By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 5 May 2020 at 4:20 pm
Nursing home in Albion now has had 57 residents test positive
ALBION – The Villages of Orleans Health and Rehabilitation Center in Albion has three more confirmed cases of Covid-19, bringing the total 57 residents at the nursing home who have tested positive.
The Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments reported the three latest confirmed cases this afternoon. The people who tested positive include one person in the 70s, one in the 80s and one in the 90s.
Orleans County, as a whole, has now had 105 people test positive for Covid-19, with more than half at The Villages.
The Orleans County Legislature and State Assemblyman Steve Hawley are asking the State Department of Health for an investigation into the outbreak at The Villages, where 14 people have died from Covid-19. The Legislature also is asking the Attorney General Letitia James to investigate the nursing home’s handling of the virus.
The Health Department reports today that six people from Orleans County who currently have Covid-19 are hospitalized. Of the 105 who have tested positive, 38 have recovered.
In Genesee County there is one new confirmed case of Covid-19. That person is from Darien and is in the 80s. The newly positive individual was not on quarantine prior to becoming symptomatic.
Genesee County has had 155 people test positive for Covid-19. Three more people have recovered from the virus, bringing the total recoveries to 86.
Five of the active cases include people who are hospitalized.
Click here to see an online map of confirmed cases in Orleans, Genesee and Wyoming counties.
The facility breakdown is only showing those facilities from where the Health Departments have received a positive swab for Covid-19. Facilities will be added if there is a positive case of Covid-19.
If a regulated facility from either of the counties is not listed, there are no positive cases of Covid-19. The local health departments do not have oversight with many regulated facilities, which may include nursing homes, correctional facilities and hospitals.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 4 May 2020 at 4:18 pm
5 more recoveries reported in Orleans County
The Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments are reporting new Covid-19 cases today for both counties.
In Orleans there are two new confirmed cases of Covid-19, bringing the county’s total to 102 positive cases.
One of the new cases is a Ridgeway resident while the other case is a resident of The Villages of Orleans Health & Rehabilitation Center in Albion. The Villages has now had 54 residents test positive for Covid-19.
The two new positive cases for the county include an individual in the 40’s and one in the 70’s. The Ridgeway resident wasn’t on mandatory quarantine prior to becoming symptomatic.
The Health Departments are reporting five more people have recovered from Covid-19 and have been released from mandatory isolation. That brings the total recoveries to 36.
Five of the total active positive cases include people who are hospitalized.
In Genesee County, there is one new confirmed case, for 154 total in the county. The new case is a person who’s in the 20’s and lives in the Town of Alabama. The individual was not on quarantine prior to becoming symptomatic.
The Health Departments is reporting one more recovery in Genesee County, bringing that total to 86. Six Genesee County residents remain hospitalized from Covid-19.
The facility breakdown is only showing those facilities from where the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments received a positive swab for Covid-19. Facilities will be added when and if there is a positive case of Covid-19.
If a regulated facility from either of the counties is not listed, there are no positive cases of Covid-19. The local health departments do not have oversight with many regulated facilities, which may include nursing homes, correctional facilities and hospitals, etc.
Click here to view an online map of confirmed cases in Orleans, Genesee and Wyoming counties.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 3 May 2020 at 4:16 pm
Health Department reports 1 more death from Covid-19 at The Villages for 14 total
ALBION – Two more people residents of Orleans County have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the county’s total to 100.
The two new positives are both residents of The Villages of Orleans Health and Rehabilitation Facility in Albion. That 120-bed facility now has had 53 people test positive for Covid-19.
The nursing home also had another person die of Covid-19, bringing the total deaths from the coronavirus at The Villages to 14. The person passed away on Friday and that death was reported to the Health Department today.
“We extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of this individual during this very challenging time,” said Paul Pettit, director of Genesee & Orleans County Health Departments.
Of the 100 confirmed cases in Orleans County, 31 people have recovered after contracting the virus.
The two Health Departments announced the new cases today at 4 p.m. Besides the new two cases in Orleans County, there are three more in Genesee, which now has had 153 people test positive.
The Health Department will provide more information on Monday about the ages of the people and where they are from in the new Genesee cases.
