Orleans reports 30 new Covid cases since Monday, Genesee 64 more

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 26 August 2021 at 9:20 pm

CDC puts Orleans back in red zone for high community transmission

There are 30 new Covid-19 cases in Orleans County since Monday, and 64 more in Genesee. The number of active cases in the two counties has increased from 102 on Monday to 149 today, the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments reported.

The active cases include 64 in Orleans (up from 49 on Monday) and 85 in Genesee (up from 53 on Monday).

In Orleans, the 30 new cases are in the age groups 0-19, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s.

There are currently two residents hospitalized due to Covid. The county is reporting 15 more of the previous positive individuals have completed their 10-day isolation and been removed from mandatory isolation.

The CDC has changed Orleans from an orange zone with “substantial” community spread of Covid to the highest level of red. Genesee County also remains in the red zone.

Genesee County is reporting 64 new positive cases of Covid since Monday. Those new cases include people in the age groups of 0-19, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s.

There are currently 10 Genesee residents hospitalized due to Covid. The Health Departments also reported 21 more of the previous positive individuals completed their 10-day isolation and have been removed from mandatory isolation.