Active Covid cases continue rise in Genesee, Orleans to 471
The number of active Covid cases in Genesee and Orleans counties is at 471, up from 382 on Thursday, according to data from the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments.
Orleans is at 200 active cases today, up from 190 on Thursday, while Genesee’s active cases increased from 192 to 271 in the four days.
The 271 is a new pandemic record for Genesee. Its previous high was 269 on Dec. 7, 2020. Orleans peaked at 279 on Jan. 7, 2021.
Orleans is reporting 92 new positive cases since Thursday with the cases in the age groups of 0-19, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s.
Six residents from Orleans are currently hospitalized due to Covid.
The county is reporting 82 more of the previous positive individuals have completed their 10-day isolation and been removed from mandatory isolation.
In Genesee, there are 153 new cases since Thursday. The individuals are in the age groups of 0-19, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s.
Genesee has 17 residents hospitalized due to Covid.
Genesee also has 74 more of the previous positive individuals have completed their 10-day isolation and been removed from mandatory isolation.
