currently 1,395 people under mandatory quarantine yesterday, it was 1,443.
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Capitol Confidential By Edward McKinley on March 16, 2021 at 6:30 AM
Albany County Executive Dan McCoy confirmed Monday that the head of the state’s vaccination effort called him to ask about his support for Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a fellow Democrat beset by allegations of sexual harassment and a cover-up of nursing home deaths. (TU)
At the urging of his Republican colleagues, state Sen. James Skoufis who chairs the chamber’s investigations committee said he is interested in examining Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s COVID-19 policies at group home facilities for people with developmental disabilities, which have mirrored those of nursing homes. (TU)