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WNYT: Albany County reports 1,000 new COVID cases in one day
WNYT NewsChannel 13 reported on Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy’s press conference where Dr. Thea Dalfino provided an update to the community.
COVID treatments
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Times Union: COVID-19 Mortality Rates Are Down, but Will a Surge Undo Progress?
Jorge Cerda, M.D., chief of the department of medicine at St. Peter’s Hospital, was interviewed by the Times Union about treatment advances in the fight against COVID-19. Dr. Cerda discussed the benefits of proning, as well as medications like dexamethasone and monoclonal antibodies.
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WNYT: Capital Region’s Top Medical Officers Warn Coronavirus Fight Far From Over
Alan Sanders, M.D., chief medical officer for St. Peter’s Health Partners Acute Care, appeared in WNYT’s report on the next likely wave of COVID-19 infections in the Capital Region. Dr. Sanders and other local hospital leaders briefed the media and community on the state of the virus fight during a news conference held on Oct. 28, 2020.
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Times Union: At Albany Area Hospitals, Plasma Therapy to Treat COVID-19 Picks Up Steam
The Times Union interviewed Jorge Cerda, M.D., chief of medicine at St. Peter’s Hospital, and Joseph Hunziker, a lab technician at St. Peter’s Hospital, for its story on convalescent plasma therapy. Hunziker contracted the virus in March. Once recovered, he made the decision to donate plasma in hopes of helping others recover.