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PETER R. BARBER/THE Daily GazetteDavid Fariello, employee health manager for St. Mary’s Healthcare in Amsterdam, stands in front of St. Mary's Hospital on Guy Park Avenue in Amsterdam Tuesday.

Capital Region

In winter of COVID precautions, flu cases statewide down 96 percent this season

ALBANY — Flu cases statewide are down over 96 percent this season from the total flu cases recorded through this… Read more »

A September protest in front of the Schenectady Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, urging that nursing homes be reopened to visitation.

NY relaxes nursing home visitation rules slightly as COVID continues to ebb

ALBANY — All counties in the Capital Region and most others across upstate appear to meet slightly relaxed nursing home… Read more »

Capital Region

Capital Region COVID-19 Tracker for Tuesday, Feb. 23, by county

State COVID-19 Tracker numbers for Capital Region counties as of Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 23. Testing data as of midnight Monday… Read more »

Capital Region

Feds to require standardized state testing, some flexibility allowed

The federal Department of Education is requiring states to still administer standardized tests this year, but allowing states flexibility to… Read more »

Cuomo says school districts to start reporting number of vaccinated teachers

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday said he planned to make school districts report the number of teachers who have been… Read more »

Joe Mills gets his COVID-19 vaccination from nurse Susan Trol at the Schenectady City Mission on Friday.

COVID vaccination rates vary significantly by county in Capital Region

ALBANY — Nearly a quarter of the New Yorkers eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in this phase of the… Read more »

Grants of up to $1,500 available to Adirondack farms

ELIZABETHTOWN — Grants of up to $1,500 will be available to Adirondack farms and value-added producers for environmentally beneficial and… Read more »