New York State Department of Health Archives - The Gloversville Leader Herald

27 May

COVID infection rates dropping steadily in Capital Region

John Cropley0 CommentsLocal NewsCapital Region, CDC, COVID-19, federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Gov. Kathy Hochul, New York State Department of Health

ALBANY — The rate of confirmed new COVID infections has been diminishing for more than a week in the Capital Region, state data show.The rolling average of new infections had steadily increased from mid-March to mid-May then leveled off at 57 new infections per day per 100,000 residents on May 16. It decreased every day to hit 38.5 on May 26.A similar decline has been seen in many of New York's 10 regions and in the state as a whole.Gov. Kathy Hochul noted the decrease in the statewide average in an update Friday, and also suggested that people take precautions…

28 Mar

Ellis proposes to add pharmacy to new oncology unit

John Cropley0 CommentsLocal News, Newscancer, Ellis Hospital, Ellis Medicine, New York State Department of Health, oncology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Care Center, Schenectady

SCHENECTADY — Several months after Ellis Hospital opened its new medical oncology center, it is proposing to install a satellite pharmacy within it.The decision comes as patient volume increases at the facility Ellis Medicine operates with Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center at the main hospital on Nott Street. About 250 cancer patients are now receiving treatment at the site. Ellis wouldn't say how much of an increase that represents, but did say patient volume has increased beyond the targeted goal since it teamed up with one of the premier cancer treatment providers in upstate New York. Ellis previously offered radiation oncology; it…

18 Mar

COVID hospitalization hits seven-month lows in Capital Region, Mohawk Valley

John Cropley0 CommentsLocal News, NewsCOVID-19, hospitals, New York State Department of Health

ALBANY — New York hospitals on Thursday reported fewer than 1,000 COVID-positive inpatients for the first time since Aug. 4, 2021.Hospitalization rates are one of the best measures of the pandemic, and the 978 COVID patients on Thursday compares with a recent peak of 12,761 on Jan. 11, state Department of Health data show.The steep drop is even better news than it appears on its face: Only 404 (or 41%) of those 978 inpatients were admitted due to COVID or its complications. The rest had mild or no symptoms, and were admitted for other medical reasons, or their infection was…

07 Feb

Republican senators seek to force report on nursing home COVID

John Cropley0 CommentsFulton County, Gloversville, Homepage, Johnstown, Local NewsCOVID-19, New York State Department of Health, nursing homes, state Sen. James Tedisco

ALBANY — Republican senators on Monday renewed their long-running push for a deeper investigation of COVID in New York state nursing homes, and of whether the policies of then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo increased the number of deaths.The move came three weeks after the state's new Health Commissioner, Dr. Mary Bassett, told some of the same senators she was not familiar with the Cuomo administration's now-well known order on March 25, 2020, that nursing homes not block admission of new residents based solely on their COVID-positive status.Bassett said Jan. 19 she would not attempt to unravel the policies and actions of the…

17 Jan

COVID surge appears to be easing across Capital Region, state as fewer test positive

John Cropley0 CommentsHomepage, Local NewsCapital Region, COVID-19, Fulton County, Gov. Kathy Hochul, Mohawk Valley, Montgomery County, New York State Department of Health, Saratoga County, Schenectady County

ALBANY — The early-winter surge of COVID in New York shows continued signs of flattening or even declining, with the number of new infections each day of the past week significantly lower than in late December or early January.The progress is relative — the number of lab-confirmed positive tests each day is still far higher than the highest one-day total in the first 21 months of the pandemic.But the number of people hospitalized with COVID also has begun to decline, both for the state as a whole and individually in some of its regions. Some statistical snapshots from New York's battle…

11 Jan

Hochul makes big push to vaccinate young children

John Cropley0 CommentsLocal NewsCOVID-19, Gov. Kathy Hochul, New York State Department of Health, pandemic, vaccination

ALBANY — The state is increasing its efforts to get vaccines into the arms of the largest unvaccinated group of New Yorkers: young children.As of Tuesday morning, just 22% of children ages 5-11 in New York state are fully vaccinated. That compares with 65.5% of children ages 12-17 and 93.6% for the most heavily vaccinated group, adults ages 65-74.The rate of full vaccination for all ages across the state is 72.6%.The vaccine has been authorized for children ages 5-11 for only about two months, accounting for some of the disparity — adults had access for all of 2021 and older…