Columbia County Department of Health Update

As of 3 PM on June 8, 2020:

– We are sad to report Columbia County has had it’s 35th and 36th residents that have passed away from COVID-19.
-Columbia County has received a total of 6,174 PCR test results with 402 confirmed positive cases.
-There are 34 active cases of COVID-19 in Columbia County.
-There are 28 additional residents on mandatory quarantine and 10 residents on precautionary quarantine.
-332 of the 402 cases have recovered from COVID-19
– 11 of the positive cases are hospitalized, none of those hospitalized are in the ICU
– We’ve received 1,652 antibody results, of which 152 were positive.

Columbia Count Update

Monday, June 8, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

FROM: Chairman Matt Murell

PHASE TWO BUSINESS OPENING UNDERWAY

Columbia County Chamber of Commerce President Jeff Hunt said on Monday that the increase in traffic he observed on Warren Street in Hudson this past weekend, with Phase II of the state’s New York Forward reopening plan now underway, “tells me people are aware that businesses are open. I think that’s a good sign.”

Looking ahead to Phase III, when restaurants and food service can begin to open their doors to sit-down dining, Hunt said he was aware of a petition to close part of Warren Street to make way for restaurant seating. “I’ve also seen where other communities are looking to commit public spaces to put up a tent, enabling people to dine at a social distance,” he said.

As co-chair of the Columbia Comeback committee, established by county Board of Supervisors Chairman Matt Murell as a means to assist businesses as they go through the reopening process, Hunt said that “businesses really have to do their due diligence. At Columbia Comeback, we do receive specific calls on various issues, but many business owners seem to be figuring it out themselves.”

“It would be nice if we had the Phase III guidelines now, rather than two days before it opens,” Hunt added. Assuming all goes well, Phase III will open next Wednesday, June 17.

COUNTY CORONAVIRUS RELEASES GO TO M-W-F

Beginning today, coronavirus-related press releases from Chairman Murell’s office will go to Monday, Wednesday, and Friday distribution. Should newsworthy events occur on other days, the office will issue a release that day