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
