8/3/20 COVID-19 Update As of 3:00 PM on August 3, 2020: - Columbia County has had 37 residents that have passed away from COVID-19. -Columbia County has 500 confirmed positive cases. -There are 14 active cases of COVID-19 in Columbia County. We are monitoring 96 county residents on mandatory quarantine, and there are 23 on precautionary quarantine. - 449 of the 500 cases are … {Read more...}

Columbia County Department of Health  7/31/20 COVID-19 Update As of 3:00 PM on July 31, 2020: - Columbia County has had 37 residents that have passed away from COVID-19. -Columbia County has 491 confirmed positive cases. -There are 15 active cases of COVID-19 in Columbia County. We are monitoring 105 county residents on mandatory quarantine, and there are 11 on precautionary … {Read more...}

EMERGENCY ALERT CHANGE TO NY ALERT Columbia County, NY Columbia County is changing its mass emergency alert system to the system provided by New York State known as NY ALERT. Currently, all disaster, weather-related and other emergency warnings and alerts for county residents are provided by the Code Red mass alert system. This is a system that Columbia County purchased and has paid to maintain … {Read more...}

Wednesday, July 29, 2020 CHAIRMAN’S PRESS RELEASE MISSOURI SUMMER CAMP OUTBREAK In Missouri last week, a Christian organization shut down its summer camp for teenagers after 82 children and staffers tested positive for the coronavirus. The camp --- Kanakuk Ministries – closed its K-2 camp for 13- to 18- year-olds after the outbreak was discovered, the local health department announced on … {Read more...}

Columbia County Department of Health  7/27/20 COVID-19 Update Although our numbers are low, it is IMPORTANT to remember to stay home if you feel symptoms. Recent positives were feeling ill and continued to go to work and/or socialized, potentially exposing many more people, putting them on a Mandatory Quarantine for 14 days. Please continue to practice social distancing and wear your … {Read more...}