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30 Dec

Half-million-plus new COVID infections in N.Y. in two weeks

John Cropley1 CommentLocal News, New York NewsCOVID-19, New York State Department of Health, pandemic, testing, vaccine

ALBANY — More than a half-million new COVID infections in New Yorkers have been confirmed by lab tests in the last two weeks, along with an unknown additional number of positive self-administered tests.The state Department of Health on Thursday reported 74,207 infections confirmed Wednesday, yet another one-day record for the state during the 22-month pandemic.Meanwhile, the number of COVID-positive patients in New York hospitals jumped 9% from Tuesday to Wednesday, surpassing 7,300.The huge late-December spike remains concentrated in New York City and its three closest suburban counties. The eight-county area is home to about 61% of the state's population and…

29 Dec

Huge one-day COVID jump possibly inflated by holiday delays

John Cropley0 CommentsLocal NewsCOVID-19, Gov. Kathy Hochul, New York State Department of Health, Saratoga County, Schenectady County, testing, vaccine

ALBANY — New York state and many of its counties shattered their one-day COVID infection records Tuesday, with the arrival of holiday-delayed test results possibly exaggerating the size of the pandemic's ongoing surge. Statewide, 67,090 new infections were reported Tuesday, far more than the previous one-day high — 49,708 on Dec. 24. In the eight-county Capital Region, Albany, Saratoga and Schenectady counties all had far more positive test results Tuesday than in any previous day in the 22-month pandemic. Rensselaer County set a new high by a narrow margin, while Columbia and Warren counties narrowly missed their one-day highs. Test…