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Albany County Updates COVID-19 Numbers And Issues A Warning

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas
Published March 25, 2020 at 5:55 PM EDT
Albany County Executive Dan McCoy enters the Cahill Room at the County Office building to give a COVID-19 update.
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Albany County Executive Dan McCoy enters the Cahill Room at the County Office building to give a COVID-19 update.

COVID-19 cases continue to climb in Albany County.
 
Albany County Executive Dan McCoy says as of Wednesday there were142 confirmed positive cases.
 
"Albany County has 557 people under mandatory quarantine and 10 have been hospitalized, we're up to 10 right now, putting our hospitalization rate just a little over 7%."
 
633 people are under precautionary quarantine. McCoy says he believes all the numbers would track higher if more people had been tested.
 
And if you attended Victory Bible Church at 21 Hackett Blvd. in Albany on March 15th from 12:30 to 2 p.m., "you are being asked to remain in your home under precautionary quarantine until March 29 and to contact the Albany County Department of Health immediately."
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Dave Lucas
Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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