Albany County coronavirus cases drop Green Island Senior Center opens for in-person lunch FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Bill Swetow is a 102-year-old World War II veteran from Ulster County who appears in a PSA urging vaccinations against COVID-19.Ulster CountyShow MoreShow Less 2of3Buy PhotoAlbany County Executive Dan McCoy talks about Covid-19 cases during a press conference on Monday, May 17, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less ALBANY – Albany County reported only seven new positive cases of COVID-19 Saturday as the number of county residents vaccinated against the coronavirus continues to climb. “Our number of new positive cases continues to go down and one major factor is because more people have been vaccinated,” said County Executive Dan McCoy.