The Columbia County Department of Health released its numbers earlier today. Since yesterday, there have been two new cases of COVID-19. The number of active cases being reported today is one fewer than yesterday, from which it can be inferred that three more county residents are now considered to be recovering from the virus. There are six more county residents in mandatory quarantine today than yesterday, but the number hospitalized with the virus remains the same. There has not been a death from COVID-19 in Columbia County since June 24.
The New York Forward dashboard is reporting a positivity rate for Columbia County yesterday of 0.0 percent and a seven-day average of 1.8 percent. By comparison, the daily positivity rate for the Capital Region is 1.8 percent and the seven-day average is 2.0 percent.
A year ago today, the CCDOH reported no new cases of COVID-19. The total number of cases was 471, and the number of active cases was 13. There were 32 county residents in mandatory quarantine, 5 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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