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Sam Hesler & WNYT Staff Created: December 21, 2020 09:11 AM
Albany County reported 221 new coronavirus cases on Monday.
The increase in cases comes right before Christmas. Health officials are concerned about that and the number of people in the hospital.
The county reported 221 new cases and two new deaths Monday. Of those new cases, 188 do not have a clear source of infection.
There are also 113 people in the hospital and 21 of those people in the ICU. That s one of the highest hospitalization rates the county has seen.
However, McCoy says there is a silver lining. Vaccinations are underway at Shaker Place Nursing Home, with Walgreens delivering 320 vaccines to Shaker Place Monday morning.
Sam Hesler & WNYT Staff Created: December 21, 2020 09:11 AM
Albany County reported 221 new coronavirus cases on Monday.
The increase in cases comes right before Christmas. Health officials are concerned about that and the number of people in the hospital.
The county reported 221 new cases and two new deaths Monday. Of those new cases, 188 do not have a clear source of infection.
There are also 113 people in the hospital and 21 of those people in the ICU. That s one of the highest hospitalization rates the county has seen.
However, McCoy says there is a silver lining. Vaccinations are underway at Shaker Place Nursing Home, with Walgreens delivering 320 vaccines to Shaker Place Monday morning.
New York nursing homes to begin vaccine rollout Monday
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Albany County Executive Dan McCoy adjusts his face mask during a Albany County coronavirus briefing on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, where he announced the county s Shaker Place nursing home in Colonie is due to receive its first batch of Pfizer-made vaccines from Walgreens on Dec. 21.. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
2of3Jamie Farrar, of ADAPT Capital Region, speaks during a vigil at Shaker Place Rehabilitation and Nursing in Colonie NY on Saturday, May 23, 2020 calling on New York state to support nursing home workers, transfer residents who so choose to safer settings and step up state regulations of nursing homes (Jim Franco/Special to the Times Union.)James FrancoShow MoreShow Less
Friday, December 18, 2020 - 20:07
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“I don’t think there is anything to be afraid about,” said Nosa Aigbe Lebarty, M.D. of the COVID-19 vaccine.
ALBANY COUNTY The county continued to break COVID-19 records on Friday with 104 residents hospitalized and 21 of them in intensive-care units.
“We know that COVID-19 is not something to play with; it’s not something to joke around with,” said Nosa Aigbe Lebarty, one of two doctors who opened CentralMed Urgent Care at 1662 Central Avenue in Colonie on Aug. 23, in the midst of the pandemic.
Lebarty, who was born and raised in Nigeria and has his medical degree from Poznan University School of Medical Sciences in Poland, is also the founder and president of Project Health Africa, which provides health-care supplies to Africa.