GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/65 new positive cases reported/14 hospitalized

o Data Update –4/5/21

o Genesee County reporting 47 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 4721 positive cases which includes the weekend data.

§ 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.

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

§ 9 of the current positive individuals are hospitalized.

§ 12 of the new positive individuals are inmates at the Genesee County Jail.

o Orleans County reporting 18 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 2601 positive cases which includes the weekend data.

§ 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 and 60’s.

§ 1 of the new positive individuals was on mandatory quarantine prior to testing positive.

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

§ 5 of the current positive individuals are hospitalized.

§ 5 of the new positive individuals are inmates of the Albion Correctional Facility.

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

The State updates the raw 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 and Orleans County COVID-19 Map

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

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

Vaccine Update: Visit the GO Health Vaccination Page (https://bit.ly/GOHealthVaccine) to check for upcoming Vaccination Clinics. All of our clinics are targeted for Genesee and Orleans County residents. o As of March 30, 2021 anyone 30 years of age and older are eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine along with the other priority groups. The state also announced that all residents age 16 and older will be eligible to receive the vaccines on April 6.

The Finger Lakes Vaccine Hub has launched a Finger Lakes Region Vaccine Finder: https://flvaccinehub.org/getting-your-vaccine/#vaccine-finder

https://am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/.

o To register for the Genesee County or Orleans County Testing Clinics please go to: https://orleanscountyny.com/covid19testing/

NY Forward Rapid Test Program: https://forward.ny.gov/ny-forward-rapid-test-program

If the clinics are closed please check the NYS COVID-19 Drive through test sites: Call New York State Department of Health Testing Appointments Call 1-888-364-3065 or o Monroe Community College – testing by appointment only: https://www.monroecc.edu/index.php?id=29078 o Niagara County Community College – https://covid19screening.health.ny.gov/covid-19-screening/

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