More than 200 residents, employees at nursing homes in Albany County test positive

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More than 200 residents, employees at nursing homes in Albany County test positive

COVID-19 related deaths hit 40 in the county

Steve Hughes

Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy holds his daily coronavirus briefing on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
1of136Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy holds his daily coronavirus briefing on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
A sign points to the new Ellis McClellan Street campus COVID-19 testing site on Monday, April 27, 2020, in Schenectady, N.Y. Schenectady opened its first mobile testing sites this week. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
2of136A sign points to the new Ellis McClellan Street campus COVID-19 testing site on Monday, April 27, 2020, in Schenectady, N.Y. Schenectady opened its first mobile testing sites this week. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
People are tested at the new Ellis McClellan Street campus COVID-19 testing site on Monday, April 27, 2020, in Schenectady, N.Y. Schenectady opened its first mobile testing sites this week. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
3of136People are tested at the new Ellis McClellan Street campus COVID-19 testing site on Monday, April 27, 2020, in Schenectady, N.Y. Schenectady opened its first mobile testing sites this week. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
Some of the face masks made and sold by Maria Fitch on Etsy, an e-commerce website focused on handmade goods, on Friday, April 24, 2020, at her home in Colonie, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
4of136Some of the face masks made and sold by Maria Fitch on Etsy, an e-commerce website focused on handmade goods, on Friday, April 24, 2020, at her home in Colonie, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
Maria Fitch wears one of her self-styled masks which she sells on Etsy, an e-commerce website focused on handmade goods, on Friday, April 24, 2020, at her home in Colonie, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
5of136Maria Fitch wears one of her self-styled masks which she sells on Etsy, an e-commerce website focused on handmade goods, on Friday, April 24, 2020, at her home in Colonie, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
Some of the face masks made and sold by Maria Fitch on Etsy, an e-commerce website focused on handmade goods, on Friday, April 24, 2020, at her home in Colonie, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
6of136Some of the face masks made and sold by Maria Fitch on Etsy, an e-commerce website focused on handmade goods, on Friday, April 24, 2020, at her home in Colonie, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
Some of the face masks made and sold by Maria Fitch on Etsy, an e-commerce website focused on handmade goods, on Friday, April 24, 2020, at her home in Colonie, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
7of136Some of the face masks made and sold by Maria Fitch on Etsy, an e-commerce website focused on handmade goods, on Friday, April 24, 2020, at her home in Colonie, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
When the COVID-19 pandemic closed school buildings across New York state, a chain reaction took place that affected school-age children. Students had to quickly adapt to remote learning, figure out if their Wi-Fi connection would be suitable to connect with teachers, and face the challenge of not being able to see friends and family. On a much more basic level, students and families had to figure out where meals would be coming from daily. To assist with that need, staff members at Averill Park Central School District have come together to form a food service and delivery program. Now a full month into the closure of school buildings, APCSD is making roughly 2,500 meals per week, including 1,250 breakfasts and 1,250 lunches.
8of136When the COVID-19 pandemic closed school buildings across New York state, a chain reaction took place that affected school-age children.
Students had to quickly adapt to remote learning, figure out if their Wi-Fi connection would be suitable to connect with teachers, and face the challenge of not being able to see friends and family.
On a much more basic level, students and families had to figure out where meals would be coming from daily.
To assist with that need, staff members at Averill Park Central School District have come together to form a food service and delivery program.
Now a full month into the closure of school buildings, APCSD is making roughly 2,500 meals per week, including 1,250 breakfasts and 1,250 lunches.
“We are still required to follow the School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program meal pattern, so the meals consist of the same components that are offered in school,” APCSD Director of Food Services, Colleen Wise, said. “Each breakfast includes whole grains, milk, juice and fruit. Lunches include whole grains, meat or a meat alternative, such as cheese or yogurt, fruit, vegetables, and milk.”
When the COVID-19 pandemic closed school buildings across New York state, a chain reaction took place that affected school-age children. Students had to quickly adapt to remote learning, figure out if their Wi-Fi connection would be suitable to connect with teachers, and face the challenge of not being able to see friends and family. On a much more basic level, students and families had to figure out where meals would be coming from daily. To assist with that need, staff members at Averill Park Central School District have come together to form a food service and delivery program. Now a full month into the closure of school buildings, APCSD is making roughly 2,500 meals per week, including 1,250 breakfasts and 1,250 lunches.
9of136When the COVID-19 pandemic closed school buildings across New York state, a chain reaction took place that affected school-age children.
Students had to quickly adapt to remote learning, figure out if their Wi-Fi connection would be suitable to connect with teachers, and face the challenge of not being able to see friends and family.
On a much more basic level, students and families had to figure out where meals would be coming from daily.
To assist with that need, staff members at Averill Park Central School District have come together to form a food service and delivery program.
Now a full month into the closure of school buildings, APCSD is making roughly 2,500 meals per week, including 1,250 breakfasts and 1,250 lunches.
“We are still required to follow the School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program meal pattern, so the meals consist of the same components that are offered in school,” APCSD Director of Food Services, Colleen Wise, said. “Each breakfast includes whole grains, milk, juice and fruit. Lunches include whole grains, meat or a meat alternative, such as cheese or yogurt, fruit, vegetables, and milk.”
Members of the community drop off donations as Northway Church Partners with Veterans Community and Housing Coalition to Feed Homeless Veterans on Friday, April 24, 2020 in Clifton Park, N.Y. Donations will go directly to the Vet House which provides beds to homeless veterans as well as distributed to vets and families in permanent supportive housing. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
10of136Members of the community drop off donations as Northway Church Partners with Veterans Community and Housing Coalition to Feed Homeless Veterans on Friday, April 24, 2020 in Clifton Park, N.Y. Donations will go directly to the Vet House which provides beds to homeless veterans as well as distributed to vets and families in permanent supportive housing. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
Members of the community drop off donations as Northway Church Partners with Veterans Community and Housing Coalition to Feed Homeless Veterans on Friday, April 24, 2020 in Clifton Park, N.Y. Donations will go directly to the Vet House which provides beds to homeless veterans as well as distributed to vets and families in permanent supportive housing. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
11of136Members of the community drop off donations as Northway Church Partners with Veterans Community and Housing Coalition to Feed Homeless Veterans on Friday, April 24, 2020 in Clifton Park, N.Y. Donations will go directly to the Vet House which provides beds to homeless veterans as well as distributed to vets and families in permanent supportive housing. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
Members of the community drop off donations as Northway Church Partners with Veterans Community and Housing Coalition to Feed Homeless Veterans on Friday, April 24, 2020 in Clifton Park, N.Y. Donations will go directly to the Vet House which provides beds to homeless veterans as well as distributed to vets and families in permanent supportive housing. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
12of136Members of the community drop off donations as Northway Church Partners with Veterans Community and Housing Coalition to Feed Homeless Veterans on Friday, April 24, 2020 in Clifton Park, N.Y. Donations will go directly to the Vet House which provides beds to homeless veterans as well as distributed to vets and families in permanent supportive housing. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
Advocates calling for the release of medically vulnerable prisoners because of the pandemic, honk their car horns as they held a protest outside the New York State Executive Mansion on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
13of136Advocates calling for the release of medically vulnerable prisoners because of the pandemic, honk their car horns as they held a protest outside the New York State Executive Mansion on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union
Advocates calling for the release of medically vulnerable prisoners because of the pandemic, honk their car horns as they held a protest outside the New York State Executive Mansion on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
14of136Advocates calling for the release of medically vulnerable prisoners because of the pandemic, honk their car horns as they held a protest outside the New York State Executive Mansion on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union
A form with blood samples to test for COVID-19 antibodies sits on a desk after being collected by the New York State Department of Health on Monday, April 20, 2020, at a supermarket on Central Avenue in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
15of136A form with blood samples to test for COVID-19 antibodies sits on a desk after being collected by the New York State Department of Health on Monday, April 20, 2020, at a supermarket on Central Avenue in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
Workers with the New York State Department of Health collect blood samples to test for COVID-19 antibodies on Monday, April 20, 2020, at a supermarket on Central Avenue in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
16of136Workers with the New York State Department of Health collect blood samples to test for COVID-19 antibodies on Monday, April 20, 2020, at a supermarket on Central Avenue in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
An employee at Roy's Caribbean Restaurant food truck next to West Capitol Park steps outside as their season begins on Monday, April 20, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, food trucks will be separated from one-another by at least ten feet and have to comply with all other social distancing requirements. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
