In Orleans County, there are three more confirmed cases of Covid-19. The new positive individuals reside in Albion, Gaines and Ridgeway.

Two of the people are in their 50s and one person is in the 60s. The Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments reported.

The individuals were not on mandatory quarantine prior to testing positive. Orleans has now had 323 people test positive for Covid.

The 7 new individuals are on precautionary quarantine due to travel from restricted states.

Genesee County received 2 new positive cases of Covid-19 for a total of 326 positive cases.

The new positive cases reside in Elba and are both between the ages of 0-20.

The individuals were not on mandatory quarantine prior to testing positive.

Genesee also is reporting one more recovery from Covid, while one person remains hospitalized from Covid.

To see an online map of confirmed cases in Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming counties, click here. There are 18 active cases in Genesee, 10 in Wyoming and three in Orleans.

More from the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments:

• Flu Season: With flu season quickly approaching it is important to get your flu shots now to build up immunity. It generally takes 2 weeks before immunity is built up after getting the shot. Once you have the flu vaccine, if you do get the flu, research shows that the vaccination reduces the risk of severe illness. Getting a flu vaccine can save healthcare resources for the care of patients with Covid-19 and other illnesses.

• Testing: If you are being tested for Covid-19 it is important that you self-quarantine until you get your test results whether you have symptoms or not. If you are symptomatic, meaning you are coughing, have a fever or other symptoms, self-quarantine even if you are an essential worker until you get your results back. If you have Covid-19 you may be spreading it! That means to stay home and limit contact with other people, even in your household.

• Gathering Size: According to Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order 202.45, all non-essential gatherings of up to 50 individuals of any size for any reason (graduation parties, celebrations, weddings, or other social events at public facilities or private venues) unless otherwise designated (ex. Religious gatherings) are allowed for those regions in phase 4. So long as appropriate social distancing, wearing cloth masks/face coverings over their mouth and nose, and cleaning and disinfection protocol requirements are followed.

• Nursing Home Visitation: As of Sept. 15, the state is requiring the nursing home facilities to have visitors provide proof of negative Covid-19 test results within 7 days of visit. To find a testing site nearest you, click here or call 1-888-364-3065. Click here to view the guidance for skilled nursing facility visitation.

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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Tuesday that New Mexico has been added to New York State’s Covid-19 travel advisory. No areas have been removed.

The advisory requires individuals who have traveled to New York from areas with significant community spread to quarantine for 14 days. The quarantine applies to any person arriving from an area with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a 7-day rolling average or an area with a 10 percent or higher positivity rate over a 7-day rolling average.

“Mass gatherings cause infections, which cause a cluster; a cluster causes community spread – that is the natural evolution of things unless we intervene and stop the cycle,” Governor Cuomo said. “We’ve seen it in colleges, factory settings around the country, in apple plants around New York, a single restaurant on Long Island – we’ve even seen in the Rose Garden that mass gatherings spread this virus. We’re seeing clusters now in several areas in the state and we have to stop the spread before we go backwards on the progress we’ve made.”

The full list of 33 states and two territories on the travel advisory now includes: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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2 counties reach 400 recoveries in community from Covid

Orleans County has two new confirmed cases of Covid-19, with both residents of Murray. One person is in the 20s and the other is in the 30s.

One individual was not on mandatory quarantine prior to testing positive, the Genesee and Orleans County health Departments reported.

Orleans has now had 320 people test positive for Covid since March.

Genesee County is reporting one more confirmed case of Covid, an Elba resident in the 50s. The individual was not on mandatory quarantine prior to testing positive.

Genesee has now had 324 people test positive.

The two counties are also reporting more recoveries. Orleans has had two more people released from mandatory isolation after recovering from Covid, while Genesee has one more. The two counties have reached  a milestone with 400 recoveries in the community – 245 in Genesee and 155 in Orleans. That doesn’t include people who contracted Covid in state-regulated facilities.

Orleans also has 17 new individuals on precautionary quarantine due to travel from restricted states.

