Another county resident dies of COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 32

Sunday, April 26, 2020 - 19:49

The Enterprise — Michael Koff

Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy said his heart goes out to all 32 families who have lost loved ones to COVID-19 in Albany County.

ALBANY COUNTY — A woman in her sixties died of COVID-19 Saturday night, bringing the county’s death toll to 32. Like most of the others, she had underlying health conditions.

The county, as of Sunday morning, has 915 confirmed cases of COVID-19, up 51 from Saturday with 803 residents under mandatory quarantine and 32 in precautionary quarantine.

As of Sunday, 2,027 Albany County residents had completed quarantine with 478 of them recovering after testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019.

At the county’s nursing home, 42 residents have tested positive for COVID-19 along with 17 workers; two of the workers have recovered and returned to work. Three Shaker Place residents have died.

Thirty-seven county residents are now hospitalized with seven of them in intensive-care units. The county’s hospitalization rate stands at 3.94 percent of those who have tested positive.

Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy said at his press briefing on Sunday that he regularly talks to his counterparts in various parts of the state and that, regardless of political parties, they are sharing supplies like gloves, masks, and gowns where needed.

McCoy thanked Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan and Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro for donating gowns and Tyvek suits.

He said the equipment would be used in nursing homes and in the county’s mobile walk-up testing sites in high-risk neighborhoods.

“We’re trying to move it around to different counties that are falling short,” McCoy said of the personal protective gear.

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