The Columbia County Department of Health has released its numbers for today. Since yesterday, there has been one new case of COVID-19. The number of active cases being reported today is one fewer than yesterday, from which it can be inferred that since yesterday two county residents are now recovering from the virus. The number of county residents in mandatory quarantine is six more than yesterday, and one county resident remains hospitalized with the virus. There has not been a death from COVID-19 reported in Columbia County since June 24.
The New York Forward dashboard is reporting a positivity rate for Columbia County yesterday of 3.1 percent and a seven-day average of 2.0 percent. By comparison, the daily positivity rate for the Capital Region is 2.1 percent and the seven-day average is 1.9 percent.
A year ago today, the CCDOH reported three new cases of COVID-19. The total number of cases was 471, and the number of active cases was 15. There were 32 county residents in mandatory quarantine, 9 were hospitalized with the virus, and none was in the ICU. The total number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 at this time last year was 37.
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