The Health Departments urges people to continue to be vigilant about handwashing, cleaning frequently used surfaces, properly wearing cloth face coverings over the mouth and nose, and keeping your hands away from your face.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 3 May 2020 at 11:01 am
Assemblyman Hawley says he is asking state to bring testing site to Orleans County
Orleans County stands alone among its neighbors by not having a drive-through testing site for Covid-19.
In Genesee County, United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia added a drive-through site in late March.
Last week Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the opening of drive-through sites close to Orleans, including:
• Niagara County: Niagara County Community College, 3111 Saunders Settlement Rd., Sanborn
• Erie County: Buffalo Sabres Lot, 125 Perry Street, Buffalo
• Monroe County: Monroe County Community College, 1000 E Henrietta Road, Rochester, Lot G
(People who would like to be tested at these facilities must make an appointment by calling 888-364-3065 or online at covid19screening.health.ny.gov.)
In Orleans County, 662 people have been testing for Covid-19, as of Friday, the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments reported. Of those tested in Orleans, 566 didn’t have Covid-19, while 96 tested positive, as of Friday. (Two more people tested positive on Saturday, bringing the total to 98.)
The county has a population of 40,352, according to the 2019 Census estimate. With 662 tested, that is one out of 60 in the county.
In Genesee County, where there is a drive-through testing site, 1,030 people have been tested overall. The county has a population of 57,280, according to the 2019 Census estimates. With 1,030 people tested in the county, that is one out of every 55, which isn’t much different than in Orleans.
Paul Pettit, the Public Health director in the two counties, said more testing is needed in both counties to get an accurate picture of how prevalent the virus is in both counties.
A free opioid overdose prevention online Narcan training is scheduled for May 13. The program is hosted by the GOW Opioid Task Force and Genesee/Orleans Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Prevention Department.
The videoconference training offers two one-hour sessions: 10 to 11 a.m. and 2 to 3 p.m. Participants need to attend only one of the sessions to receive credit.
Topics to be covered include the disease of addiction, a brief history of the opioid crisis, signs and symptoms of opioid use and overdose, the overdose reversal drug Narcan, the administration of Narcan and where to obtain Narcan.
“After completing a registration form, an attendee will be sent a link for this online training,” said Christen Ferraro, task force coordinator. “Once the training is complete, that person will receive a free Narcan nasal spray kit from a licensed provider.”
To register, send an email requesting a registration form to cferraro@gcasa.org.
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the results of the state’s completed antibody testing study show 12.3 percent of the population have COVID-19 antibodies.
The survey developed a baseline infection rate by testing 15,000 people at grocery stores and community centers across the state over the past two weeks. Of those tested, 11.5% of women tested positive and 13.1% of men tested positive.
“While we’re in uncharted waters it doesn’t mean we proceed blindly, and the results of the 15,000 people tested in our antibody survey program – the largest survey in the nation – will inform our strategy moving forward,” Governor Cuomo said. “We’re also going to undertake a full survey of antibody testing for transit workers, who have been on the front lines of this crisis. We’ve said thank you to our essential workers thousands of times but actions speak louder than words, and we want them to know that we’re doing everything we can do to keep them safe.”
A regional breakdown of the results is below:
The Governor also announced that the state will distribute over 7 million more cloth masks to vulnerable New Yorkers and essential workers across the state. The masks will be distributed as follows:
500,000 for NYCHA residents
500,000 for farm workers
1 million for vulnerable populations, including the mental health and developmental disabled communities
500,000 for homeless shelters
2 million for elderly New Yorkers and nursing homes
1 million for faith-based organizations and food banks
2 million for grocery stores, supermarkets and food delivery workers
The Governor also announced the state is distributing $25 million to food banks across the state through the Nourish New York Initiative. The Nourish New York initiative, announced earlier this week by Governor Cuomo, is working to quickly reroute New York’s surplus agricultural products to the populations who need them most through New York’s network of food banks.
Funding will be distributed as follows:
New York City Region: $11 million
Westchester Region: $1 million
Long Island Region: $1.6 million
Capital/Hudson Valley Region (includes portion of North Country and Mohawk Valley): $4.4 million
Central NY Region (includes portion of North Country and Mohawk Valley): $2.2 million
Southern Tier Region: $1.1 million
Western New York Region: $2.1 million
Finger Lakes Region (includes portion of Southern Tier): $1.7 million
Finally, the Governor confirmed 4,663 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 312,977 confirmed cases in New York State.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 2 May 2020 at 5:43 pm
ALBION – There are two more cases of Covid-19 at The Villages of Orleans Health and Rehabilitation Facility in Albion, the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments is reporting this afternoon.
