5 more residents of Albany County die from coronavirus

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Albany County Executive Dan McCoy speaks at a press conference held to discuss the number of Covid-19 cases in the county on Monday, November 30, 2020 in Albany, New York (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)
Albany County Executive Dan McCoy speaks during a press conference held to discuss the number of Covid-19 cases in the county on Monday, November 30, 2020 in Albany, New York (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)Paul Buckowski / Albany Times Union


ALBANY – The county has experienced one of its deadliest days during the coronavirus pandemic, with five dead overnight, county officials said Thursday.

There are now 90 hospitalized residents, with 137 new cases, County Director Dan McCoy said. Of these new cases, 118 had no clear source of infection. Fifteen county residents died last week from the disease.

Hospitalizations cover a wide age group. Sixteen of them are under 50 years old.

County Health Commissioner Elizabeth Whalen has urged residents to reconsider their family reunion plans over the holiday season.

“Every day we lose people,” she says.

Steve is the Times Union morning cop reporter. He has previously published articles in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Utica and Cortland. Originally from Syracuse, he graduated from SUNY Geneseo in 2010. Contact him at (518) 454-5438.

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