Genesee continues to have one person hospitalized with Covid.

Click here to see an online map of confirmed cases in Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming counties. There are currently 33 active cases in the three counties with three in Orleans, 12 in Wyoming and 18 in Genesee.

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Genesee passes Orleans in total cases since March

Orleans County doesn’t have any new cases of Covid-19 to report since Friday while Genesee County has nine more, including three under the age of 20.

Genesee’s new cases are residents of Alabama, Elba, LeRoy and Oakfield. Besides the three under age 20, the new cases include two people in their 20s, one in the 40s, and three people in their 50s.

Seven individuals were not on mandatory quarantine prior to testing positive, the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments reported this afternoon.

One of the new positive cases is a student at Elba High School. This case was identified in a press release Friday evening.

“If you were not notified you are not considered a close contact,” the Health Department said in today’s news release.

The new cases bring Genesee’s total since March to 323. Genesee now has had more people test positive for Covid-19 than Orleans, which has had 318 cases.

Genesee also is reporting four more recoveries and Orleans has had five more. Those people have been released from mandatory isolation.

In Genesee, there are 8 more people on precautionary quarantine due to travel from restricted states while Orleans County has 11 more on precautionary quarantine due to travel.

Click here to see an online map of confirmed cases in Orleans, Genesee and Wyoming counties. There are currently three active cases in Orleans, 18 in Genesee and seven in Wyoming.

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Orleans County has one new confirmed case of Covid-19 to report today, the first new case since Monday.

The new positive case is a Shelby resident in the 60s. The individual was not on mandatory quarantine prior to testing positive, the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments reported this afternoon.

Orleans has now had 318 people test for Covid-19 since March. The county had four people test positive in the past week, which compares to nine new cases the previous week.

In Genesee County, there are three new cases to report today. They are residents in Alabama, Elba and LeRoy. The individuals are in the 20s, 30s and 70s. The individuals were not on mandatory quarantine prior to testing positive.

Genesee has now had 314 people test positive for Covid-19 since March, including 15 in the past week.

Genesee also has six more people on precautionary quarantine due to travel from restricted states, while Orleans has three more.

Genesee also has one resident hospitalized due to Covid-19.

To see an online map of confirmed cases in Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming counties, click here.

More from the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments:

• Flu Season: With flu season quickly approaching it is important to get flu shots now to build up immunity.It generally takes 2 weeks before immunity is built up after getting the shot.

Once you have the flu vaccine, if you do get the flu, research shows that the vaccination reduces the risk of severe illness. Getting a flu vaccine can save healthcare resources for the care of patients with Covid-19 and other illnesses. Check with a primary care provider for more information.

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2 in Orleans exposed to rabid feral cats

Press Release, Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments

During September there were 2 exposures in Orleans County from feral cats that tested positive for rabies and resulted in unnecessary and costly post-exposure treatments.

It’s important to avoid contact with unknown animals both wild and domestic – love your own, leave the rest alone.

It is an important reminder that all dogs, cats and ferrets are to be updated on their rabies vaccines. The Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments will be hosting free drive-thru anti-rabies immunization clinics in October.

• The Orleans County clinic will be on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Orleans County Fairgrounds (12690 Route 31, Albion).
• The Genesee County clinic will be on Thursday, October 15, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Genesee County Fairgrounds (5056 East Main Street Road, Batavia).

To assist with crowd control, the vaccination clinics are only for respective county residents. The Genesee clinic will only be for Genesee County residents and the Orleans clinic will only be for Orleans County residents.

Click here to fill in the rabies certificate for your pets. Be sure to print out two copies for each pet to be vaccinated and bring them with you. Masks are required when speaking to staff and when outside of your vehicle at the vaccination station.

For more information:

• Genesee County Health Department: 585-344-2580 x5555 or Health.Dept@co.genesee.ny.us.

• Orleans County Health Department: 585-589-3278 or OCPublicHealth@orleanscountyny.gov.

