Albany County sets more coronavirus, ICU records
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1of3Buy PhotoAlbany County Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Elizabeth Whalen, left, and Albany County Executive Dan McCoy, right, confer following a county coronavirus news briefing on Friday morning, Dec. 4, 2020, at the county offices in Albany, N.Y. The county recorded 185 new cases overnight and now has 96 residents hospitalized with the disease, both the highest since the pandemic began. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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ALBANY Albany County set two more coronavirus records on Tuesday, reporting its highest daily caseload to date and the largest number of residents hospitalized in intensive care units.
Capital Region s daily coronavirus cases top 1,000 for first time
Capital Region s daily coronavirus cases top 1,000 for first time
Eight local counties reported a total of 1,042 new cases of the virus on Monday, busting a previous record of 913 new cases reported Dec. 14
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Staff with the Schenectady County Public Health Services conduct Covid-19 testing at a parking lot at SUNY Schenectady on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in Schenectady, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union
ALBANY Daily coronavirus cases in the Capital Region have topped 1,000 for the first time, a Times Union analysis of county data show.
Eight local counties reported a total of 1,042 new cases of the virus on Monday, busting a previous record of 913 new cases reported Dec. 14. The new high continues a trend of record-busting Monday caseloads throughout the months of November and December due in part to the fact that some local counties do not report weekend ca
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1of15Buy PhotoDr. Steven D. Hanks, chief clinical officer for St. Peter s Health Partners, addresses local coronavirus concerns and vaccine distribution efforts during a joint press conference with clinical leaders from cross the Capital Region on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, at Albany Medical College in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
2of15Buy PhotoDr. Dennis P. McKenna, president and CEO of Albany Medical Center, upper right, and Dr. Steven D. Hanks, chief clinical officer for St. Peter s Health Partners, center, join fellow clinical leaders from cross the Capital Region to address coronavirus concerns and vaccine distribution efforts on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, during a joint press conference at Albany Medical College in Alba
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, wears a protective mask while speaking during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. Congressional leaders reached a deal on a roughly $900 billion spending package to bolster the U.S. economy amid the continued coronavirus pandemic giving lawmakers a short timetable to review and pass the second largest economic-rescue measure in the nation s history. Photographer: Ting Shen/BloombergTing Shen/Bloomberg News ServiceShow MoreShow Less
CommunityCare to distribute coronavirus vaccine in Albany area
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Albany Medical Center President and CEO Dr. Dennis P. McKenna discusses the coronavirus vaccination as the hospital prepared Monday to inoculate the first members of its medical staff.Bethany Bump / Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
2of8Sandra Lindsay, left, a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, is inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by Dr. Michelle Chester, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in the Queens borough of New York.Mark Lennihan/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of8Dr. Michelle Chester holds a syringe of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in the Queens borough of New York.Mark Lennihan/APShow MoreShow Less