GENESEE/ORLEANS/Responsible contact with wildlife and strays

Press release With the arrival of spring, the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments (GO Health) are encouraging residents not to touch wildlife – including baby animals. Touching wildlife disrupts their natural behavior as well as poses risks to both human safety and animal welfare. During the spring months, many …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./Rabies Alert and Bats Awareness Tips

Press release Rabies is a deadly but 100% preventable viral disease of mammals that is most often transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal. The rabies virus attacks the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), ultimately causing disease in the brain and death. Each year, the vast majority …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update – NEW GO Health Website announced

Press release In collaboration with Newbird, Buffalo and funding from The Kresge Foundation, Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments (GO Health) are pleased to announce the launch of the new joint GO Health website. “As chief health strategists for Genesee and Orleans Counties, GO Health has been building our cross …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/22 new positive cases reported, 7 hospitalized

o Data Update 5/7/21 – New data format: We will be reporting the total number of positive cases, ages,number of active cases / mandatory isolation and on Friday’s we will include the NYS FatalityData. We will no longer be reporting by region, facility data, negative and recovered numbers.Hospitalizations and ages …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/Businesses and churches can sign up to have a “Pop up” Vaccination Clinic/Graduation/Prom guidance

If your business or organization is interested in hosting a Pop-up Vaccination Clinic, please fill out the form for GO Health Pop-up Vaccination Clinic: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GOHealthPopUpVaccineClinic Graduation Guidance for End of Academic Year Celebrations: https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2021/04/doh_covid19_updatedgraduationguidance_042721.pdf COVID-19 Vaccination Schedule & Guidance The Finger Lakes Vaccine Hub has launched a Finger Lakes Region …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Single dose COVID-19 Johnson & Johnson vaccination clinics scheduled/Rapid testing clinics also scheduled for next week

Press release The Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments (GO Health) have single dose Johnson & Johnson Janssen (J&J) vaccination clinics with appointments available targeting those who are 18 and older and open for any New York State individuals, who reside, work or study in the state. “The CDC and …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/23 new positive cases reported/7 hospitalized

o Data Update –4/9/21o 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 …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/One death and 36 new positive cases reported

o Data Update –3/15/21 o Genesee County received 26 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 4443 positive cases which includes the data from the weekend. § The new positive cases reside in the: · West Region (Alabama, Darien, Pembroke) · Central Region (Alexander, Batavia, Bethany, Elba, Oakfield) …

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

o Data Update –2/18/21 o Genesee County received 5 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 4092 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, …

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GENESEE ORLEANS COUNTY/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/Two deaths and 235 new positive case reported

Data Update including the weekend data: 12/21/2020o Genesee County received 159 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 1831 positive cases.  The new positive cases reside in Alabama, Alexander, Batavia, Bergen, Byron, Corfu, Darien, Elba, LeRoy, Oakfield, Pavilion and Stafford.  The individuals are in their 0-19’s, …

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