That brings the total confirmed cases among residents to 51 at the 120-bed facility. Orleans County also now has 98 confirmed cases of coronavirus, with more than half at The Villages.
There aren’t any new confirmed cases to report today in Genesee County. That county has had 150 confirmed cases of Covid-19.
There is currently no further information to release on ages and location. Mapping to include the positive cases from the weekend will be updated on Monday afternoon, the Health Departments said in a news release.
The local public health departments offered this advice for residents: “We continue to encourage our residents to be vigilant about handwashing, cleaning frequently used surfaces, properly wearing cloth face coverings over the mouth and nose, keeping your hands away from your face, limiting time out in public and when you do need to go out for essentials you designate one person from your household, keep social distancing and stay home if you are sick.”
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 1 May 2020 at 7:41 pm
Orleans and Genesee counties each have one new confirmed case of Covid-19, the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments reported this afternoon.
In Orleans, the new positive case in a person in the 30s who lives in Albion. That brings the total cases in Orleans County to 96.
The individual had been on mandatory quarantine prior to becoming symptomatic. The county has five people of the total active positive cases currently in the hospital.
Orleans County has lost two more residents to COVID-19. They were both residents at The Village of Orleans Health & Rehab facility. Both were over 65. That brings the total number of residents to die from Covid-19 to 13, and all were at The Villages.
“We extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of these individuals during this very difficult time,” the Health Department stated in a news release. “Please take a moment of silence to remember all we have lost in our counties, our state, our nation and around the world. These people are our parents, our grandparents, aunts and uncles, brothers and sisters, friends, neighbors and co-workers. They have each been important to us and they have had an impact on all they have had contact with.”
Genesee County, with one new confirmed case, now has 150 positive cases. The latest case is a person in the 70s who resides in Batavia. The newly positive person was not on quarantine prior to becoming symptomatic.
Genesee County has three more recoveries bringing that number to 81. Four of the active cases are people in the hospital.
Click here to view an online map of confirmed cases in Orleans, Genesee and Wyoming counties.
Here is the rest of the press release from the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments:
• Non-County Public Regulated Facilities: The facility breakdown is only showing those facilities from where we received a positive swab for COVID-19. Facilities will be added when and if there is a positive case of COVID-19. If a regulated facility from either of our counties is not listed, there are no positive cases of COVID-19 as of the release of this briefing. The local health departments do not have oversight with many regulated facilities, which may include nursing homes, correctional facilities, hospitals, etc.
In order to show community spread of the active cases, we have broken out the facilities and all active cases (mandatory isolation, mandatory quarantine and precautionary quarantine and recovery) will only be community cases.
We will continue to include all confirmed cases, total tests administered, total negative results, ages and deaths cumulatively for both community and facilities. We found that because we are not the agency that follows non-county regulatory facilities we couldn’t report recoveries. We expect this will give a clearer picture of what is happening in Genesee and Orleans Counties.
We are having conversations with our local facilities as appropriate to provide guidance and personal protective equipment (PPE) as it is available, but we are limited in what we can do because they are state or federal facilities and not under local oversight. If you have questions or concerns about a specific facility we encourage you to talk directly with the facility and the appropriate oversight agency.
• Nursing home complaint hotline: The NYS Health Department will partner with the State’s Attorney General to investigate nursing home violations. A hotline or online form can be submitted where residents, families, or members of the public can share complaints about nursing homes that have not provided required communications with families about COVID-19 diagnoses or fatalities, nursing home abuse, and neglect including failure to follow rules to keep residents safe. The hotline number is 833-249-8499 or click here for the link for the online form.
• Testing availability: Swabbing and antibody testing is becoming increasingly available in the WNY region. If you are experiencing symptoms, contact your primary care provider and they will determine if testing is right for you. If the counties receive an increase in swabbing supplies and the protocol for testing is changed, we will notify the public. The Health Departments are not providing public swabbing due to lack of supplies.
