New Covid cases since Tuesday include 13 in Orleans, 22 in Genesee

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 21 May 2021 at 4:34 pm

Active cases in 2 counties fall below 100, about half of caseload from a month ago

There are 35 new confirmed Covid-19 cases in Genesee and Orleans counties since the last update on Tuesday afternoon, bringing the total cases the past 14 months of the pandemic to 8,333 in the two counties. That includes 3,056 in Orleans and 5,277 in Genesee.

In Orleans County there are 13 new cases reported by the Genesee and Orleans County health Departments. The individuals are in the age groups of 0-19, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s.

There are 17 more recoveries or people who have completed their 10-day isolation and been removed from mandatory isolation.

One Orleans resident is currently hospitalized due to Covid.

In Genesee County there 22 new positive cases and the individuals are in the age groups of 0-19, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s and 80s.

Genesee is reporting 25 more recoveries or people who have completed their 10-day isolation

and been removed from mandatory isolation.

There are currently 9 Genesee residents hospitalized due to Covid.

• Active cases continue to drop: The number of active Covid-19 cases in Genesee and Orleans counties has declined from 108 a week ago to 94 today, according to the update this afternoon from the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments.

The 94 active cases today includes 44 in Orleans (down from 65 a week ago) and 50 in Genesee (up from 43 a week ago). That compare to 82 in Orleans on May 7 and 69 in Genesee on May 7.

The active in the two counties in recent weeks includes: 94 today, 108 on May 14, 151 on May 7, 163 on April 30, and 185 on April 23.

• 7-day totals: The number of new cases the past seven days totaled 91 in the two counties, with 33 in Orleans and 58 in Genesee.

That is down from 111 the previous seven-day period when there were 53 new cases in Orleans and 58 in Genesee.

That compares to 157 cases the seven days ending on May 7 with 73 new cases in Orleans and 84 in Genesee.

Before that there were 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.