Rensselaer County reports no new COVID cases for first time since September

WNYT Staff

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Rensselaer County reported no new COVID cases in their Tuesday update.

County officials say it’s the first time this has happened since September 22.

County Executive Steve McLaughlin says this is a further sign that we’re making real progress.

The county is reporting that 66.7% of its residents have received the first dose of a vaccine.

There are 49.7% that are fully vaccinated.

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There are 30 pop-up vaccination clinics opening up in the county this summer.

MORE INFORMATION: New York State coronavirus dashboard | Vaccine tracker