Friday, January 21, 2022 Chairman’s press release ‘NICE TO SEE A DROP-OFF’ On Wednesday, the Columbia County Department of Health recorded 104 new cases of COVID-19 infection among county residents, with 122 cases Thursday, and 75 as of midday today. “It’s nice to see that drop-off,” said county DOH Director Jack Mabb. There are currently 32 county residents hospitalized with the virus. … {Read more...}

Columbia County Board of Supervisors Chairman’s press release VIRUS MOVING THROUGH NURSING FACILITIES Last Friday, the Columbia County Department of Health recorded 108 new cases of COVID-19 infection among county residents, with 212 cases Saturday and 174 as of midday today, which includes Sunday and Monday totals. There are currently 32 county residents hospitalized with the virus. One is … {Read more...}

As the daily report shows, while the number of hospitalizations are at the same levels as last year and deaths are less frequent, the infection level is 3 times higher. Test positivity hit 20% this week and that is way underreported as most testing is now done with home kits and not reported.  As such,  we will go remote for our January Board Meeting, Tuesday night Janaury 18th at 6:30.  We … {Read more...}

Columbia County Board of Supervisors  Chairman’s Press Release 249 CASES ALL-TIME PANDEMIC HIGH As of midday today, the Columbia County Department of Health had recorded 109 new cases of COVID-19 infection, with 130 on Thursday and 249 on Wednesday. The 249 cases represented an all-time daily high for the county since the beginning of the pandemic. There are currently 22 county residents … {Read more...}

Tuesday, January 11, 2022 Chairman’s press release COUNTY DOH: CONTINUE WEARING YOUR MASK On Friday, January 7, the Columbia County Department of Health recorded 188 new cases of COVID-19 infection, with 69 on Saturday, 266 for Sunday-Monday, and 95 as of midday today. Currently, 18 county residents are hospitalized and three individuals are in the ICU. Three recent deaths bring to 121 the … {Read more...}