o Data Update –4/8/21
o Genesee County reporting 24 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 4782 positive cases.
§ The new positive cases reside in the:
· West Region (Alabama, Darien, Pembroke)
· Central Region (Alexander, Batavia, Bethany, Elba, Oakfield)
§ The individuals are in their 19-20’s, 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s.
§ 27 of the previous positive individuals have recovered and have been removed from the isolation list.
§ 8 of the current positive individuals are hospitalized.
o Orleans County reporting 17 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 2639 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 and 60’s.
§ 1 of the new positive individuals was on mandatory quarantine prior to testing positive.
§ 10 of the previous positive individuals have recovered and have been removed from the isolation list.
§ 4 of the current positive individuals are hospitalized.
§ 1 of the new positive individuals is an inmate at the Orleans Correctional Facility.
§ 4 of the new positive individuals are inmates at the Albion 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
Vaccine Update: ALL New Yorkers 16 and over are eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine. 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 April 6, 2021 anyone 16 years of age and older are eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine along with the other priority groups.
Pfizer vaccine is recommended for those 16 and older (those under 18 must have a parent / guardian present when getting the vaccine, check the NYS-run clinics for Pfizer vaccine: https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/).
Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are recommended for those 18 and older.
The Finger Lakes Vaccine Hub has launched a Finger Lakes Region Vaccine Finder: https://flvaccinehub.org/getting-your-vaccine/#vaccine-finder
For FREE Rapid Testing, click here: https://bit.ly/GOHealthTesting the links will be live when there is a clinic scheduled and there are open appointments. Clinics will be limited and determined week-by-week.
New York State Resource and Data Links: · Vaccine Information: https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/covid-19-vaccine-tracker This now includes the county breakdown.
· To learn more about the businesses and restrictions go to https://forward.ny.gov/ny-forward
· NY Forward Rapid Test Program: https://forward.ny.gov/ny-forward-rapid-test-program
· Percent Positive 7/14 – day average click here (https://forward.ny.gov/percentage-positive-results-county-dashboard) · School Guidance: Click here to access the COVID-19 Report Card School Report (ny.gov).
· 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 learn more about large gatherings, quarantines and travel go to: https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/travel-large-gatherings-and-quarantines#quarantines