Orleans reports 7 more Covid cases today, while Genesee has 11
New cases include a student at Albion and one at Elba
Orleans County has 7 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 for a total of 421 positive cases since March.
The new positive cases are residents in Albion, Barre, Carlton, Ridgeway, Shelby and Yates. The individuals are in the age groups of 0-19, 40s, 50s, 60s and 80s.
One of the individuals was on mandatory quarantine prior to testing positive, said the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments.
Due to the new “test-out” option and the discrepancies in reporting domestic
Travel, the Health Departments will currently not be reporting precautionary quarantine data.
In Orleans, one person remains hospitalized due to Covid, and one more person has recovered and been removed from the isolation list.
• The Health Department has been notified of a positive student at Albion Elementary School. The student was on mandatory quarantine prior to testing positive, therefore no school impact, the Health Departments said.
The individual is on mandatory isolation until recovered. Contact tracing is in process for those who are considered close contacts and will be placed on mandatory quarantine for 14 days from the last contact with the positive individual.
In Genesee County there are 11 new positive cases of Covid-19 for a total of 422 cases since March.
The new positive cases reside in Alexander, Batavia, Byron, Elba, LeRoy,
Pembroke and Stafford. The individuals are in the age groups of 0-19, 20s, 30s, 50s and 60s.
None of the individuals were on mandatory quarantine prior to testing positive, the Health Departments reported this afternoon.
Two residents of Genesee are hospitalized due to Covid.
• The Health Department has been notified of a positive student at the Elba Elementary School. The student was not in school two days prior to testing positive, therefore no school impact, the Health Departments said.
The individuals is on mandatory isolation until recovered. Contact tracing is in process for those who are considered close contacts and will be placed on mandatory quarantine for 14 days from the last contact with the positive individual.
• 3-county database: To see an online database of confirmed cases in Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming counties, click here. There are currently 107 active cases in the three counties, with 54 in Genesee, 25 in Orleans and 28 in Wyoming.
More from the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments:
Flu Tracking: For the 2020-2021 Flu Season we will provide data on Fridays on the current influenza activity. To check the data, click here.
For the current week ending date Oct. 31, Genesee and Orleans both have no cases. There are 88 cases statewide. This is up 42% from previous week.
Cases statewide for the season to date: 282. This data is influenza that is confirmed by laboratory testing. Not everyone seeks testing for confirmation of the flu.
