8 new Covid cases reported to in Orleans, 10 in Genesee

Orleans and Genesee counties combined are reporting 18 new confirmed cases of Covid-19, bringing the total to 7,234 in the two counties since March 2020.

In Orleans County there are 8 new positive cases reported today for a total of 2,573 positive cases during the pandemic.

The positive cases reside 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, 50s, and 60s.

One of of the new positive individuals was on mandatory quarantine prior to testing positive, the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments said.

Two of the new cases are inmates of the Albion Correctional Facility where 29 inmates have now tested positive during the pandemic.

No additional recoveries are reported today. The number of active cases in the county is up from 43 on Wednesday to 49 today.

There are currently 5 Orleans County residents hospitalized due to Covid.

In Genesee County there are 10 new positive cases of Covid-19 for a total of 4,661 positive cases in the pandemic.

The new positive cases reside in the West Region (Alabama, Darien, Pembroke), Central Region (Alexander, Batavia, Bethany, Elba, Oakfield) and East Region (Bergen, Byron, LeRoy, Pavilion, Stafford). The individuals are in the age groups of 0-19, 20s, 30s, 40s, 60s, 70s and 80s.

Genesee is reporting 21 more of the previous positive individuals have recovered and been removed from the isolation list. The number of active cases is down from 75 to 65 since yesterday.

There are currently seven Genesee residents hospitalized due to Covid.