Data Update –1/19/21
o Genesee County received 168 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 3453 positive cases.
§ The new positive cases reside in the:
· West Region (Alabama, Darien, Pembroke)
· Central Region (Alexander, Batavia, Bethany, Elba, Oakfield)
· East Region (Bergen, Byron, LeRoy, Pavilion, Stafford)
§ The individuals are in their 0-19’s, 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s.
§ Correction: The following cases were double counted and have been retracted from the today’s total number of positive cases; A case in his/her 20’s from Batavia, a case in his/her 50’s from Leroy, and a case in his/her 80’s from Batavia.
§ 220 of the previous positive individuals have recovered and have been removed from the isolation list.
§ Correction: 14 recoveries have been retracted from today’s number as these individuals are nursing home residents. Persons reported recovered are community members only.
§ 11 of the positive individuals are hospitalized.
§ 2 of the new cases are inmates at the Buffalo Federal Detention Center.
§ Correction: 3 cases previously reported are residents at Leroy Village Green.
o Orleans County received 56 new positive cases of COVID-19 from Friday afternoon through Tuesday morning for a total of 1918 positive cases.
§ The positive cases reside in the:
· West Region (Yates, Ridgeway, Shelby)
· Central Region (Carlton, Gaines, Albion, Barre)
· East Region (Kendall, Murray, Clarendon)
§ The individuals are in their 0-19’s, 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.
§ 3 of the new positive individuals were on quarantine prior to testing positive.
§ 147 of the previous positive individuals have recovered and have been removed from the isolation.
§ 18 of the current positive individuals are hospitalized.
§ 3 of the new positive cases are residents of Orchard Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.
§ 2 of the new positive cases are inmates at the Albion Correctional Facility. § 1 of the new positive cases is an inmate at the Orleans Correctional Facility.
COVID-19 related fatality data: The Health Departments are only able to report the number of COVID-related deaths that are provided to us by the hospitals, nursing homes and family members. The hospitals and nursing homes are not required to report these deaths to the local health departments, but have been as they are able. Due to the number of cases over the last 10 months data hasn’t been provided locally on a regular basis. We do not have real-time fatality data provided by the NYS Department of Health which receives the data from death certificates, hospital and nursing home reporting. NYSDOH recently updated their COVID-19 related fatalities which has resulted in a significant increase for Genesee County as we previously reported. The State updates the data as they receive it and can be seen here: https://covid19tracker.health.ny.gov/views/NYS-COVID19-Tracker/NYSDOHCOVID-19Tracker-Fatalities?%3Aembed=yes&%3Atoolbar=no&%3Atabs=n
The counties will continue to report the COVID-related fatalities as we receive them locally in the narrative and update the fatality total number of deaths on a weekly basis only. Today’s data reflects that reconciliation with the State data.
Link to map: Genesee Orleans Wyoming COVID-19 Case Tracker (arcgis.com)
School Guidance: Click here to access the COVID-19 Report Card.
Percent Positive 7-day average as of 01/14/21 (https://forward.ny.gov/percentage-positive-results-county-dashboard):
Genesee: 7.2% down by 2.1% from previous report
Orleans: 8.3% down by .7% from previous report
To review the raw positive data for each of the counties click the following link: https://covid19tracker.health.ny.gov/views/NYS-COVID19-Tracker/NYSDOHCOVID-19Tracker-Map?%3Aembed=yes&%3Atoolbar=no&%3Atabs=n
Vaccine Information: Based on this week’s vaccine allocations (distribution) and a vaccine transfer from the Finger Lakes Vaccine Hub, we expect to be able to vaccinate 1,600 this week, which includes the pharmacy providers in both counties, the hospitals in both counties and both Health Departments.
At this time all appointments are full, however we encourage you to keep monitoring in case people have canceled. People are encouraged to cancel their appointment if they are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, the flu or a cold; if they have been placed on mandatory quarantine because they are identified as a close contact to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19; or they can’t make the appointment for any other reason. C
Canceling the appointment as soon as you are aware you can’t make it will open up a new appointment for someone else. Please make sure you cancel using the information on your confirmation sheet or by calling the provider.
The health departments cannot cancel appointments for other providers. To check for vaccination clinics in Genesee and Orleans Counties please go to: http://bit.ly/39bfElNGOHealthVaccine
We are currently scheduling Point of Dispensing (POD) mass vaccination clinics for Priority Groups 1A and 1B.
To check your eligibility to either of these groups go to: https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/phased-distribution-vaccine#phase-1a—phase-1b
Links for pre-registration are updated on a week to week basis based on vaccine availability. If appointments become full, please check the state vaccine web page: https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/ or the GO Health Vaccine web page: http://bit.ly/39bfElNGOHealthVaccine or check with your primary care provider or pharmacy.
Due to high traffic volume, the registration links may temporarily become unavailable. Please continue to try again if experiencing any errors with registration. The process of getting the vaccine out to priority groups and eventually the general public is going to take many weeks, months. For more information about the vaccine and access for those who are 65 and older who do NOT have internet access, please contact your respective Office for the Aging (OFA).
For Genesee OFA please call 585-813-2457 for COVID-19 Vaccine assistance between 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and leave a message and someone will return the call.
For Orleans OFA please call 585-589-3191 between 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and leave a message if you get voicemail and someone will return the call.
