Saratoga County coronavirus update

Posted: Dec 4, 2020 / 11:13 AM EST / Updated: Dec 4, 2020 / 01:22 PM EST

BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Saratoga County officials gave an update on the local pandemic response at noon on Friday. The Facebook Live event featured Dr. Daniel Kuhles, the new Commissioner of Saratoga County Public Health Services.

Topics for the update, which lasted a little under an hour, included:

Current progress and a data summary
COVID-19 forecasting and modeling
New York’s microcluster strategy
Federal vaccination planning update

County-by-county Coronavirus Tracker
COVID-19 Resources
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Updates from schools on COVID cases

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