Orleans reports 5 more Covid cases while Genesee has 15 more

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 23 February 2021 at 4:43 pm

In Orleans County there are 5 more confirmed cases of Covid-19 to report today, bringing the total to 2,382 since last March, the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments reported this afternoon.

The positive cases reside in the West Region (Yates, Ridgeway, Shelby) and Central Region (Carlton, Gaines, Albion, Barre). The individuals are in the age groups of 0-19, 30s, 40s, and 60s.

One of the new positives was on mandatory quarantine prior to testing positive. Orleans is reporting that 5 more of the previous positive individuals have recovered and been removed from the isolation list.

There are currently 2 county residents hospitalized due to Covid.

In Genesee County there are 15 new positive cases of Covid-19, bringing the total 4,184 positive cases since last March.

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, 70s and 80s. One of the new positive cases is a resident of The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Batavia.

Genesee is reporting that 18 more of the previous positive individuals have recovered and been removed from the isolation list.

There are 12 Genesee residents currently hospitalized due to Covid.