Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update (August 14, 2020)

Albany County Executive Daniel P. McCoy announced today that there have now been 2,406 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Albany County to date, an increase of 10 since yesterday. Additionally, the number of people under mandatory quarantine has gone up from 425 to 467 today. The five-day average for new daily positives has increased to 11.4 from 10.6 yesterday. There are currently 44 active cases. So far, 8,368 people have completed quarantine. Of those who completed quarantine, 2,362 of them had tested positive and recovered, an increase of 6. Among the new positive cases reported today include one healthcare worker or resident of private congregate settings, five who had a close contacts to other positive cases, one who had reported traveling out of state and three who do not have a clear source of transmission at this time. There are still seven individuals hospitalized due to the virus, and the hospitalization rate is 0.29%. There is still one patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). There were no new COVID-related deaths identified overnight, and Albany County’s death toll stands at 129. For the briefing, County Executive McCoy was joined by Albany County Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Elizabeth Whalen and owner of DNA BodyWorx Analusette Shaello. “It’s been a long and difficult five months for business owners, some who have yet to reopen or to be allowed to open up completely,” said County Executive McCoy. “We need to be able to get everyone back to work. Public health and safety come first and many businesses that have not yet been allowed to reopen have come up with answers to the safety issues raised and are being used by other businesses. I continue to advocate for their reopening as quickly as possible.”