In winter of COVID precautions, flu cases statewide down 96 percent this season | The Daily Gazette
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David Fariello, employee health manager for St. Mary’s Healthcare in Amsterdam, stands in front of St. Mary s Hospital on Guy Park Avenue in Amsterdam Tuesday.
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ALBANY Flu cases statewide are down over 96 percent this season from the total flu cases recorded through this week last year. Local health officials suspect current coronavirus precautions have contributed to the massive downward trend.
To date, the state Department of Health has recorded 3,548 total cases of the flu since the season kicked off in the first week of October. At this time last year, the state had recorded 106,816 flu cases from the beginning of the season in the first week of October through the same week in February.
Schenectady puts forward allocation of CARES Act funding to assist homeless community | The Daily Gazette
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The city has opened the public comment period for its plan to distribute nearly $995,000 in federal coronavirus relief funding targeted to responding to the impact of the pandemic on the homeless community, with six local agencies set to receive funds.
Under the CARES Act, the city was allocated a total of $994,996 in Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG-CV2) funding by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development to prevent, prepare for and respond to the pandemic among individuals and families who are homeless.
In order to access the funding, the city is required to present a plan to HUD identifying key partners and service providers; as well as specific services and activities that will help prevent, prepare for and respond to COVID-19 among the homeless population.