For the first time since late spring, there have been more than 100 new COVID-19 cases reported in Genesee County in back-to-back weeks.
For the week of Sept. 14, there were 123 new positive tests reported to the Genesee County Health Department. For the week of Sept. 21, there were 115.
New case reports were well below 100 most weeks throughout the summer.
The county only has data on cases reported from labs or people who did at-home tests and took it upon themselves to report their positive tests to the county. People who test at home but don't report their results are not included in the count. The total number of lab-based positives for the past week is 91.
One death from COVID-related causes was reported in the past week, bringing the total number of Genesee County residents who have died from the disease to 201.
According to the CDC, the county's current transmission risk is "medium."