17of136An employee at Roy’s Caribbean Restaurant food truck next to West Capitol Park steps outside as their season begins on Monday, April 20, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, food trucks will be separated from one-another by at least ten feet and have to comply with all other social distancing requirements. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren
A customer gets a bottled water from Roy's Caribbean Restaurant food truck next to West Capitol Park as their season begins on Monday, April 20, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, food trucks will be separated from one-another by at least ten feet and have to comply with all other social distancing requirements. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
18of136A customer gets a bottled water from Roy’s Caribbean Restaurant food truck next to West Capitol Park as their season begins on Monday, April 20, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, food trucks will be separated from one-another by at least ten feet and have to comply with all other social distancing requirements. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren
Teachers and staff from Sheridan Preparatory Academy drive in a parade to show how much they miss their students on Friday, April 17, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
19of136Teachers and staff from Sheridan Preparatory Academy drive in a parade to show how much they miss their students on Friday, April 17, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
Teachers and staff from Sheridan Preparatory Academy drive in a parade to show how much they miss their students on Friday, April 17, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
20of136Teachers and staff from Sheridan Preparatory Academy drive in a parade to show how much they miss their students on Friday, April 17, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
A walk-up coronavirus testing site was on Friday morning, April 17, 2020, outside the Whitney Young Health Center in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
21of136A walk-up coronavirus testing site was on Friday morning, April 17, 2020, outside the Whitney Young Health Center in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
Healthcare workers staff a walk-up coronavirus testing site on Friday morning, April 17, 2020, outside the Whitney Young Health Center in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
22of136Healthcare workers staff a walk-up coronavirus testing site on Friday morning, April 17, 2020, outside the Whitney Young Health Center in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
Workers tape each others wrist at the top of their gloves at the Capital South Campus Center which one of three new walk-up COVID-19 test sites on Thursday, April 16, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. An appointment is required at the sites. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
23of136Workers tape each others wrist at the top of their gloves at the Capital South Campus Center which one of three new walk-up COVID-19 test sites on Thursday, April 16, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. An appointment is required at the sites. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy and County Health Commissioner Dr. Elizabeth Whalen announced the opening of three walk-up COVID-19 test sites including this one at the Capital South Campus Center on Thursday, April 16, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. An appointment is required at the sites. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
24of136Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy and County Health Commissioner Dr. Elizabeth Whalen announced the opening of three walk-up COVID-19 test sites including this one at the Capital South Campus Center on Thursday, April 16, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. An appointment is required at the sites. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy and County Health Commissioner Dr. Elizabeth Whalen announced the opening of three walk-up COVID-19 test sites including this one at the Capital South Campus Center on Thursday, April 16, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. An appointment is required at the sites. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
25of136Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy and County Health Commissioner Dr. Elizabeth Whalen announced the opening of three walk-up COVID-19 test sites including this one at the Capital South Campus Center on Thursday, April 16, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. An appointment is required at the sites. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
Volunteer Maya Lewis from Watervliet places a watermelon into a food box as she and other volunteers prepared the boxes that would then be handed out to those in need during a mass food distribution on Thursday, April 16, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. The event is part of the Catholic Charities' mobile outreach program. Catholic Charities teamed up with the Regional Food Bank to get food to those in need in the City of Albany. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
26of136Volunteer Maya Lewis from Watervliet places a watermelon into a food box as she and other volunteers prepared the boxes that would then be handed out to those in need during a mass food distribution on Thursday, April 16, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. The event is part of the Catholic Charities’ mobile outreach program. Catholic Charities teamed up with the Regional Food Bank to get food to those in need in the City of Albany. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union
Volunteers from the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks assist Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York members in distributing food to Saratoga County residents during a drive-through food pantry event on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks in Mechanicville, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
27of136Volunteers from the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks assist Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York members in distributing food to Saratoga County residents during a drive-through food pantry event on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks in Mechanicville, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
Volunteers from the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks assist Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York members in distributing food to Saratoga County residents during a drive-through food pantry event on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks in Mechanicville, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
28of136Volunteers from the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks assist Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York members in distributing food to Saratoga County residents during a drive-through food pantry event on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks in Mechanicville, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
Volunteers from the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks assist Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York members in distributing food to Saratoga County residents during a drive-through food pantry event on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks in Mechanicville, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
29of136Volunteers from the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks assist Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York members in distributing food to Saratoga County residents during a drive-through food pantry event on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks in Mechanicville, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
Volunteers from the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks assist Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York members in distributing food to Saratoga County residents during a drive-through food pantry event on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks in Mechanicville, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
30of136Volunteers from the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks assist Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York members in distributing food to Saratoga County residents during a drive-through food pantry event on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks in Mechanicville, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
Volunteers from the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks assist Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York members in distributing food to Saratoga County residents during a drive-through food pantry event on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks in Mechanicville, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
31of136Volunteers from the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks assist Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York members in distributing food to Saratoga County residents during a drive-through food pantry event on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks in Mechanicville, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
Volunteers from the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks assist Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York members in distributing food to Saratoga County residents during a drive-through food pantry event on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks in Mechanicville, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
32of136Volunteers from the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks assist Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York members in distributing food to Saratoga County residents during a drive-through food pantry event on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks in Mechanicville, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
School 18 faculty and staff drive their vehicles through a neighborhood as they take part in a parade to see their students and their families on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, in Troy, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
33of136School 18 faculty and staff drive their vehicles through a neighborhood as they take part in a parade to see their students and their families on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, in Troy, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union
Vincenzo Murello, left, 5, his sister, Ella Jo Mastroianni, 2, and their grandmother, Mary Mastroianni, third from left, and their mom, Nicole Mastroianni, wave to School 18 faculty and staff as they drive through the neighborhood during a parade on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, in Troy, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
34of136Vincenzo Murello, left, 5, his sister, Ella Jo Mastroianni, 2, and their grandmother, Mary Mastroianni, third from left, and their mom, Nicole Mastroianni, wave to School 18 faculty and staff as they drive through the neighborhood during a parade on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, in Troy, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union
Albany County Executive Dan McCoy, at right, says four more people have died from COVID-19 in the county, bringing the death toll to 20. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Albany County Executive Dan McCoy, at right, says four more people have died from COVID-19 in the county, bringing the death toll to 20. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Quick Response technician Austin Connors uses an electrostatic sprayer to disinfect a fire truck at Knickerbacker Ice Arena on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 in Troy, N.Y. Quick Response was disinfecting Rensselaer County police cars, fire trucks and ambulances for free to help during the coronavirus outbreak. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
