Orleans has 60 new Covid cases, Genesee 33 more since Monday

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 2 September 2021 at 7:46 pm

There are 60 new Covid cases in Orleans County and 33 more in Genesee County since Monday, the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments reported this afternoon.

The number of active cases in the two counties is at 166 today, up from 141 on Monday, 149 on Aug. 26 and 102 on Aug. 23. Since Monday, the active cases in Orleans are up from 64 to 96, while in Genesee they are down from 77 to 70.

The 60 new cases in Orleans include people in the age groups of 0-19, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s.

There are currently four from Orleans who are hospitalized due to Covid, up from two on Monday.

Orleans also has 28 more of the previously positive individuals complete their 10-day isolation and they have been removed from mandatory isolation.

Genesee’s 33 new positive cases of Covid include people in the age groups of 0-19, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s.

Genesee currently has 13 residents hospitalized due to Covid, down from 15 on Monday, according to the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments.

Genesee is reporting 38 of the previous positive individuals have completed their 10-day isolation and been removed from mandatory isolation.