Local Covid cases dropped significantly in February

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 2 March 2021 at 10:36 am

Covid-19 cases were down significantly in Orleans, Genesee and Wyoming counties, after surging from November through January.

The three counties had nearly 3,000 cases in both December and January. Last month there were 965 cases in the three counties, and that included 79 in the state prisons in Wyoming County.

The cases began a sharp upward trajectory in November with 1,133 cases in the three counties and reached 2,993 in December and 2,814 cases in January.

Genesee averaged 45.8 new cases a day in January. The county had 400 new cases in February or an average of 14.3 per a day. Genesee had 151 active cases on Feb. 1 and that was down to 82 on March 1.

Orleans dropped from an average of 25.4 cases a day in January to 9.0 per day in February. Orleans had 98 active cases on Feb. 1 and reported 36 active cases on march 1.

Wyoming County averaged 19.6 community cases daily in January and that was down to 8.3 per day in February or 11.1 per day if the cases in the prison are included. The number of actives cases dropped from 92 on Feb. 1 to 40 on March 1.

Here is a monthly breakdown of the Covid cases in the three counties:

Orleans County (population: 40,352)

First case reported on March 18.

March – 6 cases (6 cumulative cases)
April – 89 cases (95 cumulative)
May – 126 cases (221 cumulative)
June – 45 cases (266 cumulative)
July – 10 cases (276 cumulative)
August – 12 cases (288 cumulative)
September – 29 cases (317 cumulative)
October – 82 cases (399 cumulative)
November – 224 cases (623 cumulative)
December – 753 cases (1,376 cumulative)
January – 788 cases (2,164 cumulative)
February – 253 cases (2,417 cumulative)

Genesee County (population: 57,280)

First case reported on March 17.

March – 13 cases (13 cumulative cases)
April – 136 cases (149 cumulative)
May – 37 cases (186 cumulative)
June – 40 cases (224 cumulative)
July – 32 cases (256 cumulative)
August – 23 cases (279 cumulative)
September – 30 cases (309 cumulative)
October – 66 cases (375 cumulative)
November – 579 cases (954 cumulative)
December – 1,495 cases (2,449 cumulative)
January – 1,419 cases (3,867 cumulative)
February – 400 cases (4,267 cumulative)

Wyoming County (population: 40,085)

First case reported March 17.

March – 8 cases (8 cases cumulative)
April – 60 cases (68 cumulative)
May – 12 cases (80 cumulative)
June – 9 cases (89 cumulative)
July – 18 cases (107 cumulative)
August – 12 cases (120 cumulative)
September – 12 cases (132 cumulative)
October – 69 cases (201 cumulative)
November – 330 cases (531 cumulative)
December – 745 cases (1,276 cumulative)
January – 607 cases (1,883 cumulative)
February – 233 community cases (2,116 cumulative community). Wyoming also has had 486 cases in the prisons during the pandemic, including 79 in February.

Source: Orleans Hub research, local health departments, Census Bureau 2019 estimates for population