36of136Quick Response technician Austin Connors uses an electrostatic sprayer to disinfect a fire truck at Knickerbacker Ice Arena on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 in Troy, N.Y. Quick Response was disinfecting Rensselaer County police cars, fire trucks and ambulances for free to help during the coronavirus outbreak. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
Quick Response technician Austin Connors uses an electrostatic sprayer to disinfect a police car at Knickerbacker Ice Arena on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 in Troy, N.Y. Quick Response was disinfecting Rensselaer County police cars, fire trucks and ambulances for free to help during the coronavirus outbreak. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
37of136Quick Response technician Austin Connors uses an electrostatic sprayer to disinfect a police car at Knickerbacker Ice Arena on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 in Troy, N.Y. Quick Response was disinfecting Rensselaer County police cars, fire trucks and ambulances for free to help during the coronavirus outbreak. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
Quick Response technician Austin Connors uses an electrostatic sprayer to disinfect firefighters gear and their fire truck at Knickerbacker Ice Arena on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 in Troy, N.Y. Quick Response was disinfecting Rensselaer County police cars, fire trucks and ambulances for free to help during the coronavirus outbreak. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
38of136Quick Response technician Austin Connors uses an electrostatic sprayer to disinfect firefighters gear and their fire truck at Knickerbacker Ice Arena on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 in Troy, N.Y. Quick Response was disinfecting Rensselaer County police cars, fire trucks and ambulances for free to help during the coronavirus outbreak. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
A bicyclist wearing a protective mask and gloves sets out on his bike from a home on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 in Troy, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
39of136A bicyclist wearing a protective mask and gloves sets out on his bike from a home on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 in Troy, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
Picnic tables and benches are covered with caution tape to deter people from gathering in Powers Park due to the coronavirus on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 in Troy, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
40of136Picnic tables and benches are covered with caution tape to deter people from gathering in Powers Park due to the coronavirus on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 in Troy, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
Staff at Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center wheel ventilators back into the center after they were returned by the state on Sunday, April 12, 2020, in Niskayuna, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
41of136Staff at Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center wheel ventilators back into the center after they were returned by the state on Sunday, April 12, 2020, in Niskayuna, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union
Governor Andrew Cuomo helps unload a ventilator at Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Sunday, April 12, 2020, in Niskayuna, N.Y. The state was returning ventilators that the center had loaned out to help fill the need of ventilators during the pandemic. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
42of136Governor Andrew Cuomo helps unload a ventilator at Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Sunday, April 12, 2020, in Niskayuna, N.Y. The state was returning ventilators that the center had loaned out to help fill the need of ventilators during the pandemic. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union
Governor Andrew Cuomo talks with staff at Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center through a closed window on Sunday, April 12, 2020, in Niskayuna, N.Y. Governor Cuomo was at the center to thank them for the ventilators they loaned the state during the pandemic. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
43of136Governor Andrew Cuomo talks with staff at Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center through a closed window on Sunday, April 12, 2020, in Niskayuna, N.Y. Governor Cuomo was at the center to thank them for the ventilators they loaned the state during the pandemic. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union
Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks at a press event at Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Sunday, April 12, 2020, in Niskayuna, N.Y. The state was returning ventilators that the center had loaned out to help fill the need of ventilators during the pandemic. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
44of136Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks at a press event at Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Sunday, April 12, 2020, in Niskayuna, N.Y. The state was returning ventilators that the center had loaned out to help fill the need of ventilators during the pandemic. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union
Karen Bradley, director of the Schenectady County Public Library, works the phones inside the county's food distribution center where food packages for those in need are prepared by county employees during the coronavirus lockdown on Friday, April 10, 2020, at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady in Schenectady, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
45of136Karen Bradley, director of the Schenectady County Public Library, works the phones inside the county’s food distribution center where food packages for those in need are prepared by county employees during the coronavirus lockdown on Friday, April 10, 2020, at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady in Schenectady, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
Schenectady County employees answer phones inside the county's food distribution center, where food packages for those in need are prepared by county employees during the coronavirus lockdown on Friday, April 10, 2020, at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady in Schenectady, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
46of136Schenectady County employees answer phones inside the county’s food distribution center, where food packages for those in need are prepared by county employees during the coronavirus lockdown on Friday, April 10, 2020, at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady in Schenectady, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
Food packages for those in need are packaged by Schenectady County employees during the coronavirus lockdown on Friday, April 10, 2020, at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady in Schenectady, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
47of136Food packages for those in need are packaged by Schenectady County employees during the coronavirus lockdown on Friday, April 10, 2020, at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady in Schenectady, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
Food packages for those in need are prepared by Schenectady County employees during the coronavirus lockdown on Friday, April 10, 2020, at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady in Schenectady, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
48of136Food packages for those in need are prepared by Schenectady County employees during the coronavirus lockdown on Friday, April 10, 2020, at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady in Schenectady, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
Tianna Pettinger of East Greenbush, left, and her daughters Ellienna, 9, and Marianna, 12, right, watch as the Easter Bunny rides on a firetruck through East Greenbush neighborhoods on Friday, April 10, 2020 in East Greenbush, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
49of136Tianna Pettinger of East Greenbush, left, and her daughters Ellienna, 9, and Marianna, 12, right, watch as the Easter Bunny rides on a firetruck through East Greenbush neighborhoods on Friday, April 10, 2020 in East Greenbush, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
The Easter Bunny rides on a firetruck through East Greenbush neighborhoods on Friday, April 10, 2020 in East Greenbush, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
50of136The Easter Bunny rides on a firetruck through East Greenbush neighborhoods on Friday, April 10, 2020 in East Greenbush, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
A sign thanking CDTA drivers is seen on a tree along New Scotland Ave. on Friday, April 10, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
51of136A sign thanking CDTA drivers is seen on a tree along New Scotland Ave. on Friday, April 10, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
Flags are seen flown at half-staff on the Capitol building on Friday, April 10, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed flags to be flown at half-staff for the victims of the coronavirus. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
52of136Flags are seen flown at half-staff on the Capitol building on Friday, April 10, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed flags to be flown at half-staff for the victims of the coronavirus. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
A mask is seen on the Lewis A. Swyer statue in Academy Park on Friday, April 10, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
53of136A mask is seen on the Lewis A. Swyer statue in Academy Park on Friday, April 10, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
Crews unload one million surgical masks from a 767 plane that came in from China, at the Albany Airport Cargo Facility on Thursday, April 9, 2020, in Latham, N.Y. The aircraft is owned by Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
54of136Crews unload one million surgical masks from a 767 plane that came in from China, at the Albany Airport Cargo Facility on Thursday, April 9, 2020, in Latham, N.Y. The aircraft is owned by Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union
Crews unload one million surgical masks from a 767 plane that came in from China, at the Albany Airport Cargo Facility on Thursday, April 9, 2020, in Latham, N.Y. The aircraft is owned by Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
55of136Crews unload one million surgical masks from a 767 plane that came in from China, at the Albany Airport Cargo Facility on Thursday, April 9, 2020, in Latham, N.Y. The aircraft is owned by Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union
Volunteers at the Dome load food from the Regional Food Bank into the cars of people affected due to closures because of coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 in Watervliet, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
56of136Volunteers at the Dome load food from the Regional Food Bank into the cars of people affected due to closures because of coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 in Watervliet, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
Mayor Charles Patricelli, right, watches as volunteers at the Dome load food from the Regional Food Bank into the cars of people affected due to closures because of coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 in Watervliet, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
