o Data Update –4/9/21
o Genesee County reporting 15 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 4797 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 19-20’s, 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 90’s.
11 of the previous positive individuals have recovered and have been removed
from the isolation list.
5 of the current positive individuals are hospitalized.
2 of the new positive individuals are inmates at the Genesee County Jail.
1 of the new positive individuals is a resident of the New York State Veterans’
Home at Batavia
o Orleans County reporting 8 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 2646 positive
cases.
The positive cases reside in the:
West Region (Yates, Ridgeway, Shelby)
Central Region (Carlton, Gaines, Albion, Barre)
1 of the new positive individuals was on mandatory quarantine prior to testing
positive.
8 of the previous positive individuals have recovered and have been removed
from the isolation list.
2 of the current positive individuals are hospitalized.
1 of the new positive individuals is an inmate at the Albion Correctional
Facility.
One of yesterday’s positive individuals was determined not to be an Orleans
County resident, therefore that individual was removed from our count and
yesterday’s positive count was 16 new positives totaling 2638.
Click here to view the Genesee and Orleans County online map of confirmed cases. Genesee and Orleans County COVID-19 Map
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.
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.
o After testing, go home to wait for your results…do NOT go out in public.
o 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/covid19-screening/
New York State Resource and Data Links:
o Vaccine Information: https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/covid-19-vaccinetracker This now includes the county breakdown.
o To learn more about the businesses and restrictions go to https://forward.ny.gov/ny-forward
o NY Forward Rapid Test Program: https://forward.ny.gov/ny-forward-rapid-test-program
o Percent Positive 7/14 – day average click here (https://forward.ny.gov/percentage-positiveresults-county-dashboard)
o School Guidance: Click here to access the COVID-19 Report Card. School Report (ny.gov)
o Raw positive data for each of the counties click the following link:
https://covid19tracker.health.ny.gov/views/NYS-COVID19-Tracker/NYSDOHCOVID-19TrackerMap?%3Aembed=yes&%3Atoolbar=no&%3Atabs=n
o To learn more about large gatherings, quarantines and travel go to:
https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/travel-large-gatherings-and-quarantines#quarantines