• There is still no cure or vaccination available for COVID-19. Be alert to scams or home remedies. Contact your primary care provider if you have any symptoms and follow his/her instructions.
• Prepping to re-open the region: Although there currently isn’t any guidance on when WNY will be allowed to re-open, we are optimistic we will have guidance soon and encourage everyone to be prepared in our preparations with our goal to protect the health and safety of our residents.
Conditions will be monitored to limit and lessen (mitigate) any rebounds or outbreaks by restarting a phase or returning to an earlier phase, depending on the severity to protect the most vulnerable. Re-opening will be data driven to determine the viability of the process. If there is a sharp increase of positive swabs and antibody results we need to determine if it is related to increased testing, lack of following guidance or a combination of the two.
• For all businesses: Develop a plan to limit the risk of infection of employees and the public. Monitor workforce for symptoms, do not allow symptomatic people to physically return to work until cleared by a medical provider. If possible continue to encourage telework whenever possible.
• The Health Departments encourage stores and businesses to set guidelines that include not allowing patrons to enter if they are not wearing a face covering or are not wearing it correctly (covering the mouth & nose). For those who cannot wear masks for legitimate breathing issues, ask someone else to run errands for your or call ahead to see if you can have curbside delivery. Make sure you have proper signage noting your policy and that it is visible to your patrons.
Close common areas where personnel are likely to congregate and interact or enforce strict social distancing protocols.
Ensure 6-foot buffer zones when dealing with the public and between work stations. • Prioritize online payments over cashiers when possible.
Provide handwashing/hand sanitizing stations for employees and the public.
Consider making properly worn face coverings (covering the mouth and nose) mandatory for staff and customers. For those unable to wear masks due to legitimate breathing issues, reassign them so they don’t interact with the public or have close contact with fellow workers.
Review your sick leave policy and enforce it so no on exhibiting symptoms is allowed to report for duty. If someone becomes ill at work, have disinfecting protocol in place to clean the area(s) the employee has been in.
For everyone: Wearing masks and social distancing is paramount to preventing flare-ups and mini-outbreaks. Everyone needs to be compliant. Correctly wearing cloth masks (covering the mouth and nose) is part of a multi-prong approach to stop/slow the spread of COVID-19. We know wearing a face covering is inconvenient and uncomfortable, but it can limit transmission of respiratory germs. The mask traps the droplets before they spread into the environment. Remember wearing a face covering helps to protect others from your potential germs. Since many have been asymptomatic, this will help limit the spread.
Minimize non-essential travel and adhere to CDC guidelines regarding isolation following travel.
• Mental Health: Everyone reacts differently to stressful situations and having to socially distance yourself from someone you love can be difficult. Below are resources that can help you connect to a professional that can help you through these challenging times:
• Care + Crisis Helpline is available 24/7 at 585-283-5200 or text ‘Talk’ to 741741
• New Yorkers can call the COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline at 1-844-863-9314 for mental health counseling.
• Domestic Violence: For New Yorkers in need of help or assistance, they can text 844-997-2121 or can go to the new confidential online site to reach a professional at www.opdv.ny.gov. The new text program and confidential online service will make it easier for victims who are isolated with their abusers to get help. Both the text and online service are staffed 24/7 by the Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence Staff who are experts in the area of domestic violence.
State OK’s return of elective surgeries in 35 counties
Medina Memorial Hospital is doing elective surgeries again after the state had banned them to ensure adequate space in hospitals to treat Covid-19 patients.
But Gov. Andrew Cuomo on April 21 said some counties didn’t have enough Coivd-19 cases to justify continuing the ban on elective surgeries. He allowed those surgeries to resume in 35 counties, including Orleans.
Medina Memorial resumed doing surgeries today. Those surgical services include: general surgeries, GI scopes, ENT and urology.
All surgical patients will need to be tested for Covid-19 three days prior to surgery and their physicians will provide them with details, Medina Memorial said.
Testing is currently being offered at the Albion Health Center – 14789 Route 31, Albion (585-589-2273). Patients will need to pre-register by phone the day prior to their surgery and a nurse will call them to discuss their health history and arrival time. When arriving at the hospital patients will have their temperature taken and will be provided with a mask.