57of136Mayor Charles Patricelli, right, watches as volunteers at the Dome load food from the Regional Food Bank into the cars of people affected due to closures because of coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 in Watervliet, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
Volunteers at the Dome load food from the Regional Food Bank into the cars of people affected due to closures because of coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 in Watervliet, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
58of136Volunteers at the Dome load food from the Regional Food Bank into the cars of people affected due to closures because of coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 in Watervliet, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
Pedestrians are seen wearing a protective mask as they walk down a sidewalk along State St. on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
59of136Pedestrians are seen wearing a protective mask as they walk down a sidewalk along State St. on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
A sign in the door of Stacks Espresso Bar on Broadway states that they are closed during the coronavirus lockdown on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
60of136A sign in the door of Stacks Espresso Bar on Broadway states that they are closed during the coronavirus lockdown on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
A sign in the door of Albany Upstate Dental alerts patients of new business hours during the coronavirus lockdown on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
61of136A sign in the door of Albany Upstate Dental alerts patients of new business hours during the coronavirus lockdown on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
Annabelle Carroll, who suffers from autism, is delighted at the sight of surprise parade thrown by friends and well wishers to celebrate her eleventh birthday on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, on Sycamore Street in Albany, N.Y. An Albany fire truck and several Albany police cars led the parade. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
62of136Annabelle Carroll, who suffers from autism, is delighted at the sight of surprise parade thrown by friends and well wishers to celebrate her eleventh birthday on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, on Sycamore Street in Albany, N.Y. An Albany fire truck and several Albany police cars led the parade. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
Friends and well wishers parade past Annabelle Carroll's home to celebrate her eleventh birthday on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, on Sycamore Street in Albany, N.Y. Carroll, who suffers from autism, was delighted to see an Albany fire truck and several Albany police cars join her parade. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
63of136Friends and well wishers parade past Annabelle Carroll’s home to celebrate her eleventh birthday on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, on Sycamore Street in Albany, N.Y. Carroll, who suffers from autism, was delighted to see an Albany fire truck and several Albany police cars join her parade. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
From left, Kevin O'Connor, Albany County director of Economic Development, Conservation and Planning, Albany County Executive Dan McCoy, and Albany County Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Elizabeth Whalen unveil a $100k consultant's report during a press conference on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. The report states why the county should create a new economic development office and local development corporation. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
64of136From left, Kevin O’Connor, Albany County director of Economic Development, Conservation and Planning, Albany County Executive Dan McCoy, and Albany County Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Elizabeth Whalen unveil a $100k consultant’s report during a press conference on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. The report states why the county should create a new economic development office and local development corporation. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
Schenectady City Councilwoman Marion Porterfield, background, speaks with employees of Mohawk Ambulance after prayers were said outside the ambulance garage for the workers and the patients they care for on Sunday, April 5, 2020, in Schenectady, N.Y. A group of religious leaders and members of their congregations along with Schenectady City Councilwoman Marion Porterfield held a vehicle caravan on Sunday visiting first responder locations. At each site one pastor and one member of their congregation got out and prayed. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
65of136Schenectady City Councilwoman Marion Porterfield, background, speaks with employees of Mohawk Ambulance after prayers were said outside the ambulance garage for the workers and the patients they care for on Sunday, April 5, 2020, in Schenectady, N.Y. A group of religious leaders and members of their congregations along with Schenectady City Councilwoman Marion Porterfield held a vehicle caravan on Sunday visiting first responder locations. At each site one pastor and one member of their congregation got out and prayed. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union
Jeannette Roundy stands in the doorway of the art room at Yacon Village, the homeschool community center she created on Friday, April 3, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
66of136Jeannette Roundy stands in the doorway of the art room at Yacon Village, the homeschool community center she created on Friday, April 3, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
BJ Aviza, a volunteer at The Furry Friends Pet Food Pantry at the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society, is seen carrying food to her car at the shelter on Monday, April 6, 2020 in Menands, N.Y. For those who are ill or in self-isolation and live in Albany, Rensselaer or Saratoga County, the Society can deliver food. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
67of136BJ Aviza, a volunteer at The Furry Friends Pet Food Pantry at the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society, is seen carrying food to her car at the shelter on Monday, April 6, 2020 in Menands, N.Y. For those who are ill or in self-isolation and live in Albany, Rensselaer or Saratoga County, the Society can deliver food. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
Work continues as a COVID-19 drive-through testing site is set up at the University at Albany on Sunday, April 5, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. The testing site will start up on Monday and is only for those who make appointments beforehand. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
68of136Work continues as a COVID-19 drive-through testing site is set up at the University at Albany on Sunday, April 5, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. The testing site will start up on Monday and is only for those who make appointments beforehand. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union
Work continues as a COVID-19 drive-through testing site is set up at the University at Albany on Sunday, April 5, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. The testing site will start up on Monday and is only for those who make appointments beforehand. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
69of136Work continues as a COVID-19 drive-through testing site is set up at the University at Albany on Sunday, April 5, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. The testing site will start up on Monday and is only for those who make appointments beforehand. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union
Work continues as a COVID-19 drive-through testing site is set up at the University at Albany on Sunday, April 5, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. The testing site will start up on Monday and is only for those who make appointments beforehand. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
70of136Work continues as a COVID-19 drive-through testing site is set up at the University at Albany on Sunday, April 5, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. The testing site will start up on Monday and is only for those who make appointments beforehand. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union
Tammy Ogden, a senior recreation therapist in the department of psychiatry at Albany Med, poses for a photo outside the hospital on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
71of136Tammy Ogden, a senior recreation therapist in the department of psychiatry at Albany Med, poses for a photo outside the hospital on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union
Locked main gate at the Saratoga Race Course on Thursday April 2, 2020 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The tourism bureau in Saratoga Springs says the city and region could lose a billion dollars if Saratoga Performing Arts Center and New York Racing Association are affected. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
72of136Locked main gate at the Saratoga Race Course on Thursday April 2, 2020 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The tourism bureau in Saratoga Springs says the city and region could lose a billion dollars if Saratoga Performing Arts Center and New York Racing Association are affected. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
A man walks down a near empty sidewalk along Broadway on Thursday April 2, 2020 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The tourism bureau in Saratoga Springs says the city and region could lose a billion dollars if Saratoga Performing Arts Center and New York Racing Association are affected. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
73of136A man walks down a near empty sidewalk along Broadway on Thursday April 2, 2020 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The tourism bureau in Saratoga Springs says the city and region could lose a billion dollars if Saratoga Performing Arts Center and New York Racing Association are affected. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
Christine Murphy is seen serving customers in their car out of the Snowman-to-go trailer parked behind the main ice cream stand on Friday, April 3, 2020 in Troy, N.Y. Her husband and owner of Snowman, John Murphy, carefully set up everything to deal with social distancing but was forced to close when people ignored the safeguards. He's allowing pre-ordered pickup and trying to figure out how to reopen. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Christine Murphy is seen serving customers in their car out of the Snowman-to-go trailer parked behind the main ice cream stand on Friday, April 3, 2020 in Troy, N.Y. Her husband and owner of Snowman, John Murphy, carefully set up everything to deal with social distancing but was forced to close when people ignored the safeguards. He’s allowing pre-ordered pickup and trying to figure out how to reopen. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Molly Sky, 4, stands wither her mother Alexa, left, as they wave to Watervliet School District teachers and staff during a caravan parade through the city on Friday, April 3, 2020, in Watervliet, N.Y. Students and family members came to their doorsteps to reconnect with school staff members following the coronavirus lockdown. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
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Molly Sky, 4, stands wither her mother Alexa, left, as they wave to Watervliet School District teachers and staff during a caravan parade through the city on Friday, April 3, 2020, in Watervliet, N.Y. Students and family members came to their doorsteps to reconnect with school staff members following the coronavirus lockdown. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

