Active Covid cases drop in Orleans from 96 to 59 in past 5 days

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 7 September 2021 at 8:39 pm

Genesee reports a death from Covid, and now records 125 Covid deaths during pandemic

The number of active Covid-19 cases in Orleans County has dropped from 96 on Thursday to 59 today, the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments reported.

Genesee also has seen a decline in active cases, from 70 on Thursday to 53 today.

Both counties are seeing recoveries outpace new infections.

Orleans is reporting 28 new cases over the past five days, and 65 people who have completed their 10-day isolation and been removed from mandatory isolation.

In Orleans, the new cases include people in the age groups of 0-19, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s. There are currently two Orleans residents hospitalized due to Covid, the G-O Health Departments said.

Genesee is reporting 48 new cases of Covid since Thursday. The individuals are in the age groups of 0-19, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s. Genesee also is reporting 64 of the previous positive individuals have completed their 10-day isolation and been removed from mandatory isolation.

Genesee currently has 16 residents hospitalized due to Covid. The G-O Health Departments also reported the death of a Genesee resident from Covid, a person over the age of 65. Genesee has now had 125 residents die due to Covid since the pandemic started in March 2020.