No visitors will be allowed with the patient unless the patient is a child and then one parent may accompany them. The person who is bringing the patient for their surgery will be able to wait in the hospital parking lot. Information regarding the status of the patient and discharge instructions will be communicated via cell phone.
For any questions, please call your provider or Kim Gray, director of Surgical Services, at 585-798-8301.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 30 April 2020 at 4:23 pm
There are four more confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Orleans County, bringing the total to 95, the Orleans and Genesee County Health Departments is reporting this afternoon.
There are also two more cases in The Villages of Orleans Health and Rehabilitation Center in Albion, bringing the total to 49 cases at the nursing home in Albion.
Besides the two cases at The Villages, the other new cases include a resident of Albion and one in Gaines.
Of the four new cases, one person is in the 50s, two are in their 60s and one is in the 90s.
(One of the new cases was considered a non-county resident, but the Health Department was notified that positive is part of the count in Orleans County. The individual was followed in the county they are currently in. The person has since recovered.)
The Health Department also is reporting one additional recovery, bringing that total to 31.
Of the active cases, five people are currently hospitalized.
Genesee County doesn’t have any new cases to report today and remains at 149 confirmed cases. The county has three more recoveries bringing that total to 78. Three Genesee County residents remain hospitalized with Covid-19.
Click here to view an online map of confirmed cases in Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming counties.
The facility breakdown is only showing those facilities from where the Health Departments received a positive swab for Covid-19. Facilities will be added when and if there is a positive case of Covid-19. If a regulated facility from either Genesee or Orleans counties is not listed, there are no positive cases of Covid-19.
The local health departments do not have oversight with many regulated facilities, which may include nursing homes, correctional facilities and hospitals, etc.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 29 April 2020 at 4:15 pm
4 more people also have recovered from coronavirus in Orleans
There are four more confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Orleans, including three more at The Villages of Orleans Health and Rehabilitation Facility in Albion.
The new cases brings the total confirmed positive cases in the county to 90, with 47 of those at The Villages, a 120-bed nursing home and rehabilitation center.
The new cases include one person who lives in Murray, with the others in Albion where The Villages is Located. The Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments also is reporting the ages of people who tested positive include one in the 20s, one in the 60s, one in the 70s and one in the 80s.
One of the newly positive individuals was on quarantine prior to becoming symptomatic. The Health Departments also are reporting that four people have recovered from Covid-19, bringing the county’s total recoveries to 30.
There are five people currently hospitalized from Covid-19.
In Genesee County, the Health Departments said there is one new case, and that person is under age 20 and lives in Batavia. The newly positive individual was on quarantine prior to becoming symptomatic.
Genesee County now has 149 total positive cases. There has been one more recovery, bringing that total to 75 in Genesee.
Of the active cases, three people are currently hospitalized and one person is at a non-hospital regulated facility, the Health Departments reported this afternoon.
Click here to view the online map of confirmed cases in Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming counties.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced 35 counties have been approved to resume elective outpatient treatments. The Governor previously announced that the state will allow elective outpatient treatments to resume in counties and hospitals without significant risk of COVID-19 surge in the near term.
Governor Cuomo also announced New York State is now conducting an average of 30,000 diagnostic tests for COVID-19 per day. Last week, the Governor announced the state will work with the federal government to double New York’s testing capacity from 20,000 tests per day to 40,000 tests per day over several weeks.
The Governor also announced the results of the state’s FDNY and NYPD antibody testing survey that tested 1,000 New York City Fire Department officers and 1,000 New York City Police Department officers from across all five boroughs. The preliminary results show 17.1 percent of FDNY officers and EMTs have COVID-19 antibodies and 10.5 percent of NYPD officers have COVID-19 antibodies. The state will be conducting further antibody analysis and surveys by race and gender in the future.
The Governor also announced the state is testing today 1,000 transit workers for antibodies to further determine the spread of infections among our frontline workers. The State is working with BioReference to provide antibody tests to first responders and other essential workers from the MTA, State Police, DOCCS and others.
The Governor also directed the MTA to issue a full plan by tomorrow, April 30th, on how it will clean and disinfect every train, every night in response to reported deteriorations of the conditions in the subways during the pandemic.
