GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/59 new positive cases reported

o Data Update –2/8/2021

o Genesee County received 33 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 3958 positive cases which includes the data covering the weekend.

§ 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.

§ 57 of the previous positive individuals have recovered and have been removed from the isolation list.

§ 18 of the current positive individuals are hospitalized.

o Orleans County received 26 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 2291 positive cases which includes the data covering the weekend.

§ 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, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s.

§ 6 of the new positive individuals were on quarantine prior to testing positive.

§ 44 of the previous positive individuals have recovered and have been removed from the isolation list.

§ 3 of the current positive individuals are hospitalized.

§ 7 of the new positive individuals are residents of The Villages of Orleans Health & Rehab.

§ 3 of the new positive individuals is an inmate at the Orleans Correctional Facility.

§ Orleans County is currently seeing an increase of positive cases in non-county regulated facilities, which is increasing the daily positivity rate.

The State updates the positive and fatality data as they receive it and can be seen here: http://bit.ly/NYSFatalityData The data is updated on Fridays with the latest data.

Genesee Orleans Wyoming COVID-19 Case Tracker (arcgis.com)

School Guidance: Click here to access the COVID-19 Report Card School Report (ny.gov)

Percent Positive 7/14 – day average click here (https://forward.ny.gov/percentage-positive-results-county-dashboard) 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

To schedule a Vaccine

CV19 CheckUp: Learn about what your risk is to get COVID-19 and how to limit your risk. CV19 CheckUp is free, confidential, and easy to use. It is designed to help you be safer and healthier during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://newyork.cv19checkup.org/

211 Now Available for COVID-19 Info: Individuals across our region can now call 211 to get COVID-19 information and clinic updates (scheduling appointments through 211 is not available at this time). When calling 211, individuals should choose the “COVID information” prompt to get connected with a staff member who can assist. The hotline is open 24/7. To avoid long wait times, please encourage individuals to call outside of normal business hours. A call-back function is also available.

Rapid COVID-19 Testing Clinics
Click here to register for the  upcoming rapid testing clinics in Genesee.
Please complete the Rapid COVID-19  Test Intake Form and bring it with you to your appointment.

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