GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/52 new positive cases reported

o Data Update –4/26/21
o Genesee County reporting 22 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 5020 positive cases
from the weekend and today. The County is having IT issues and the breakdown will be updated
as soon as the issue is fixed, hopefully in the next day
.

 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)
 1 of the new positive individuals was a resident of the NYS Veteran’s Home.

o Orleans County reporting 30 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 2842
positive cases from the weekend and today.

 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, 60’s and 80’s.
 3 of the current positive individuals were on mandatory quarantine prior to
testing positive

 38 of the previous positive individuals have recovered and have been removed
from the isolation list.
 3 of the current positive individuals are hospitalized.
 2 of the new positive individuals are inmates at the Albion Correctional Facility

New York State Fatality Data: http://bit.lu/NYSFatalityData 

Genesee and Orleans County COVID-19 Map

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

Vaccine Update: Both counties are offering vaccination clinic registration via phone –
these numbers are for COVID Vaccination Registration ONLY.

In Genesee call (585) 815-7168

In Orleans call (585) 589-3170.

For both numbers ask for the vaccine registration help line. The vaccine registration help line is NOT associated with either Public Health Department. The individuals who answer the phone can ONLY assist with registering for a COVID-19 clinic, they cannot answer COVID-related questions.

ALL New Yorkers 16 and over are eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Visit the GO Health
Vaccination Page (http://bit.ly/GOHealthVaccination) to check for upcoming
Vaccination Clinics.

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

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 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

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