New Cases – Including the weekend numbers
· As of 2:00 p.m.
· Genesee County received 4 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 206 positive cases
§ The positive individuals reside in Alabama, Alexander, Batavia, and Elba.
§ One of the individuals is less than 20 years old, one individual is in their 20’s, and two individuals are in their 30’s.
§ The new positive cases were not on mandatory quarantine prior to testing positive.
§ 1 of the previous community positive cases have recovered and have been released from mandatory isolation.
§ 0 of the total active positive cases are hospitalized.
· Orleans County received 2 new positive cases of COVID-19 today for a total of 256 positive cases
§ Two of the positive individuals reside in are residents of Orchard Rehabilitation & Nursing Center.
§ One of the individuals is in their 30’s, one of the individuals is in their 80’s. § 1 of the previous community positive cases have recovered and have been released from mandatory isolation.
§ 13 of the total active positive cases are hospitalized. Please note those in the hospital may be from the community or a state-regulated facility. We do not separate them out to protect their privacy.
· We encourage everyone to remember to be polite and respect individual privacy. If you have a complaint about someone or a business use the appropriate channels provided by the state. Using social media to air your complaints and accusing individuals / businesses of wrong doing generally does nothing to fix the problem. Be compassionate of other people and spread kindness.
Click below to view the Genesee and Orleans County online map of confirmed cases.
https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/5f8401b0516247b490934303e3975e49/
The facility breakdown is only showing the total positive cases from those facilities from where we received a positive swab for COVID-19.
· Hospitals and group homes will be allowed to accept visitors at their discretion, while following guidelines including time-limited visits and requiring visitors to wear PPE and be subject to symptom and temperature checks.
· The Governor has amended Executive Order 202.6 for determining whether a business enterprise is subject to a workforce reduction: https://esd.ny.gov/guidance-executive-order-2026
· Phase 3 is open.
With that in mind, everyone in Phase 3 should have developed and implemented their Business Safety Plan and have it in place prior to opening whether it be a business, house of worship, not-for-profit organization, etc. You are responsible to have your plan and all necessary supplies in place prior to opening.
You will not be submitting your plan, however it must be on the premises in the event of a state, local or safety inspection. Keep checking the New York Forward website for your industry/organization summary guidelines. https://forward.ny.gov/
· Per Governor Cuomo gatherings (groups, assembly, meeting, etc.) of 25 or less are permitted with social distancing and sanitization protocols in place through July 15, 2020. https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/no-20242-continuing-temporary-suspension-and-modification-laws-relating-disaster-emergency The Health Departments do not authorize or allow exemptions from the Governor’s orders.
If you have questions about the orders you can go to forward.ny.gov or e-mail the Finger Lakes Regional Control Room. https://forward.ny.gov/new-york-state-pause
· Graduation Interim Guidance (updated June 14, 2020): https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2020/06/doh_covid19_updatedgraduationguidance_061420.pdf
· If you have questions or complaints regarding your business operations, please contact the Finger Lakes Regional Control Room: flnyf@esd.ny.gov To file a complaint about a business, location or incident in your community you can call 1-833-789-0470 or https://mylicense.custhelp.com/app/ask Businesses that are not in compliance with the Governor’s executive order may be penalized.
· The Nursing Home hotline number is 833-249-8499 or go to the link for the online form: https://ag.ny.gov/nursinghomes
· ROC COVID-19 Health Screener: This symptom tracker for the Greater Rochester region is a scientific study collected aggregate data by zip code to track hot spots of COVID-19. The data will potentially show how the virus may be spreading, identify areas that may be at risk and determine how our efforts are working to slow the spread. You can participate by taking the daily survey whether you are having symptoms or are feeling healthy. It just takes a few seconds. To learn more go to: https://www.roccovid.org/index.html
· Mental Health
§ Everyone reacts differently to stressful situations and having to socially distance yourself from someone you love can be difficult. Below are resources that can help you connect to a professional that can help you through these challenging times:
§ Care + Crisis Helpline is available 24/7 at 585-283-5200 or text ‘Talk’ to 741741
NEW YORK STATE RESTRICTIONS / GUIDANCE
· New Yorkers who have recovered from COVID-19 are encouraged to donate blood.
Here’s information on how to donate or for the American Red Cross Donation Program, https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/dlp/plasma-donations-from-recovered-covid-19-patients.html
· Complaints regarding businesses are being referred to the State Department of Labor via online form https://labor.ny.gov/workerprotection/laborstandards/coronavirus-complaints.shtm or phone: 1-833-789-0470.
Links to Genesee Orleans County Health Department/below
https://www.instagram.com/GOHEALTHNY/
Link to READY GENESEE
http://readydl.com/landing/eoc36037/index.html
Link to Orleans Aware