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Watervliet School District teachers and staff members wave to students and family while taking part in a caravan parade through the city to reconnect with students during the coronavirus lockdown on Friday, April 3, 2020, in Watervliet, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
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Watervliet School District teachers and staff members wave to students and family while taking part in a caravan parade through the city to reconnect with students during the coronavirus lockdown on Friday, April 3, 2020, in Watervliet, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

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St. Peter's Hospital facilities workers Jim Larm, left, and Gary Bright install a Life Net windsock on a light pole next to a helipad in a parking lot on the Hackett Blvd. side of St. Peter's Hospital on Friday, April 3, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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St. Peter’s Hospital facilities workers Jim Larm, left, and Gary Bright install a Life Net windsock on a light pole next to a helipad in a parking lot on the Hackett Blvd. side of St. Peter’s Hospital on Friday, April 3, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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A helipad is surrounded by barriers in a parking lot on the Hackett Blvd. side of St. Peter's Hospital on Friday, April 3, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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A helipad is surrounded by barriers in a parking lot on the Hackett Blvd. side of St. Peter’s Hospital on Friday, April 3, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Veterinarian Assistant Tracy Powell, left, holds Lucy, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, as Dr. Pamela Reppert listens to her heartbeat outside Saratoga Springs Veterinary Hospital on Thursday April 2, 2020 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The animal hospital set up a fenced in fresh air veterinary care examining room outside their building and had the animal's human stay inside their car. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union) FULL STORY: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Saratoga-Springs-veterinarian-creates-outdoor-15174808.php
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Veterinarian Assistant Tracy Powell, left, holds Lucy, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, as Dr. Pamela Reppert listens to her heartbeat outside Saratoga Springs Veterinary Hospital on Thursday April 2, 2020 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The animal hospital set up a fenced in fresh air veterinary care examining room outside their building and had the animal’s human stay inside their car. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

FULL STORY: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Saratoga-Springs-veterinarian-creates-outdoor-15174808.php

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Dr. Pamela Reppert, left, checks the ears of Lucy, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, as Veterinarian Assistant Tracy Powell holds her outside Saratoga Springs Veterinary Hospital on Thursday April 2, 2020 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The animal hospital set up a fenced in fresh air veterinary care examining room outside their building and had the animal's human stay inside their car. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union) FULL STORY: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Saratoga-Springs-veterinarian-creates-outdoor-15174808.php
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Dr. Pamela Reppert, left, checks the ears of Lucy, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, as Veterinarian Assistant Tracy Powell holds her outside Saratoga Springs Veterinary Hospital on Thursday April 2, 2020 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The animal hospital set up a fenced in fresh air veterinary care examining room outside their building and had the animal’s human stay inside their car. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

FULL STORY: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Saratoga-Springs-veterinarian-creates-outdoor-15174808.php

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Wayne Wilson of Saratoga Springs holds his Tea Cup Poodle Mena-oo in the waiting room which is in his car outside Saratoga Springs Veterinary Hospital on Thursday April 2, 2020 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The animal hospital set up a fenced in fresh air veterinary care examining room outside their building and had the animal's human stay inside their car.(Lori Van Buren/Times Union) FULL STORY: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Saratoga-Springs-veterinarian-creates-outdoor-15174808.php
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Wayne Wilson of Saratoga Springs holds his Tea Cup Poodle Mena-oo in the waiting room which is in his car outside Saratoga Springs Veterinary Hospital on Thursday April 2, 2020 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The animal hospital set up a fenced in fresh air veterinary care examining room outside their building and had the animal’s human stay inside their car.(Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

FULL STORY: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Saratoga-Springs-veterinarian-creates-outdoor-15174808.php

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Veterinarian Assistant Tracy Powell lets Lucy, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, jump into her owner's car after being examined outside Saratoga Springs Veterinary Hospital on Thursday April 2, 2020 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Alia Sahlborg brought Lucy in for a routine check-up. The animal hospital set up a fenced in fresh air veterinary care examining room outside their building and had the animal's human stay inside their car.(Lori Van Buren/Times Union) FULL STORY: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Saratoga-Springs-veterinarian-creates-outdoor-15174808.php
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Veterinarian Assistant Tracy Powell lets Lucy, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, jump into her owner’s car after being examined outside Saratoga Springs Veterinary Hospital on Thursday April 2, 2020 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Alia Sahlborg brought Lucy in for a routine check-up. The animal hospital set up a fenced in fresh air veterinary care examining room outside their building and had the animal’s human stay inside their car.(Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

FULL STORY: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Saratoga-Springs-veterinarian-creates-outdoor-15174808.php

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Volunteers including Mayor Bill Keeler, left, and organizer Theresa Bourgeois, right, help Cohoes residents in need of food as they pick up bags of groceries from their cars at the Emergency Food Distribution at the Cohoes Visitors Center on Thursday April 2, 2020 in Cohoes, N.Y. The people picking up food were in need as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Volunteers including Mayor Bill Keeler, left, and organizer Theresa Bourgeois, right, help Cohoes residents in need of food as they pick up bags of groceries from their cars at the Emergency Food Distribution at the Cohoes Visitors Center on Thursday April 2, 2020 in Cohoes, N.Y. The people picking up food were in need as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Chibao Miaw, left, and his wife, Lilly Miaw go through face masks and other protective gear outside of UPS after picking up the shipment of boxes on Thursday, April 2, 2020, in Latham, N.Y. Chinese community members have been organizing shipments of the supplies from China to distribute to area hospitals. Many of the masks have been donated by Chinese community members or their relatives in China. The local community has also raised $35,000 to purchase more protective equipment in China and to have it shipped over. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
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Chibao Miaw, left, and his wife, Lilly Miaw go through face masks and other protective gear outside of UPS after picking up the shipment of boxes on Thursday, April 2, 2020, in Latham, N.Y. Chinese community members have been organizing shipments of the supplies from China to distribute to area hospitals. Many of the masks have been donated by Chinese community members or their relatives in China. The local community has also raised $35,000 to purchase more protective equipment in China and to have it shipped over. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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A sign warning people how to reduce the risk of contracting coronavirus is posted at a Washington Avenue Capitol entrance on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. The Capitol complex has been closed to visitors during the outbreak. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
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A sign warning people how to reduce the risk of contracting coronavirus is posted at a Washington Avenue Capitol entrance on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. The Capitol complex has been closed to visitors during the outbreak. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

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Columbia High School seniors, from left, Julia Poitras, 18, Brady Hoffman, 18, Jessica Vorst, 17, and Ella Conway practice social distancing as they meet up in the school's parking lot on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 in East Greenbush.
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Columbia High School seniors, from left, Julia Poitras, 18, Brady Hoffman, 18, Jessica Vorst, 17, and Ella Conway practice social distancing as they meet up in the school’s parking lot on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 in East Greenbush.

