ONE NEW DEATH
Albany County confirms 12 new cases of COVID-19
ALBANY, N.Y. » Albany County Executive Dan McCoy confirmed one new death and 12 new positive cases of COVID-19, during his Tuesday morning press briefing.
According to McCoy, the death was a man in his 70s with underlying health conditions. The death brings the confirmed county death toll attributed to COVID-19 to 134.
Among the new cases, four are University at Albany students, seven had close contact with positive cases, three reported outof-state travel and two did not have a clear source of infection. The county presently has 129 active cases.
“I’ve highlighted the number of COVID cases among residents in their 20s for a long time, and as we continue to monitor the evolving situation among University at Albany students, this becomes even more important. In less than two weeks, the number of positive cases for those in the 20 to 29 year age range went up by 36. Compare that to the age group with the next highest number of positive cases, 50- to 59-year- olds, which saw an increase of only 7 during that same time,” McCoy stated.
“This is not meant to be fear-mongering. This is
"This is not meant to be fearmongering. This is just stating facts and identifying a particular group of people. We are asking them to bear responsibility and to do the right thing." — Albany County Executive Dan McCoy
just stating facts and identifying a particular group of people. We are asking them to bear responsibility and to do the right thing,” McCoy added on the college cases.
In further breaking down the numbers, the county executive noted the county has seen 2,714 confirmed positive cases since pandemic tracking began in March. Additionally, the number of people under mandatory quarantine has fallen to 507.
The five- day average for new daily positives stayed at 22. Thus far, 10,644 people have completed quarantine. Of those who completed quarantine, 2,585 of them had tested positive and recovered.
On the hospitalization front, 10 residents are hospitalized, and the hospitalization rate is down to 0.36%. There are now no patients in the Intensive Care Unit
(ICU), down from one on Monday.
Albany County Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Elizabeth Whalen continued to encourage people to get tested.
“We continue to test high numbers of people, and we are pleased to report that there are increasing avenues for people that want to be tested,” Whalen said.
“We are starting to see increasing numbers of centers that are opening rapid tests where you can get a test that will give you a result in 15 minutes,” Whalen continued.
“We also continue to see high numbers tested at the SUNY site up at the campus site,” Whalen added.
Additionally, during the briefing, McCoy took time to highlight the award-winning Five-Hour DMV Pre-Licensing Course being conducted by the County Probation Department this week.
This is a collaboration with the State Department of Motor Vehicles, allowing probation clients over the
age of 16 the opportunity to obtain their 5-hour Prelicensing course. This will bring them one step closer to obtaining their driver’s
license thereby increasing their chances of employment and avoiding a return to the criminal justice system.