The OFA offices can only assist with the clinic links as they are available. The system has been experiencing slowdowns and crashing due to high volume. Please be patient and try again later.
The NYS Department of Health has set up various opportunities for vaccination. As of January 11, 2021, New Yorkers in Phase 1a and segments of Phase 1b are eligible for the vaccines. ALL VACCINATIONS ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. Eligible groups include doctors, nurses and health care workers, people age 65 and over, first responders, teachers, public transit workers, grocery store workers and public safety workers. Residents and staff at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities will continue to be vaccinated through a federal program, which the state is providing resources to accelerate.
· Health care workers who are part of Phase 1a will continue to be vaccinated at hospitals and other clinical settings.
· People age 65 and over will primarily be vaccinated at pharmacies and other sites that are part of the “retail network.” Please go to your pharmacy website for more information on vaccine availability and to make appointments. Do not call the pharmacies for COVID-19 vaccine as they do not have the staff to handle the calls. Currently, by direction of NY State, pharmacies can only provide COVID-19 vaccine to those 65 and older. · Public employees (for example, police departments, public school teachers and MTA employees) will primarily be vaccinated through their groups’ relevant health programs or as organized by their unions.
To see who are currently included in the 1A and 1B priority groups go to: https://apps.health.ny.gov/doh2/applinks/cdmspr/2/counties?OpID=50500884
For Genesee County 585-344-2580 ext. 5555 or e-mail Health.Dept@co.genesee.ny.us. For Orleans County 585-589-3278 or OCPublicHealth@orleanscountyny.gov.
To check eligibility go to https://am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/.
The vaccine availability is limited and determined by the state. For more information on when it will be available for the general public keep checking our websites or the NYS Department of Health website: https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/
GENESEE COUNTY ANNOUNCES UPCOMING COVID-19 RAPID TESTING SCHEDULE
Those interested in getting a test must register on-line
Press release
BATAVIA, NY – Genesee County announced a new schedule for free drive-thru COVID-19 self-administered rapid testing for residents who are asymptomatic (no symptoms, not feeling sick, etc.).
Free testing will be available on Tuesday, January 19th and Tuesday, January 26th from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. The testing will continue at Genesee County Emergency Management Office & Fire Training Facility, at 7690 State Street Road in the Town of Batavia.
To schedule a test, you must register on-line at https://on.ny.gov/3beJV5T. Anyone needing additional help for online registration may contact the Genesee County Health Department at 585-344-2580 ext. 5555.
As a reminder, anyone who had a recent potential exposure to COVID-19 should not recommended to be tested until at least 5 days have passed since the exposure.
In addition to registering for the test, please keep in mind the following guidelines:
· Make sure you have a pen in your vehicle.
· Everyone in the vehicle is to have their mask on when they pull up at the testing site.
· A parent or guardian must be present for any individual under 18 who is going to be tested.
· Those who are tested could get a call fairly quickly from an unknown number; please answer the phone as staff cannot leave messages and can only give results to the individuals tested or the guardian of those under 18 years of age.
Quarantine and Isolation Update:
New guidance for those on mandatory and precautionary quarantine as long as you have no symptoms: for community members, travelers and healthcare personnel (with exceptions): Consistent with recent CDC guidance, quarantine for individuals exposed to COVID-19 can end after ten days without a testing requirement if no symptoms have been reported during the quarantine period.
o Individuals must continue daily symptom monitoring through Day 14;
o Individuals must be counseled to continue strict adherence to all recommended non-pharmaceutical interventions, including hand hygiene and the use of face-coverings, through Day 14.
o Individuals must be advised that if any symptoms develop, they should immediately self-isolate and contact the local public health authority or their healthcare provider to report this change in clinical status and determine if they should seek testing. For those who work as healthcare professionals at Nursing Homes, Adult Care Facilities, certified as Enhanced Assisted Living Residences (EALR) or licensed as Assisted Living Programs (ALP):
o Individuals can be released from quarantine after 10 days of being symptom free, however they are still furloughed (not able to report for work) for the full 14 days.
o Individuals will have to continue to self-monitor the entire 14 days. Individuals must be counseled to continue strict adherence to all recommended non-pharmaceutical interventions, including hand hygiene and the use of face-covering, through Day 14.
o Individuals must be advised that if any symptoms develop, they should immediately self-isolate and contact their supervisor. These quarantine requirements are also applicable to travelers who are not essential workers and/or who did not complete the testing requirements described in Executive Order 205.2.
o If you believe you are a contact or have been notified you are a contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, it may take a few days for contact tracers to initially contact you due to the volume of contacts. Please self-quarantine, even if you are feeling fine. Stay away from other household members, use separate bathroom facilities (or sanitize after each use), have meals delivered. If you start to feel ill, contact your primary care provider and let them know you were exposed to or tested positive for COVID-19. o If you are being tested for COVID-19 it is important that you self-quarantine until you get your test results whether you have symptoms or not.
If you are symptomatic, meaning you are coughing, have a fever or other symptoms, self-quarantine even if you are an essential worker until you get your results back, if you have COVID-19 you may be spreading it! That means to stay home and limit contact with other people, even in your household.
Mental Health Resources:
Care+Crisis Helpline: 585-283-5200 or text ‘Talk’ to 741741
Genesee County Mental Health Department: 585-344-1421
Orleans County Mental Health Department: 585-589-7066