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A rainbow made of fabric is seen on a porch of a home on Rt. 20 on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 in Stottville, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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A rainbow made of fabric is seen on a porch of a home on Rt. 20 on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 in Stottville, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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A view of the first non-hospital testing site for COVID-19 at Community Care Physicians on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Latham, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
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A view of the first non-hospital testing site for COVID-19 at Community Care Physicians on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Latham, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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A view of the first non-hospital testing site for COVID-19 at Community Care Physicians on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Latham, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
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A view of the first non-hospital testing site for COVID-19 at Community Care Physicians on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Latham, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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A view of the Arbor Hill Firehouse on North Manning Boulevard on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Albany. The firehouse was shut down Monday so it could be cleaned after a firefighter tested positive for COVID-19.
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A view of the Arbor Hill Firehouse on North Manning Boulevard on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Albany. The firehouse was shut down Monday so it could be cleaned after a firefighter tested positive for COVID-19.

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Susan Dunckel, owner of Sweet Sue's Copper Pot, applies a vanilla buttercream icing to a four inch round pound cake on Monday, March 30, 2020, in Troy, N.Y. Dunckel began selling the cakes made to look like a roll of toilet paper on Saturday and Monday was the first day she began filling all the orders. Becky Kendall, background, a recruited baker that Dunckel has brought in to help fill the orders. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
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Susan Dunckel, owner of Sweet Sue’s Copper Pot, applies a vanilla buttercream icing to a four inch round pound cake on Monday, March 30, 2020, in Troy, N.Y. Dunckel began selling the cakes made to look like a roll of toilet paper on Saturday and Monday was the first day she began filling all the orders. Becky Kendall, background, a recruited baker that Dunckel has brought in to help fill the orders. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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Dan Lundquist shared this collage of rainbows in windows in Albany's Woodscape neighborhood on March 30, 2020.
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Dan Lundquist shared this collage of rainbows in windows in Albany’s Woodscape neighborhood on March 30, 2020.

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Parking lots at Albany International Airport are virtually empty during the coronavirus outbreak on Monday, March 30, 2020, in Colonie N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
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Parking lots at Albany International Airport are virtually empty during the coronavirus outbreak on Monday, March 30, 2020, in Colonie N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

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Campsites are closed for the season at Thompson's Lake State Park Campground on Monday, March 30, 2020, in New Scotland, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
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Campsites are closed for the season at Thompson’s Lake State Park Campground on Monday, March 30, 2020, in New Scotland, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

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A Gulf gas sign displays a price of $2.17 per gallon for regular gas with cash payment on Monday, March 30, 2020 in Colonie, N.Y. Gasoline prices in the Capital Region are down nearly 30 cents a gallon from a month ago, according to AAA Fuel Gauge reports. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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A Gulf gas sign displays a price of $2.17 per gallon for regular gas with cash payment on Monday, March 30, 2020 in Colonie, N.Y. Gasoline prices in the Capital Region are down nearly 30 cents a gallon from a month ago, according to AAA Fuel Gauge reports. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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District Attorney candidate Matt Toporowski throws bottles of hand sanitizer to people outside the New York State Capitol as he campaigns on Friday, March 27, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. People in his campaign made the hand sanitizer out of aloe vera gel and 91% alcohol. Toporowski is endorsed by Working Families and Citizen Action. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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District Attorney candidate Matt Toporowski throws bottles of hand sanitizer to people outside the New York State Capitol as he campaigns on Friday, March 27, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. People in his campaign made the hand sanitizer out of aloe vera gel and 91% alcohol. Toporowski is endorsed by Working Families and Citizen Action. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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A sign is seen on a car that was in a caravan with District Attorney candidate Matt Toporowski as he threw bottles of hand sanitizer to people outside the New York State Capitol as he campaigns on Friday, March 27, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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A sign is seen on a car that was in a caravan with District Attorney candidate Matt Toporowski as he threw bottles of hand sanitizer to people outside the New York State Capitol as he campaigns on Friday, March 27, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Albany County Executive Dan McCoy, left, and Albany County Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Elizabeth Whalen hold a press conference to discuss coronavirus in Albany County on Sunday, March 29, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
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Albany County Executive Dan McCoy, left, and Albany County Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Elizabeth Whalen hold a press conference to discuss coronavirus in Albany County on Sunday, March 29, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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Albany County Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Elizabeth Whalen talks about coronavirus in Albany County on Sunday, March 29, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
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Albany County Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Elizabeth Whalen talks about coronavirus in Albany County on Sunday, March 29, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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Karen Kissinger, of Delmar, uses the app House Party to connect with family and friends across the country during the coronavirus crisis. Share your story about coping with the isolation of the coronavirus outbreak here. You can send the Times Union your pictures by email at submit@timesunion.com or by text 518-250-9866.
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Karen Kissinger, of Delmar, uses the app House Party to connect with family and friends across the country during the coronavirus crisis. Share your story about coping with the isolation of the coronavirus outbreak here. You can send the Times Union your pictures by email at [email protected] or by text 518-250-9866.

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National Guard troops listen as New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks to the press at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, on March 27, 2020. - The New York National Guard, the US Army Corps of Engineers, and Javits employees are constructing a 1,000-bed facility at the center, as the state tries to contain the rising coronavirus cases. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP)
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National Guard troops listen as New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks to the press at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, on March 27, 2020. – The New York National Guard, the US Army Corps of Engineers, and Javits employees are constructing a 1,000-bed facility at the center, as the state tries to contain the rising coronavirus cases. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP)

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NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 27: Members of the National Guard wait the arrival of New York Gov Andrew Cuomo at the Javits Convention Center, which is being turned into a hospital to help fight coronavirus cases on March 27, 2020 in New York City. Across the country, schools, businesses, and places of work have either been shutdown or are restricting hours of operation as health officials try to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 27: Members of the National Guard wait the arrival of New York Gov Andrew Cuomo at the Javits Convention Center, which is being turned into a hospital to help fight coronavirus cases on March 27, 2020 in New York City. Across the country, schools, businesses, and places of work have either been shutdown or are restricting hours of operation as health officials try to slow the spread of COVID-19.

