GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/10 new positive cases reported/Elba Pre-K Program will be 100% distance learning until November 9th

New Cases – As of 2:00 p.m. October 28, 2020 o Genesee County received 4 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 362 positive cases. § The new positive cases reside in Batavia, Bergen, Darien, and LeRoy. § The individuals are in their 0-19’s, 40’s, 60’s, and 70’s. …

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WNY/National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week/Public Health Column

October 25th– 31st is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, which is a time when families, community organizations, and local governments join efforts in the fight against lead poisoning in their communities. Lead poisoning in children can lead to hyperactivity, reduced cognitive (thinking) ability, and other permanent, negative health effects. One …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/10 new positive cases reported, 4 hospitalized

New Cases – As of 2:00 p.m. October 27, 2020 o Genesee County received 4 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 358 positive cases. § The new positive cases reside in Batavia, LeRoy, and Pavilion. § The individuals are in their 0-19’s, 30’s, and 60’s. § One …

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ORLEANS COUNTY/Health Alert/People at wedding in Clarendon(Bergen mailing address) may have been exposed to COVID-19

Press release “Individuals who attended a wedding on private property on Acton Road, inthe Town of Clarendon, NY (Bergen mailing address) on Saturday, October17, 2020 may have been exposed to COVID-19,” stated Paul Pettit, PublicHealth Director for Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments. “A significant number of known close contacts …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/24 new positive cases reported/previous case at nursing home has now been identified as negative/64 active community based cases in both counties

New Cases – As of 2:00 p.m. October 26, 2020 o Genesee County received 5 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 354 positive cases § The new positive cases reside in Alabama, Bergen, Bethany, and LeRoy. § The individuals are in their 20’s and 60’s. § The …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/Five new positive cases reported, 5 people are hospitalized

New Cases – As of 2:00 p.m. October 23, 2020 o Genesee County received 2 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 350 positive cases § The new positive cases reside in Darien and Oakfield. § The individuals are in their 20’s and 60’s. § The individuals were …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/Positive case reported at Premier Genesee

New Cases – As of 2:00 p.m. October 22, 2020 o Genesee County received 0 new positive cases of COVID-19 maintaining a total of 348 positive cases § 8 new individuals are on precautionary quarantine due to travel from restricted states. § One of the positive individuals is hospitalized. § …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./Holley High School student tests positive for COVID-19, contact tracing is ongoing along with precautionary cleaning and disinfecting

COVID-19 Update For IMMEDIATE RELEASE “The Orleans County Health Department (OCHD) has received that a Holley High School student has tested positive for COVID-19,” stated Paul Pettit, Director of the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments. “The last day this student was on the Holley campus (MS/HS) was the morning …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/9 new positive cases reported, one is a student at Albion Elementary School, another an inmate at the Buffalo Federal Detention Center

New Cases – As of 2:00 p.m. October 21. 2020 o Genesee County received 3 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 348 positive cases § The new positive cases reside in Batavia and Pembroke. § One of the positive individuals is an inmate at the Buffalo Federal …

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