New Covid cases reported today include 7 in Orleans, 16 in Genesee

118 new cases in 2 counties in the past week

Orleans and Genesee counties are reporting 23 new Covid-19 cases today in the two counties. There are 118 new cases in the two counties in the past week, for a total of 6,886 since last March. Those new cases in the past seven days include 32 in Orleans, and 86 in Genesee.

In Orleans County there are 7 new cases reported today for a total of 2,469 during the pandemic. The new positive cases reported today are 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, 30s, 50s and 60s.

Of the new cases 3 were under mandatory quarantine prior to testing positive, the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments said.

Orleans also is reporting 7 of the previous positive individuals have recovered and been removed from the isolation list. There are currently 3 county residents hospitalized due to Covid.

In Genesee County there are 16 new positive cases of Covid-19 for a total of 4,417 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, 60s and 90s.

Genesee is reporting 24 of the previous positive individuals have recovered and been removed

from the isolation list. There are currently 3 Genesee hospitalized due to Covid.

Active Cases: The number of active cases in the two counties declined from 108 to 93 in the past week. In Orleans County, the active cases was up from 34 to 37, while in Genesee the active cases dropped from 74 to 56. Two weeks ago there were 148 active cases in the two counties.