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A face mask is seen on a street near a curb on Friday, March 27, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. Protective face masks have been in short supply since the coronavirus pandemic started. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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A face mask is seen on a street near a curb on Friday, March 27, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. Protective face masks have been in short supply since the coronavirus pandemic started. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Members of Albany Police Athletic League (PAL) including Leonard Ricchiuti, Jr., executive director, deliver bags of cheer to some of the homebound seniors at St. Vincent?•s Apartments on Friday, March 27, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. They're also delivering to Holy Wisdom and St. Sophia?•s, and the South Mall Towers. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Members of Albany Police Athletic League (PAL) including Leonard Ricchiuti, Jr., executive director, deliver bags of cheer to some of the homebound seniors at St. Vincent?•s Apartments on Friday, March 27, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. They’re also delivering to Holy Wisdom and St. Sophia?•s, and the South Mall Towers. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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A large group of people are seen playing basketball at the Livingston and Lake Playground on Friday, March 27, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. Many people are still playing basketball in groups and not keeping a safe distance during the coronavirus outbreak. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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A large group of people are seen playing basketball at the Livingston and Lake Playground on Friday, March 27, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. Many people are still playing basketball in groups and not keeping a safe distance during the coronavirus outbreak. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Department of Recreation employees Casey Craig, left, and Johnny White post signs on the basketball equipment at Washington Park informing the public not to use them on Friday, March 27, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. They told young men who were there alone they were fine. The city is discouraging groups of people playing basketball or other sports that involve close contact. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Department of Recreation employees Casey Craig, left, and Johnny White post signs on the basketball equipment at Washington Park informing the public not to use them on Friday, March 27, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. They told young men who were there alone they were fine. The city is discouraging groups of people playing basketball or other sports that involve close contact. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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J.C. Glindmyer, owner of Earthworld comics, waits on the curb for two customers to drive up on Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. Glindmyer started doing curbside delivery to customers on Wednesday, the day new releases come out. He said that customers should email the shop or reach out through the shop's Facebook page or Instagram account to place an order. Glindmyer said that he opened the comic book store in 1983 and is just trying to get comics into the hands of his customers as they are staying home. The shop will be doing curbside delivery till 6pm on Friday and 5pm and Saturday, then customers should check the website or Facebook page for information on what days they will be open next week. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
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J.C. Glindmyer, owner of Earthworld comics, waits on the curb for two customers to drive up on Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. Glindmyer started doing curbside delivery to customers on Wednesday, the day new releases come out. He said that customers should email the shop or reach out through the shop’s Facebook page or Instagram account to place an order. Glindmyer said that he opened the comic book store in 1983 and is just trying to get comics into the hands of his customers as they are staying home. The shop will be doing curbside delivery till 6pm on Friday and 5pm and Saturday, then customers should check the website or Facebook page for information on what days they will be open next week. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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Sign for the Jericho Drive-In on Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Bethlehem, N.Y. The Chenette family has owned Glenmont's Jericho drive-in theater for 26 years but now they are trying to find out if they can once again open next month or even earlier. They've been getting calls from longtime customers who want to go to the movies but can't due to coronavirus. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
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Sign for the Jericho Drive-In on Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Bethlehem, N.Y. The Chenette family has owned Glenmont’s Jericho drive-in theater for 26 years but now they are trying to find out if they can once again open next month or even earlier. They’ve been getting calls from longtime customers who want to go to the movies but can’t due to coronavirus. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

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George Hillenbrandt of Guilderland practices his chipping to get ready for the golf season at Schenectady Municipal Golf Course on Thursday, March 26, 2020 in Schenectady, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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George Hillenbrandt of Guilderland practices his chipping to get ready for the golf season at Schenectady Municipal Golf Course on Thursday, March 26, 2020 in Schenectady, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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A pedestrian wears a protective face mask as he walks down a street on Thursday, March 26, 2020 in Troy, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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A pedestrian wears a protective face mask as he walks down a street on Thursday, March 26, 2020 in Troy, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Shaker Road Elementary first-grader Kennedy Pielo, 7, holds a sign in support of school staff during a school parade on Thursday, March 26, 2020, at the corner of Albany Shaker Road at Osborne in Colonie, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
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Shaker Road Elementary first-grader Kennedy Pielo, 7, holds a sign in support of school staff during a school parade on Thursday, March 26, 2020, at the corner of Albany Shaker Road at Osborne in Colonie, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

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Olivia Dunn Jimmy Taylor are pictured with their baby daughter, Rosalind Olga Taylor, on Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. New parenthood has been bittersweet for Olivia and Jimmy ?' they're head over heels for their new baby girl, but heartbroken that their parents have not been able to hold or be near their first grandchild. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
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Olivia Dunn Jimmy Taylor are pictured with their baby daughter, Rosalind Olga Taylor, on Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. New parenthood has been bittersweet for Olivia and Jimmy ?‘ they’re head over heels for their new baby girl, but heartbroken that their parents have not been able to hold or be near their first grandchild. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

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Emma Sawyer, left, general manager of Savoy, volunteers with the Feed Albany program in front of the restaurant Savoy on Lark St. Wednesday, March 25, 2020 in Albany, N.Y Feed Albany is a COVID-19 relief program to help people in need such as restaurant workers who are unemployed due to the coronavirus. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Emma Sawyer, left, general manager of Savoy, volunteers with the Feed Albany program in front of the restaurant Savoy on Lark St. Wednesday, March 25, 2020 in Albany, N.Y Feed Albany is a COVID-19 relief program to help people in need such as restaurant workers who are unemployed due to the coronavirus. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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The Times Union Center displays messages relating to the coronavirus in between concert advertising on Wednesday March 25, 2020 in Albany, N.Y #518RAINBOWHUNT refers to hundreds of local families and businesses that are spreading joy in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak by displaying rainbows in their windows or front yards. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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The Times Union Center displays messages relating to the coronavirus in between concert advertising on Wednesday March 25, 2020 in Albany, N.Y #518RAINBOWHUNT refers to hundreds of local families and businesses that are spreading joy in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak by displaying rainbows in their windows or front yards. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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People keep their social distance while standing in line for the food pantry at Saint Vincent DePaul Parish Center on Wednesday March 25, 2020 in Albany, N.Y (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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People keep their social distance while standing in line for the food pantry at Saint Vincent DePaul Parish Center on Wednesday March 25, 2020 in Albany, N.Y (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Employees from Upstate Pressure Cleaning sanitize and disinfect a CDTA bus stop enclosure along Western Ave. on Wednesday March 25, 2020 in Albany, N.Y They were cleaning all the CDTA bus stops. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Employees from Upstate Pressure Cleaning sanitize and disinfect a CDTA bus stop enclosure along Western Ave. on Wednesday March 25, 2020 in Albany, N.Y They were cleaning all the CDTA bus stops. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Douglas Estadt, owner of Capital Distillery, talks to customers Dave Catalfamo of Albany and his sister Dori Parla of Connecticut who were looking to buy vodka and hand sanitizer on Wednesday March 25, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. Dave and Dori were taking care of their elderly father who is a WWll veteran. Doug has been making hand sanitizer with the
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Douglas Estadt, owner of Capital Distillery, talks to customers Dave Catalfamo of Albany and his sister Dori Parla of Connecticut who were looking to buy vodka and hand sanitizer on Wednesday March 25, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. Dave and Dori were taking care of their elderly father who is a WWll veteran. Doug has been making hand sanitizer with the “tails” left over when he distills vodka, adding tea tree oil and lavender as well as aloe vera gel. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Mary Bon, minister of music at The First Church in Albany, makes her way past worshipers in vehicles on her way to the pulpit during a drive-in service on Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. The church usually begins their drive-in services in May but started them early to give people a place to go for Sunday service where they can still be isolated from each other. Senior minister Mashona Walston said that she plans to continue the services, holding them every Sunday at 10:30am. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
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Mary Bon, minister of music at The First Church in Albany, makes her way past worshipers in vehicles on her way to the pulpit during a drive-in service on Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. The church usually begins their drive-in services in May but started them early to give people a place to go for Sunday service where they can still be isolated from each other. Senior minister Mashona Walston said that she plans to continue the services, holding them every Sunday at 10:30am. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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East Greenbush Supervisor Jack Conway stands in an empty part of town hall on Monday, March 23, 2020, in East Greenbush, N.Y. East Greenbush has closed it's parks and almost all town hall workers are working from home. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
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East Greenbush Supervisor Jack Conway stands in an empty part of town hall on Monday, March 23, 2020, in East Greenbush, N.Y. East Greenbush has closed it’s parks and almost all town hall workers are working from home. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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Police tape is used to mark off playground equipment at the Seventh Street Park on Monday, March 23, 2020, in Watervliet, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
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Police tape is used to mark off playground equipment at the Seventh Street Park on Monday, March 23, 2020, in Watervliet, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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Robert Palmer of Albany is seen sitting in the cab of his truck with pizza and a drink at the Plaza 23 truck stop on Monday, March 23, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. Drivers are finding new hurdles as they try to deliver the goods, including limited opportunities for food and showers. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Robert Palmer of Albany is seen sitting in the cab of his truck with pizza and a drink at the Plaza 23 truck stop on Monday, March 23, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. Drivers are finding new hurdles as they try to deliver the goods, including limited opportunities for food and showers. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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The Saratoga County Office of Emergency Services distributed personal protection equipment (PPE) and hand sanitizer to nursing home facilities, senior facilities, medical support staff and emergency responders this past weekend March 22, 2020.
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The Saratoga County Office of Emergency Services distributed personal protection equipment (PPE) and hand sanitizer to nursing home facilities, senior facilities, medical support staff and emergency responders this past weekend March 22, 2020.

