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Jacquie Slater & WNYT Staff Created: March 05, 2021 03:32 PM
Officials in Albany County say this week, they re on track to administer more than 8,000 COVID vaccines to county residents.
They re working to get shots to many people who may have challenges in securing appointments, as well as people who might be hesitant to get the vaccine at all.
A vaccination pod at the Metropolitan Baptist Church was a big success. Now the county says more will follow as their vaccine supplies are ramping up.
Getting the vaccine into the arms of historically undeserved populations isn t easy. Albany County Executive Dan McCoy says when he stopped by the vaccination clinic at the Washington Avenue Armory earlier this week, just three African Americans were there getting their shots.
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
ALBANY, N.Y. â Albany County Legislature Chairman Andrew Joyce and members of the Albany County Legislature are working with Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy to impose a cap on fees third-party delivery companies that charge a business for their service.
McCoy recently announced an Executive Order capping fees and Joyce announced that the Legislature would be introducing a local law that would give restaurants the ability to seek relief and enforcement and to commence legal action if necessary.
Joyce and McCoy announced the measures which restricts a delivery company from charging no higher than 15% of the purchase price during the state of emergency. The local law is expected to pass in early 2021.