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COVID-19 rates continue to climb in the Capital Region, though the numbers are beginning to flatten out elsewhere in the state. The eight-county Capital Region as of Thursday had a seven-day average COVID-19 rate of 44.8 cases per population of 100,000, up from about 40 per 100,000 two days earlier.
Rates in all eight counties are outpacing the statewide average of 34.5 infections per population of 100,000, according to the state Department of Health. Saratoga County’s infection rate is currently the region’s highest, with about 50 active cases per population of 100,000 as of Thursday, according to state data.
The numbers are also ticking up in Warren County where there is a seven-day average infection rate of 49.8 per 100,000 people. Despite the rising numbers, hospitalizations and deaths remain low. Of 12 deaths reported statewide, three deaths were in the Capital Region, two in Albany County and one in Greene County, state records show.