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Tents set up for COVID-19 screening are seen behind Samaritan Albany Memorial Hospital on Friday, Mar. 20, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Jenn March, Special to the Times Union)
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Tents set up for COVID-19 screening are seen behind Samaritan Albany Memorial Hospital on Friday, Mar. 20, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Jenn March, Special to the Times Union)

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Schenectady High School U.S. history teacher Mike Silvestri calls his students who he sees are not logged on to Google classroom at his home on Friday, March 20, 2020 in Rensselaer, N.Y. Silvestri's 14-year-old daughter Zoe, a freshman at Albany High School, is seen working on a paper for school. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Schenectady High School U.S. history teacher Mike Silvestri calls his students who he sees are not logged on to Google classroom at his home on Friday, March 20, 2020 in Rensselaer, N.Y. Silvestri’s 14-year-old daughter Zoe, a freshman at Albany High School, is seen working on a paper for school. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Craig Weston, chief pilot of Sky Photos LLC, shared this photo of Albany at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 20, 2020.
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Craig Weston, chief pilot of Sky Photos LLC, shared this photo of Albany at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 20, 2020. “Not quite normal traffic,” he said.

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A view of the empty lot at the temporarily closed Macy's store in Colonie Center on Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Colonie, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
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A view of the empty lot at the temporarily closed Macy’s store in Colonie Center on Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Colonie, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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Michelle Kern of Rotterdam looks at pistols as she waits to buy ammunition for hunting at Upstate Guns & Ammo store on Thursday, March 19, 2020 in Schenectady, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Michelle Kern of Rotterdam looks at pistols as she waits to buy ammunition for hunting at Upstate Guns & Ammo store on Thursday, March 19, 2020 in Schenectady, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Exterior of the coronavirus testing tent in the rear parking lot at Albany Medical Center on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Exterior of the coronavirus testing tent in the rear parking lot at Albany Medical Center on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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People line up outside of Trader Joe's before they open for the day on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 in Colonie, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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People line up outside of Trader Joe’s before they open for the day on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 in Colonie, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, left, Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris, second from left, Deputy Minority Leader, Joseph Griffo, and Senate Minority Leader John Flanagan hold a Senate session on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. All the other senators voted remotely so as not to be in the chamber next to each other due to the corona virus. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
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Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, left, Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris, second from left, Deputy Minority Leader, Joseph Griffo, and Senate Minority Leader John Flanagan hold a Senate session on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. All the other senators voted remotely so as not to be in the chamber next to each other due to the corona virus. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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Trader Joe's employee Sophia Therodorou dispenses hand sanitizer to customers as they enter Trader Joe's on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 in Colonie, N.Y. The store was letting 50 people in at a time. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Trader Joe’s employee Sophia Therodorou dispenses hand sanitizer to customers as they enter Trader Joe’s on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 in Colonie, N.Y. The store was letting 50 people in at a time. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Almost every cart had toilet paper in it as customers leave BJ's Wholesale Club on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 in Colonie, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Almost every cart had toilet paper in it as customers leave BJ’s Wholesale Club on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 in Colonie, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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An electronic sign with the message “stay home, stop the spread” is seen southbound on Rt. 787 on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. The sign also rotated with the message “save lives, #flattenthecurve.” (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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A sign is posted on the front door of The Fresh Market on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 in Lathem, N.Y. The sign asks for customers to reserve the first hour between 8 A.M. to 9 A.M. for seniors and other customers who are at risk. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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A sign is posted on the front door of The Fresh Market on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 in Lathem, N.Y. The sign asks for customers to reserve the first hour between 8 A.M. to 9 A.M. for seniors and other customers who are at risk. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Herbert Sodher sits in his living room on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. next to a large photo of he and his wife Cynthia on their wedding day given to them on their 50th wedding anniversary. Cynthia is an Alzheimer's patient in hospice in Saratoga Springs and Herbert is unable to visit her because of new rules at the hospice that limit visitations to cases only when the patient is close to death. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
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Herbert Sodher sits in his living room on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. next to a large photo of he and his wife Cynthia on their wedding day given to them on their 50th wedding anniversary. Cynthia is an Alzheimer’s patient in hospice in Saratoga Springs and Herbert is unable to visit her because of new rules at the hospice that limit visitations to cases only when the patient is close to death. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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YWCA staff members Shara Branon-Bender, left, Angelina Jones, second from right, and Rick Rivera, right, help bring in food to the YWCA delivered by Pete Borys, in truck, of the Food Pantries for the Capital District on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 in Troy, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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YWCA staff members Shara Branon-Bender, left, Angelina Jones, second from right, and Rick Rivera, right, help bring in food to the YWCA delivered by Pete Borys, in truck, of the Food Pantries for the Capital District on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 in Troy, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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GUILDERLAND — Our Lady of Mercy Life Center and Albany County’s own Shaker Place have the highest number of residents with coronavirus infections in the county, according to data released Wednesday morning.

Roughly, 20 percent of the 1,026 cases in the county are at nursing homes.

The county says 44 residents and 13 employees at the St. Peter’s Health Partners-run Lady of Mercy in Guilderland have tested positive.

At Shaker Place, 46 residents and 23 employees have tested positive. At least two people at the county-owned nursing home have died.

This is how the COVID-19 cases break down at nursing homes in the county:

Nursing home Residents Employees
Shaker Place 46 23
Our Lady of Mercy Life Center 44 13
Teresian House 27 12
The Grand 22 4
Hudson Park 15  
Daughters of Sarah   1
Eddy Village Green Cohoes   1
Eddy Village Green at Beverwyck   1

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The county’s list does not include deaths tied to each facility.

County Executive Dan McCoy’s office released the numbers for the private nursing homes shortly before he spoke with reporters Wednesday morning.

The county released the numbers as the death toll from COVID-19 hit 40 Wednesday. More than 1,000 people in the county have tested positive.

He said four more people died from the virus: two men in their 70s, another man in his 90s and a woman in her 70s.

Counties continue to vary in how they report out cases and deaths at long-term care facilities, which fuel nearly a quarter of all coronavirus deaths statewide.

Schenectady County has refused to release data on private nursing home cases. But Rensselaer County has shared information about outbreaks at such facilities in that county.

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