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Orleans County has no new confirmed cases of Covid-19 for the third straight day while Genesee County has 2 more cases.

Genesee’s new confirmed cases are residents of Batavia and Elba, with one in the 40s and the other in the 50s. The individuals were not on mandatory quarantine prior to testing positive, the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments reported.

Genesee is reporting 4 more people on precautionary quarantine due to travel from restricted states while Orleans has 2 more people on precautionary quarantine due to travel. Genesee also has one resident hospitalized due to Covid-19.

To see an online map of confirmed cases in Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming counties, click here. There are currently 24 active cases in the three rural counties with 10 each in Genesee and Orleans, and four in Wyoming.

More from the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments

• School Guidance: The counties have received updated guidance from the New York State Department of Health regarding when/if to send your child to school and when/if staff should report. Click here to see the document.

This has been sent out to all school districts. If you have issues with this guidance or further questions we encourage you to contact your state elected officials or the state directly as the local counties do not have control over what the state directs.

• Nursing Home Visitation: New guidance for skilled nursing facility visitation is available by clicking here. The state is requiring the facilities to have visitors provide proof of negative Covid-19 test results within 7 days of visit. This may result in multiple tests to continue to visit your loved ones. To find additional test sites nearest you, click here.

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Orleans County doesn’t have any new confirmed Covid-19 cases for the second straight day, the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments reported this afternoon.

Genesee County is reporting one new case, a person in the 40s from Elba. The individual was on mandatory quarantine prior to testing positive. Genesee has now had 309 people test positive for Covid-19 since March.

Genesee also has 15 more people on precautionary quarantine due to travel from restricted states. The county has one person hospitalized from Covid.

In Orleans County, there is one more recovery to report from the community, bringing that total to 145. Orleans also has 6 more people on precautionary quarantine due to travel from restricted states.

• State-wide Data: There were 1,000 new cases reported to the state on Tuesday out of 97,960 test results with 1.02 percent positive.

This is each region’s percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days.

The state has deployed rapid testing machines to 20 zip codes in Rockland, Kings, Orange and Nassau counties. Within the 20 hotspot zip codes, the average rate of positive tests is 5.5 percent. The rate of positive tests for the remainder of New York State, not counting the top 20 ZIP codes, is 0.82 percent.

“So you have two infection rates that you want to pay attention to: the statewide numbers and then the cluster numbers,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. “All of this is a stark reminder that we need to stay smart and vigilant – wear a mask, socially distance, follow the public health guidance – because this thing is not over.”

• Emergency Regulation Extended: The Governor also announced the New York State Department of Financial Services will extend an emergency regulation requiring New York health insurers to waive out-of-pocket costs, including cost-sharing, deductibles, copayments and coinsurance, for in-network mental health services for New York’s frontline essential workers during Covid-19 until Nov. 27.

The extension of this emergency regulation helps to ensure that cost-sharing is not a barrier to in-network mental health services during COVID-19 for health care workers, first responders, transit workers, food services workers, retail workers at essential businesses, and other frontline essential employees, who are required to directly interact with the public while working during this continuing public health emergency.

Cuomo first announced the state’s directive requiring New York insurers to waive out-of-pocket costs for in-network mental health services for frontline essential workers during Covid-19 in May.

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Orleans County doesn’t have any new confirmed cases of Covid-19 to report today, while Genesee County has 5 more, the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments reported.

Genesee has now had 308 people test positive for Covid-19 since March. The new positive cases reside in Alabama, Elba and Oakfield.

Two of the individuals are between the ages of 0-20, one is in the 20s, another in the 30s, and one is in the 60s.

The individuals were not on mandatory quarantine prior to testing positive.

Genesee also has 14 new individuals on precautionary quarantine due to travel from restricted states. The county also has one person hospitalized from Covid-19.

Orleans County is reporting 9 more people on precautionary quarantine due to travel from restricted states.

To see an online map with the confirmed cases in Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming counties, click here.

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