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Latest Saratoga County COVID Numbers
168 cases of coronavirus in the past seven days in Saratoga County with a testing positivity rate of 1.6%. 10 people are currently hospitalized and there are 138 active cases. 55.9% of the eligible population has received at least one dose and 47.8% have completed the vaccine series.
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Latest Saratoga County COVID Numbers
55% of the eligible population in Saratoga County has received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine, while 47.5% are fully vacinated. There have been 151 cases in the past week with a testing positivity rate of 1.5%. Cumulative cases have now exceeded 15,000 and the death toll is at 166.
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Controlled Burns In Wildlife Management Area
DEC announces that it will conduct controlled burns this week at the Louise E. Keir Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in the town of Coeymans, Albany County. The controlled burns will help re-establish native vegetation and wildlife in the area. Also called prescribed burns, the controlled burns will encompass up to 20 acres and take place […]
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Clifton Park Woman Charged With Aggravated DWI
State Police in Clifton Park arrested 34-year-old Lindsay E. Singley of Clifton Park, for Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated. State police responded to a one-car motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Stonebreak Road and Rocket Drive in Malta late Saturday night. When the trooper arrived, they observed that a 2015 Mercedes-Benz had driven over the […]
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Man Arrested For Burglary In Saratoga
Saratoga Springs police arrested a Latham man following a report of a burglary in progress on Broadway, near Caroline. Police say a woman there reported a man trying to climb into her apartment through an open window. Responding police found 25 year old Joshua John in the vicinity, behind the wheel of a car at […]
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Latest Saratoga County COVID Stats
Saratoga County health officials say just over 47% of the eligible population has completed the COVID vaccine series, while more than 55% have received at least one dose of the vaccine. The past seven days have seen 161 cases in the county with a testing positivity rate of 1.6%. Cumulative cases now number 14,994. 9 […]
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SUNY Students Required To Vaccinate Before Return To Campus
SUNY students will need to roll up their sleeves before they can return to class in the fall. Gov. Cuomo announced Monday that all SUNY students must be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend classes in person. WNYT reports Cuomo is encouraging all students to go get their vaccine now. He’s encouraging private colleges […]
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Latest Saratoga County COVID Stats
There have been 164 cases if coronavirus in the past seven days in Saratoga County with a testing positivity rate of 1.5%. Cumulative cases now number 14,294 with 165 deaths. Ten people are currently hospitalized. 54.9% of the population has received at least one vaccine dose. 45.5% are fully vaccinated.
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Ravena Plant Can No Longer Burn Tire Derived Fuel
DEC informed the Holcim Cement Plant in Ravena (PDF), NY, that it can longer burn tire-derived fuel, or TDF. The LaFarge facility currently lacks the infrastructure to burn TDF, and has not, nor has it ever, completed the steps necessary to burn tires pursuant to this permit. DEC uses every tool at our disposal to […]
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Latest Saratoga County COVID Count
There have been 168 cases of coronavirus in the past seven days in Saratoga County with a testing positivity rate of 1.4%. Cumulative cases now number 14,903 with 9 currently hospitalized and 165 deaths. Health officials say 54.7% of the population eligible has received at least one dose of vaccine and 44.6% are full vaccinated.
