{"id":17491,"date":"2020-06-11T16:13:37","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T20:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=17491"},"modified":"2020-06-11T16:13:37","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T20:13:37","slug":"batavia-person-who-attended-the-march-for-justice-on-sunday-has-tested-positive-for-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/06\/11\/batavia-person-who-attended-the-march-for-justice-on-sunday-has-tested-positive-for-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/Person who attended the &#8220;March for Justice&#8221; on Sunday has tested positive for COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>The Genesee County Health Department received notification that a<br>Genesee County resident who attended the \u201cMarch for Justice\u201d event on<br>Sunday, June 7th in Batavia has tested positive for COVID-19. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The individual did not know they were positive prior to attending the event but exhibited symptoms associated to COVID-19 at the event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The individual reported to have been wearing a mask the entire time they were at the event from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently three close contacts have been placed under mandatory quarantine in Genesee County and two additional close contacts reside outside of the county.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAlthough the warmer weather is here, COVID-19 is still very much in our<br>communities\u201d stated Paul Pettit, Public Health Director of Genesee and<br>Orleans County Health Departments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe must continue to take actions to decrease the spread of the virus by wearing masks, practicing social distancing, washing hands regularly for 20 seconds with soap and water, and avoiding large crowds such as social events and parties.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pettit also mentioned that an increase in cases may slow down the<br>reopening of businesses in our region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur region must maintain a set of metrics in order to continue the phased reopening in our region. If we see a spike in cases or hospitalizations, the reopening process will either be delayed or stopped depending on the metrics.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click here to view the<br>NYS COVID-19 Regional Metrics Dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forward.ny.gov\/covid-19-regional-metrics-dashboard\">https:\/\/forward.ny.gov\/covid-19-regional-metrics-dashboard<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Although the exposure risk is low, anyone who attended the \u201cMarch for<br>Justice\u201d is encouraged to monitor their symptoms for 14 days from the event until June 21st. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If symptoms develop, contact your primary care<br>provider or click here to find a testing site near you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coronavirus.health.ny.gov\/find-test-site-near-you\">https:\/\/coronavirus.health.ny.gov\/find-test-site-near-you<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Governor Cuomo is also urging all people who attended a protest or rally to get a COVID-19 test (please click the link above to find a testing site near you).<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Symptoms of COVID-19 may include: a fever of 100.4 or greater,<br>fatigue, loss of taste and and\/or smell, headache, cough or difficulty<br>breathing, sore throat, congestion, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release The Genesee County Health Department received notification that aGenesee County resident who attended the \u201cMarch for Justice\u201d event onSunday, June 7th in Batavia has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual did not know they were positive prior to attending the event but exhibited symptoms associated to COVID-19 at \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/06\/11\/batavia-person-who-attended-the-march-for-justice-on-sunday-has-tested-positive-for-covid-19\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[2053],"class_list":["post-17491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-batavia","tag-covid-19"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-4y7","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20078,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/10\/16\/genesee-orleans-health-dept-covid-19-update-student-tests-positive-at-boces-campus-in-batavia\/","url_meta":{"origin":17491,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE ORLEANS\/Health Dept.\/COVID-19 Update\/Student tests positive at BOCES Campus in Batavia","author":"aka","date":"October 16, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"New Cases \u2013 As of 2:00 p.m. October 16, 2020 o Genesee County received 0 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 345 positive cases \u00a7 Two of the previous positive individuals have recovered and have been released from mandatory isolation. \u00a7 25 new individuals are on precautionary\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Genesee County&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Genesee County","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/genesee-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/10-16-Copy.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/10-16-Copy.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/10-16-Copy.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/10-16-Copy.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14914,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/03\/17\/genesee-county-person-tests-positive-for-covid-19\/","url_meta":{"origin":17491,"position":1},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Person tests positive for COVID-19","author":"aka","date":"March 17, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"COVID-19 Response Update \u201cOn March 17, 2020 one resident in Genesee County tested positive for novel COVID-19 (coronavirus)\u201d stated Paul Pettit, Director of Genesee and Orleans Counties Departments of Health. 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