COVID-19 Update

With the rise in new COVID cases and the increase in the number of people being hospitalized with the virus, it seemed inevitable, but it is still tragic and disheartening. After nearly two months without a death from COVID-19, the Columbia County Department of Health today reported the county's 97th death as a consequence of the pandemic.

Since yesterday, there have been seventeen new cases of COVID-19. The number of active cases being reported today is ten more than yesterday, from which it can be inferred that seven more county residents are now considered to be recovering from the virus. The number of county residents in mandatory quarantine today is four fewer than yesterday. The number hospitalized with the virus is one fewer, and no one is in the ICU.  

The New York Forward dashboard is reporting a positivity rate for Columbia County yesterday of 1.7 percent and a seven-day average of 3.6 percent. By comparison, the daily positivity rate for the Capital Region is 3.9 percent and the seven-day average is 4.7 percent.  

A year ago today, the CCDOH reported 2 new cases of COVID-19. The total number of cases was 531, and the number of active cases was 8. There were 47 county residents in mandatory quarantine, 4 were hospitalized, and none was in the ICU. The total number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 at this time last year was 37.