PRESS RELEASE
May 8, 2020 @ 2:00 p.m.
Chairman of the Wyoming County Board of Supervisors, Jerry L. Davis, announced today the creation of a recovery task force. The task force will focus on completing the necessary steps to reopen Wyoming County for business in the aftermath of COVID-19. Taskforce members will include representatives from Wyoming County business and agriculture. More details will be made available in future press releases.
Chairman of the Wyoming County Board of Supervisors, Jerry L. Davis, reports:
As of earlier today, Friday, May 8, the Wyoming County Health Department reports seventy-one (72) lab-confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 among Wyoming County residents. This is an increase of one (1) case from Thursday, May 7th.
Northwest (*Attica, Bennington, Orangeville, Sheldon) 26 positive cases, 21 recoveries.
Southwest (Arcade, Eagle, Java, Wethersfield) 12 positive cases, 11 recoveries.
Southeast (Castile, Gainesville, Genesee Falls, Pike) 15 positive cases, 15 recoveries.
Northeast (Covington, Middlebury, Perry, Warsaw) 19 positive cases, 11 recoveries, 5 deaths.
TOTAL- 72 positive cases, 58 recoveries, 5 deaths
(*Two (2) of the cases reported in the Northwest Quadrant are attributed to the Attica Correctional Facility.)
Positive cases- 72
Negative cases- 719
Mandatory isolation-9
Mandatory quarantine-18
Precautionary quarantine-0
Deaths-5
Recoveries-58
Cumulative Age Breakdown
Age 0-20(2), 20’s(15), 30’s(7), 40’s(15), 50’s(10), 60’s(12), 70’s(6), 80’s(3) 90+(2)
You can find this and additional information on the county website at http://www.wyomingco.net/ under the County News heading by clicking on Wyoming County Press Releases (COVID-19), Genesee-OrleansWyoming Health Departments COVID-19 Case Tracker and/or COVID-19 Information or by clicking on one of the following links:
To obtain updated information and guidance, during the COVID-19 pandemic please contact the Wyoming County Response Line at 786-8911, Monday through Friday, from 8am to 5pm, or check the county website at: http://www.wyomingco.net/ and under the County Quick Links click on COVID -19 information