Capital Region COVID-19 tracker for Friday, Aug. 7, by county

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State COVID-19 Tracker numbers for Capital Region counties as of Friday afternoon, Aug. 7. Testing data as of midnight Thursday night. 

Sources: New York State Department of Health COVID-19 Tracker / Fatalities by County

Schenectady County

• Number tested: 45,157 – 662 new (719 new day before)
• Tested Positive: 1,055 – 5 new (5 new day before)
• *Today’s* Percent Positive – 0.8 percent
• Deaths: 40 residents (0 new); 38 place of fatality (0 new)

Saratoga County

• Number tested: 50,288 – 826 new (576 new day before)
• Tested Positive: 752 – 5 new (3 new day before)
• *Today’s* Percent Positive – 0.6 percent
• Deaths: 15 residents (0 new); 5 place of fatality (0 new)

Albany County

• Number tested: 81,040 – 757 new (800 new day before)
• Tested Positive: 2,573 – 8 new (9 new day before)
• *Today’s* Percent Positive – 1.1 percent
• Deaths: 116 residents (0 new); 170 place of fatality (0 new)

Fulton County

• Number tested: 14,300 – 217 new (128 new day before)
• Tested Positive: 293 – 2 new (4 new day before)
• *Today’s* Percent Positive – 1.0 percent
• Deaths: 28 residents (0 new); 20 place of fatality (0 new)

Montgomery County

• Number tested: 15,981 – 339 new (142 new day before)
• Tested Positive: 170 – 1 new (8 new day before)
• *Today’s* Percent Positive – 0.3 percent
• Deaths: 4 residents (0 new); 5 place of fatality (0 new)

Schoharie County

• Number tested: 4,934 – 42 new (37 new day before)
• Tested Positive: 69 – 0 new (1 new day before)
• *Today’s* Percent Positive – 0.0 percent
• Deaths: 2 residents (0 new); 0 place of fatality

Rensselaer County

• Number tested: 35,360 – 371 new (431 new day before)
• Tested Positive: 759 – 1 new (3 new day before)
• *Today’s* Percent Positive – 0.3 percent
• Deaths: 35 residents (0 new); 39 place of fatality (0 new)

Warren County

• Number tested: 17,320 – 270 new (108 new day before)
• Tested Positive: 307 – 3 new (0 new day before)
• *Today’s* Percent Positive – 1.1 percent
• Deaths: 30 residents (0 new); 31 place of fatality (0 new)

Hamilton County

• Number tested: 1,407 – 7 new (16 new day before)
• Tested Positive: 8 – 0 new (1 ew day before)
• *Today’s* Percent Positive – 0 percent
• Deaths: 1 resident (0 new); 0 place of fatality

Washington County

• Number tested: 15,837 – 260 new (74 new day before)
• Tested Positive: 256 – 0 new (1 new day before)
• *Today’s* Percent Positive –  0.0 percent
• Deaths: 14 residents (0 new); 11 place of fatality (0 new)

New York State

• Number tested: 6,368,975 – 70,170 new
• Tested Positive: 419,642 – 714 new
• *Today’s* Percent Positive – 1.02 percent
• Deaths: 25,190 (5 more over previous day’s number)

Source: New York State Department of Health COVID-19 Tracker / Fatalities by County

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