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Total COVID-19 cases:

• 202,365 in New York state, including 10,834 deaths.

• 598,670 in the U.S., including 25,239 deaths. 44,364 recovered. 2,973,208 total tested.

• 1,978,769 worldwide, including 125,196 deaths. 470,747 recovered.

Note: The number of positive confirmed cases is cumulative and includes people who have recovered as well as those who died.

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Tuesday's coronavirus updates:

3:40 p.m.: 4 more killed by coronavirus in Schenectady County

Four more people have succumbed to COVID-19 bringing to 12 the total number of individuals who have died, according to information released this afternoon by the county. The 6 men and 6 women who died were all over the age of 70.

There are 249 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the county, 512 people in quarantine, and 27 hospitalizations. A total of 71 people have recovered from the virus and 16o with symptoms of are in isolation.

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3:30 p.m.: Rensselaer County issues advisory for Walmart customers

A cashier at the East Greenbush Walmart has tested positive for the coronavirus. Customers who visited the store from 4:30 to 9 p.m. April 5 and who are symptomatic are asked to call the county Health Department at 518-270-2655.

The cashier was one of four new cases announced Tuesday by the county.

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1:55 p.m.: Rensselaer County sees four new cases

The county's total cases since the coronavirus pandemic began is 140. At least 49 people have recovered, six have died.

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11 a.m.: No return to school this semester, Albany County official predicts

Albany County Executive Dan McCoy said Tuesday that he does not believe schools will reopen this spring. Local businesses closed in the statewide effort to slow the spread of the virus will not be back open until July or August, he predicted. Read more

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10:40 a.m.: Two more killed by coronavirus in Albany County

Albany County Executive Dan McCoy says the victims are both men, one in his 60s and the other in his 70s. The younger man had underlying medical conditions but authorities are not sure about the other man. There are 499 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county, McCoy said Tuesday morning.

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6:40 a.m.: State Sen. Seward discharged from Albany Med

Sen. James Seward, who is battling COVID-19 and had been in a medically induced coma 10 days ago, has been discharged from Albany Medical Center Hospital and will continue his recovery at home, according to a statement from his chief of staff.

More than a week ago, Seward, who lives in Otsego County, had been removed from a ventilator after being in a medically induced coma for two days.

Seward has been battling bladder cancer since 2016 and was diagnosed in March with COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus. Read more

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6:33 a.m.: CDTA extending March frequent rider passes

The Capital District Transportation Authority said Monday it would provide a new frequent rider pass to customers who had started using their passes March 1 or later, after it suspended fare collections as a safety measure during the coronavirus pandemic.

"This credit will allow you to activate your pass and start riding when the time is right," CDTA said. Read more

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6:26 a.m. People dying home alone on uptick in Rensselaer County

The bodies of five elderly people who died alone at home recently went undiscovered for five days or more as social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic may have led to them going unnoticed, authorities said Monday.

This was the first time over the last 14 years that Rensselaer County death investigators have seen so many unattended deaths with such a gap between when the deceased were last seen and their bodies discovered, said Mary Fran Wachunas, the county director of public health.

“There’s so much isolation now. Sometimes there’s too much isolation,” Wachunas said. Read more

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