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Local counties reaching COVID-19 case count milestones

Feb 09, 2021 6:20 am
The Daily Freeman reports that Dutchess County is about to pass 20,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began last March, and Ulster County has had almost 10,000 cases. Columbia County has had 3,331 cases so far, and Greene County counts 2,401 cases so far. Greene County announced 24 new cases and one more death from coronavirus Feb. 8, and Columbia County reported 12 more cases and one more death. Dutchess County reported six more deaths, and 317 new COVID-19 cases on Feb. 8 and Ulster County reported two more deaths, and 32 more positive tests. Rensselaer County announced 23 new cases, and two more deaths Monday, while Albany County reported 75 more cases, and two more deaths from the virus.