GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/41 new positive cases reported/12 hospitalized

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

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