Press release
o Genesee County received 9 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 323 positive cases
The new positive cases reside in Alabama, Elba, LeRoy, and Oakfield.
Three of the individuals are between 0-20, two individuals are in their 20’s, one individual is in their 40’s, and three individuals are in their 50’s.
Seven individuals were not on mandatory quarantine prior to testing positive.
4 of the previous positive individuals have recovered and have been released from isolation.
8 new individuals are on precautionary quarantine due to travel from restricted states.
One of the positive individuals is hospitalized.
One of the new positive cases is a student at Elba High School. This case was identified in the press release Friday evening. If you were not notified you are not considered a close contact.
5 of the previous positive individuals have recovered and have been released from isolation.
11 new individuals are on precautionary quarantine due to travel from restricted states.
Click here to view the Genesee and Orleans County online map of confirmed cases https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/5f8401b0516247b490934303e3975e49/
Flu Season: With flu season quickly approaching it is important to get your flu shots now to build up immunity. It generally takes 2 weeks before immunity is built up after getting the shot. Once you have the flu vaccine, if you do get the flu, research shows that the vaccination reduces the risk of severe illness.
Getting a flu vaccine can save healthcare resources for the care of patients with COVID-19 and other illnesses. Talk with your primary
care provider today!
School Guidance: The counties have received updated guidance from the New York State Department of Health regarding when/if to send your child to school and when/if staff should report. This has been sent out to all school districts. If you have issues with this guidance or further questions we encourage you to contact your state elected officials or the state
directly as the local counties do not have control over what the state directs.
For the guidance document click the link here: https://orleanscountyny.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/NYSDOH_PreKGr12_Toolkit_093020-2-GOHealth.pdf
For complaints: 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
Districts will be providing the NYS Department of Health with daily data on the number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19.
To access, click the link:
https://schoolcovidreportcard.health.ny.gov/#/home
Nursing Home Visitation: New guidance for skilled nursing facility visitation:https://health.ny.gov/facilities/nursing/docs/2020-09-15_nursing_facility_visitation.pdf
The state is requiring the facilities to have visitors provide proof of negative COVID-19 test results within 7 days of visit. This may result in multiple tests to continue to visit your loved ones. To find additional test sites nearest you, please click here.https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/find-test-site-near-you
Individuals who have questions regarding eligibility or access for testing should call the New York State COVID-19
Hotline at 1-888-364-3065 or visit the NYSDOH website https://covid19screening.health.ny.gov