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County reports 75 new COVID-19 cases, local positivity rate 10.5 percent, 266 active cases

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Press release:

  • Genesee County received 75 new positive cases of COVID-19.
    • The new positive cases reside in Alabama, Alexander, Batavia, Bethany, Bergen, Byron, Corfu, Darien, Elba, Le Roy, Oakfield and Stafford.
    • The individuals are in their 0-19s, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s.
    • Fifty-seven of the previous positive individuals have recovered and have been removed from the isolation list.
    • Sixteen of the positive individuals are hospitalized.
    • Seven of the new positive cases are residents at Le Roy Village Green.
    • Three of the new positive cases are residents at Genesee Senior Living.
    • One of the new positive cases are residents at Premier Genesee.
    • Due to the increased positive cases reported yesterday, there was a mistake in calculating the number of active cases…today’s number has been corrected.
  • Orleans County received 44 new positive cases of COVID-19.
    • The new positive cases reside in Albion, Carlton, Clarendon, Gaines, Kendall, Murray, Ridgeway, Shelby and Yates.
    • The individuals are in their 0-19s, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s.
    • Two of the individuals were on mandatory quarantine prior to testing positive.
    • Nineteen of the previous positive individuals have recovered and have been removed from the isolation list.
    • Seven of the current positive individuals are hospitalized.
    • One of the new positives is a resident of Orchard Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.
    • One of the new positives is an inmate of the Orleans Correctional Facility.

Percent positive seven-day average as of Dec. 20, 2021 (https://forward.ny.gov/percentage-positive-results-county-dashboard):

  • Genesee:  10.5 percent
  • Orleans:  8.7 percent

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