“We have made tremendous progress to stop the spread of this infection, but we are not out of the woods yet and we need to proceed with caution as we begin our re-opening plan,” Governor Cuomo said. “We know testing is key to re-opening New York – it is the indicator that will show if we are keeping the infection rate down throughout the re-opening process. We have been more aggressive than any state or nation in the world on testing and we are now halfway to our goal of doubling our testing capacity from 20,000 per day to 40,000 per day, but we still have more work to do.”
Finally, the Governor confirmed 4,585 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 299,691 confirmed cases in New York State.
Dr. Thomas Madejski of Albion, a primary care doctor with General Physician, PC, regularly sees patients who have one or more serious underlying health issues. He serves an aging population in his Medina office, and he knows that they, more than anyone, are vulnerable to COVID-19.
“There are patients who don’t feel comfortable leaving their home during this pandemic,” Dr. Madejski says. “And there are also those patients who I don’t feel comfortable with them leaving their home.”
Realizing the growing need to treat such patients, General Physician, PC expanded its telemedicine service to better serve its patients navigating this new frontier of life under social distancing rules.
“We are able to see patients using Skype, of Facetime, or any number of video platforms,” Dr. Madejski says.
According to the New England Journal of Medicine, telemedicine is now offered through more than 50 major health systems in the United Stated. Most importantly for patients, many insurance companies are covering video visits at the same cost they would a traditional office visit.
With more than 80 percent of Americans owning smartphones, telemedicine has become a much more viable option than in years past. For providers like Dr. Madejski, it has offered a lifeline to patients in need.
“The focus right now is on COVID-19, and rightfully so,” he says. “But we still have patients presenting with illnesses and medical needs that aren’t COVID-19 related every day. Other illnesses don’t stop because of this pandemic, so we needed to change how we care for those patients.”
According to a recent survey conducted by the Washington Post, the biggest obstacle doctors report is patients who are uncomfortable with video visits because it is so opposite of what they have always known. As much as people report “white coat syndrome,” born of an anxiety from being in the doctor’s office, the reality, Dr. Madejski says, is that many people feel comfortable with their doctor and want to see them face to face.
“Many of my patients have been coming to me for years, and that is true for doctors across our organization,” he says. “I’m not just some guy coming in the room, I’m a familiar, friendly face. I’m someone they have come to trust with their health.”
Dr. Madejski says he has seen that apprehension in patients when his team suggests a video visit— at least until they have their first virtual experience.
“They are genuinely surprised at how personal the experience still is,” he says. “I’m asking questions and examining them, they are asking questions, it is a very thorough, interactive process, and that surprises people.”
The bottom line, according to Dr. Madejski and his team, is that, at least until COVID-19 is under control, video visits are a great option.
“We are able to take care of most of your needs from home, so it is safer for you right now,” he says. “It will allow us to maintain your health, while decreasing the chances of you contracting COVID-19.”
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 28 April 2020 at 4:18 pm
Orleans has 5 more confirmed cases of coronavirus, bringing total to 86
Two more people have died from Covid-19 at The Villages of Orleans Health and Rehabilitation Facility in Albion, the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments reported this afternoon.
There are now 11 deaths at the nursing home in Albion from Covid-19. There are also two more confirmed cases of coronavirus at the facility, bringing the total to 44 confirmed cases at The Villages.
“Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of these individuals during this difficult time,” the Health Departments said in a statement this afternoon.
There are five more confirmed cases reported today in the county, including the two at the Villages. That brings the county’s total to 86 confirmed cases. Those cases include 26 people who have recovered after having Covid-19. Six people are currently hospitalized with Covid-19.
Of the five new cases reported today, one person lives in Barre, one in Murray, and three in Albion with two of the Albion cases at The Villages.
One individual is in the 20s, two are in their 30s, one is in the 50s, and one is in the 90s.
In Genesee County, there are two new positive cases for 148 total. One of the new positives lives in Batavia and the other resides in the Town of Alabama. One is in the 30s and the other is in the 70s.
One of the newly positive individuals was on quarantine prior to becoming symptomatic.
One of the previous positive cases also has recovered and has been released from mandatory isolation. That brings the total recoveries in Genesee County to 73, the Health Departments reported.
Genesee has three people currently hospitalized from Covid-19.
Click here to view the Genesee and Orleans County online map of confirmed cases.
