13 more Covid cases in Orleans, 15 in Genesee

There are 28 more cases of Covid-19 in Orleans and Genesee counties, bringing the total during the pandemic in the two counties to 7,568. That includes 2,692 in Orleans and 4,876 in Genesee.

In Orleans County there are 13 new positive cases of Covid and those new cases are residents in the West Region (Yates, Ridgeway, Shelby), Central Region (Carlton, Gaines, Albion, Barre) and East Region (Kendall, Murray, Clarendon). The individuals are in the age groups of 0-19, 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s.

Orleans is reporting 14 more of the previous positive individuals have recovered and been removed from the isolation list.

Of the new cases 2 were on mandatory quarantine prior to testing positive.

In Orleans 4 of the current positive individuals are hospitalized, the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments said.

In Genesee County there are 15 new positive cases and those individuals live in West Region (Alabama, Darien, Pembroke), Central Region (Alexander, Batavia, Bethany, Elba, Oakfield) and East Region (Bergen, Byron, LeRoy, Pavilion, Stafford). Those people are in the age groups of 0-19, 20s, 40s, 50s and 60s.

Genesee is reporting 25 more of the previous positive individuals have recovered and been removed from the isolation list.

Genesee is reporting 4 residents are currently hospitalized due to Covid.

• Active case numbers decrease: The number of active cases in the two counties is down from 173 on Tuesday to 143 today. In Orleans, the active cases are down from 74 to 60, while in Genesee the active cases decreased from 99 to 83.

• Vaccine clinic in Ridgeway on April 15: There are still appointments available for the Covid-19 vaccine on Thursday, April 15, from 12:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Ridgeway fire hall on Route 104. (There were 71 spots available as of 4:45 p.m.) Click here to make an appointment.

Walk-ins can stop in from 1 to 3 p.m. with doses available on a first come, first served basis.