New Covid cases include 8 in Orleans, 14 in Genesee

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 7 May 2021 at 4:54 pm

Cases past 7 days down slightly from totals in recent weeks

There are 22 new confirmed cases in Orleans and Genesee counties reported today, which brings the total for the two counties during the past 14 months of the pandemic to 8,131. That includes 2,970 in Orleans and 5,161 in Genesee.

In Orleans County today there are 8 new positive cases and those are in the West Region (Yates, Ridgeway, Shelby) and Central Region (Carlton, Gaines, Albion, Barre). The individuals are in the age groups of 0-19, 20s and 40s.

Orleans is reporting 12 more of the previous positive individuals have recovered and been removed from the isolation list.

There are currently 2 Orleans County residents hospitalized due to Covid. The Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments said.

In Genesee County there are 14 new positive cases and they are in the West Region (Alabama, Darien, Pembroke), Central Region (Alexander, Batavia, Bethany, Elba, Oakfield) and East Region (Bergen, Byron, LeRoy, Pavilion, Stafford). The individuals are in the age groups of 0-19, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s.

Genesee is reporting 10 more of the previous positive individuals have recovered and been removed from the isolation list.

There are 5 Genesee residents hospitalized due to Covid.

• 7-day totals: The number of new cases the past seven days totaled 157, with 84 in Genesee and 73 in Orleans. That 157 is down slightly from the totals in recent weeks which includes 164 the seven days ending April 30, 187 the seven days ending April 23, 180 the seven days ending April 16, and 186 the seven days ending April 9.

• Active cases: There are currently 151 active cases in the two counties – 69 in Genesee and 82 in Orleans. That is down from 163 a week ago when there were 163 – 69 in Genesee and 94 in Orleans.