New positive Covid cases today include 7 in Orleans, 12 in Genesee

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 24 March 2021 at 4:10 pm

There are 19 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 reported today in Genesee and Orleans counties, bringing the total to 7,083 in the two counites since March 2020.

In Orleans County there are 7 new positive cases today for a total of 2,523 cases during the pandemic.

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, 30s, 50s and 60s.

Orleans is reporting one more of the previous positive individuals has recovered and been removed from the isolation list.

One of the new positive individuals is an inmate at Albion Correctional Facility. No one is currently hospitalized due to Covid in the county.

In Genesee County there are 12 new positive cases reported today for a total of 4,560 confirmed cases during the pandemic.

The new positive cases reside in the 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.

Five of the new positive individuals are inmates at the Genesee County Jail in Batavia, the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments reported.

Nine more of the previous positive individuals have recovered and been removed from the isolation list. There are also 4 current Genesee residents hospitalized.