New Covid cases reported today include 29 in Orleans, 79 in Genesee
Genesee reports 2 more deaths from Covid; 2 counties have now had 100 residents die from Covid during pandemic
Orleans County chart info hasn’t been updated to include new cases reported since Monday afternoon. The total should say 1,773 in Orleans County.
The Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments announced today they will no longer be reporting mandatory quarantine data “due to the volume and rapidly changing numbers.”
There are 108 new confirmed Covid cases in the two counties since the last update Monday.
In Orleans County, there are 29 new cases for a total of 1,773 cases since March. The data on those cases will be included in the Wednesday news briefing from the Health Departments.
Today’s data is from the 100 cases in Orleans from Friday through Monday morning. Those 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, 70s, 80s and 90s.
Of the new cases, 1 is a resident of Orchard Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Medina, 2 are inmates at the Orleans Correctional Facility, and 1 is an inmate at the Albion Correctional Facility.
Of those new 100 cases, 14 were on quarantine prior to testing positive.
Orleans is reporting 114 of the previous positive individuals have recovered and been removed from the isolation.
Orleans has 19 residents currently hospitalized due to Covid.
• Holley Central School said a Middle/High School Teacher has tested positive for Covid-19. The last day the teacher was in school was Monday, January 11.
“The Health Department is still processing this case and we will cooperate with them,” said Brian Bartalo, the district superintendent. “If warranted, any official decision on mandatory quarantining of students or staff members will come directly from the health department. If the health department indicates to us that there is quarantining required for the students (Red Hawks) who may have had close contact with this teacher on Monday, we will reach out to those families ASAP. In the meantime, if you don’t hear from the school district or the department of health, there’s nothing for anyone to do at this time.”
• Lyndonville Central School was notified today that a staff member tested positive for Covid-19. The staff member was last present on district property on Jan. 8, District Superintendent Jason Smith said in a notice on the school website. Contact tracing was completed in collaboration with the Orleans County Health Department. As a result, no students were quarantined and one staff member was quarantined, Smith said.
• Medina Central School is reporting a staff member in the high school and a staff member in the middle school have both tested positive for Covid-19. The Department of Health has determined that no further quarantines are required from school contact other than those who have already been notified, Mark Kruzynski, the district superintendent, wrote in a letter posted on the district website.
In Genesee County, there are 79 new positive cases for a total of 3,135 cases since March.
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, 70s, 80s and 90s.
Of the new cases, 3 are residents at Genesee Senior Living, 2 are residents at the Batavia VA Medical Center, 2 are inmates at the Buffalo Federal Detention Center, and 2 are residents at the New York State Veteran’s Home at Batavia.
Genesee is reporting 35 of the previous positive individuals have recovered and been removed from the isolation list.
Genesee has 21 residents currently hospitalized due to Covid.
The county is reporting two more deaths from Covid. They both resided at Genesee Senior Living and were older than 65. Genesee has now had 37 residents pass away from Covid during the pandemic, including 30 since Dec. 1.
