Friday, February 5, 2021 Chairman’s press release CHAIRMAN SEES ‘HOPEFUL TREND' County Department of Health Director Jack Mabb reported 21 new cases of COVID-19 among county residents on Thursday, with another 38 as of midday Friday. That brings the total of county residents infected with the virus since the beginning of the pandemic to 3,271. A death at the Ghent Rehabilitation & … {Read more...}

Chairman’s press release FRAUD COMPLAINTS ABOUND Fraudulent unemployment insurance filings and other internet-type scams have proliferated in Columbia County and across New York State, to the extent that the state Attorney General has established a fraudulent claims division in her office, said Columbia County Board of Supervisors Chairman Matt Murell on Wednesday. “While this … {Read more...}

    For Immediate Release: 2/2/2021 GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES FEDERAL VACCINE SUPPLY TO INCREASE TO 20 PERCENT FOR THE NEXT THREE WEEKS Total of 2 Million Vaccines Administered To Date Private Pharmacies Will Receive an Additional 10% Directly from the Federal Government to Supplement the Doses Allocated to Them by the State As of Noon … {Read more...}

Monday, February 1, 2021 Columbia County Board of Supervisors Chairman’s press release POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES TAKE A DOWNTURN On Monday, Columbia County Department of Health Director Jack Mabb said there 37 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Sunday, and another 16 as of midday Monday. There are currently 32 individuals hospitalized with the virus. One community death brings that total to 71. … {Read more...}

January 29, 2021 Chairman’s press release ‘IT’S NOT SLOWING DOWN’ With 54 new positive cases of COVID-19 as of midday Friday, and 56 new cases on Thursday, Columbia County has passed 3,000 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, said Columbia County Department of Health Director Jack Mabb on Friday. “It’s not slowing down,” he said. There are 32 individuals hospitalized, and five in … {Read more...}