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A virtual community forum on clean air in a Southern Albany County town took place this week.
In September, Democratic Albany County Executive Dan McCoy signed a local clean air law aimed at companies like Lafarge and Norlite, which was ordered to halt the burning of firefighting foam at its Cohoes incinerator.
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In November, taking advantage of a provision in state law that allows local municipalities to override county laws, the Coeymans town board unanimously passed two amendments to the 2019 Coeymans Clean Air Law, which changed the law to allow tire-burning at the Lafarge/Holcim Cement Plant, situated across the street from the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School on Route 9W.
That brought the county death toll to 324 since pandemic tracking started last March.Â
McCoy also announced 155 new positive cases. Encompassed within the new cases were 91 who did not have a present clear infection source, 13 healthcare workers or residents of congregate settings and who who traveled out of state. Albany County has 1,220 active cases. According to the Albany County Department of Health, there are 30 case in the city of Cohoes. Plus, there are 2,511 people under mandatory quarantine in the county.
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Conversely, 174 cases have been cleared for recovery and release. Â
The County Executive also noted 12 new hospitalizations overnight, and there are 126 county residents currently hospitalized from the virus. Additionally, 16 patients are in the ICU. Â
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Albany County Executive Dan McCoy is urging residents not to get complacent in the ongoing battle against COVID-19.
McCoy says while the number of daily infections is falling, people are still losing their lives to the virus. Four more deaths were reported Tuesday, bringing the total since the start of the pandemic to 321. Hospitalizations have also risen by twelve for a total of 146, with 15 people in intensive care. McCoy says the best way to protect yourself is to limit social interactions and wear a mask.
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