New Covid cases reported today include 7 in Orleans, 18 in Genesee

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 19 February 2021 at 4:32 pm

There are 25 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 to report today in Genesee and Orleans with the two counties now at 6,473 cases during the pandemic since last March, according to today’s daily update from the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments.

Since last Friday, Orleans County has 30 new cases while Genesee has 79. The number of active cases in the two counties has dropped in the past seven days from 147 to 118 as recoveries outpaced new cases.

Each county reported one death in the past week that was Covid-related.

In Orleans County there are 7 new positive cases of Covid-19 to report today for a total of 2,363 positive cases since last March.

The 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, 40s and 60s.

Four of the previous positive individuals have recovered and been removed from the isolation list. There are 2 county residents currently hospitalized due to Covid.

In Genesee County there are 18 new positive cases of Covid-19 for a total of 4,110 positive cases since last 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 and 60s. Of the new cases, 7 are inmates at the Buffalo Federal Detention Center in Batavia, where 75 people have now tested positive for Covid during the pandemic.

Genesee is reporting 11 of the previous positive individuals have recovered and been removed from the isolation list. There are 13 Genesee residents hospitalized due to Covid.