New Covid cases reported today include 12 in Orleans, 17 in Genesee

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 31 March 2021 at 4:35 pm

Active cases up from 93 to 118 in 2 counties in past 7 days

There are 29 more confirmed cases of Covid-19 reported today in Genesee and Orleans counties, bringing the total in the two counties to 7,216 since March 2020, the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments reported this afternoon.

There have been 133 new cases in the two counties in the past seven days with 91 in Genesee and 42 in Orleans. The number of active cases in the two counties has increased from 93 to 118 in the past seven days, with new infections outpacing recoveries.

In Orleans County there are 12 new confirmed cases reported today for a total of 2,565 positive cases during the pandemic.

The new positive cases reside in the West Region (Yates, Ridgeway, Shelby), Central Region (Carlton, Gaines, Albion, Barre) and East Region (Kendall, Murray, Clarendon). The individuals are in the age groups of 0-19, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s and 80s.

One of the new cases is a resident of Orchard Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Medina, where 129 residents have now tested positive during the pandemic.

Orleans is reporting that one of the new positive individuals in the county was on mandatory quarantine prior to testing positive. One more of the previous positive individuals has recovered and been removed from the isolation list.

There are currently 3 county residents hospitalized due to Covid. A week ago there weren’t any Orleans residents hospitalized due to Covid.

In Genesee County there are 17 new confirmed cases of Covid reported today for a total of 4,651 positive cases during the pandemic.

The new positive cases reside 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, 60s and 80s.

Genesee is reporting 4 of the previous positive individuals have recovered and been removed from the isolation list.

Three of the new positive individuals are inmates at the Genesee County Jail, where 12 inmates have now tested positive for Covid.

Genesee has 5 residents hospitalized due to Covid, up from 4 on March 24.