New Covid cases include 18 in Orleans, 14 in Genesee since Friday

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 25 May 2021 at 9:02 pm

There are 32 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Orleans and Genesee counties, in the first update since Friday.

That brings the total cases in the two counties to 8,365 since March 2020, with 3,074 in Orleans and 5,291 in Genesee.

In Orleans County there are 18 new positive cases and the individuals are in the age groups of 0-19, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s.

One resident from Orleans is currently hospitalized due to Covid.

Orleans is reporting 16 more of the previous positive individuals have completed their 10-day isolation and been removed from mandatory isolation.

In Genesee County there are 14 new positive cases of Covid. The individuals are in the age groups of 0-19, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s.

There are 8 Genesee residents currently hospitalized due to Covid.

Genesee is reporting 24 more of the previous positive individuals have completed their 10-day isolation and been removed from mandatory isolation.

Active cases: The number of active cases in the two counties has dropped from 103 a week ago on May 18 to 91 today. The active cases in Genesee are down from 54 to 41. However, in Orleans the cases are slightly up from 49 on May 18 to 50 today.