Region s virus death toll passes 900; vaccine coming to CVS sites
New daily infections continue to fall from mid-January peak
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People participate in an inauguration eve COVID-19 memorial candlelight vigil outside Niskayuna Town Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021 in Schenectady, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
Ten more Capital Region residents have died due to COVID-19 complications, but new daily cases of the virus continue to fall, data released Tuesday show.
The region’s latest victims included four Albany County residents, including two men in their 60s, a woman in her 80s and a woman in her 90s; three Columbia County residents; a Schenectady County man in his 90s; a Warren County nursing home resident who was in their 80s; and a Saratoga County resident.
Albany County coronavirus infections fall but deaths continue to mount
County executive announces four more deaths Tuesday, 99 new cases
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Albany County Executive Dan McCoy talks about Covid-19 related issues on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union
ALBANY Albany County officials say four more residents have died due to COVID-19 complications, but new daily cases of the virus continue to fall.
County Executive Dan McCoy said Tuesday that the victims were two men in their 60s, a woman in her 80s and a woman in her 90s. A total of 321 county residents are now known to have died from the disease, with nearly a third of all deaths occurring since the start of the new year.
Warren County confirms two nursing home coronavirus deaths
The county also confirmed another 13 cases of the virus among residents Monday
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A healthcare worker leaves a trailer to greet a patient at a COVID-19 testing site behind Warren County Municipal Center on Thursday, May 7, 2020 in Queensbury, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
Warren County officials announced Monday that two more residents have died due to complications from COVID-19.
The residents were in their 60s and 80s, and living in nursing homes before they became ill, the county health department said. They did not specify which nursing homes.