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While COVID-19 cases have stabilized in Genesee and Orleans counties, the numbers are still much higher than where counties want them, officials said Thursday.
As of Thursday, there were 325 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Genesee and Orleans counties, including 197 in Genesee County. The entire GLOW region had 804 active cases as of Thursday, according to data compiled by the county health departments.
Paul Pettit, public health director for Genesee and Orleans counties, said during the virtual briefing that much of the increase is related to seasonal changes in behavior. This is the typical flu season when health services see a lot of respiratory illnesses. Gatherings are now taking place indoors rather than outdoors, which has resulted in increased contact and increased spread in these settings.
Pettit said data from the Department of Health shows the majority of the spread is occurring in households and places of social gathering.
Pettit also said the majority of cases have been in unvaccinated people. However, the health ministry has seen an increase in breakthrough cases. They began tracking breakthrough cases in August when the Delta variant began to take hold across the country. In Genesee County since August 1, there has been a 30 percent breakthrough in cases of people fully vaccinated. In Orleans County since August 1, there has been a 29% breakthrough in cases for people fully vaccinated.
Pettit said cases of the breakthrough have increased over the past two months. He said the reasons are because more people are getting vaccinated, there are more eligible breakthrough cases. In addition, over time, the vaccine should be boosted to restore protection. Pettit said many of the groundbreaking cases health services are seeing are those who received the vaccine earlier.
As for the omicron variant, while they know it’s in New York state, Petitt said it hasn’t been isolated in Genesee or Orleans counties.
“That doesn’t mean it’s not here. It just means that it was not detected, â€he said.
Pettit reminded people in isolation to get their release letters to answer the phone and engage with health services.
“If we are not able to investigate and we are not able to speak to you to release you, we cannot send the letter,” he said.
Authorities are also reminding people to stay home if they are showing symptoms. He said a lot of people who have had COVID thought they just had a cold.
“Regardless of COVID,†Pettit said, “we don’t want to spread germs anyway. “
Here’s a county-by-county overview of the most recent data:
m Genesee County – From Monday to Thursday, Genesee County reported 197 new cases for a total of 8,989, according to the county’s COVID-19 dashboard.
New cases are less than 20 years old and between 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 and 90 years old.
There are 286 active cases, of which 35 are hospitalized.
There are 131 new recoveries for a total of 8,034. Genesee County has reported the loss of two community residents over the age of 65. There are a total of 147 deaths.
A total of 34,544 people, or 60.1% of the county’s residents, had received at least one dose of the vaccine as of Thursday, according to the New York State Vaccine Dashboard. The number of people who completed the series was 32,100.
m Orleans County – From Monday to Thursday, Orleans County reported 128 new cases for a total of 5,962 positive cases.
The new cases were under 20 and were between 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 and 80 years old.
There are 334 active cases, of which 13 are hospitalized.
There are 123 new recoveries for a total of 5,167. Orleans County has recorded a total of 97 deaths.
A total of 22,536 people, or 55.5% of the county’s residents, had received at least one dose of the vaccine as of Thursday, according to the New York State Vaccine Dashboard. The number of people who completed the series was 20,847.
m Wyoming County – Wyoming County reported 160 active cases and a total of 4,621 cases since the start of the pandemic on Thursday, according to county data.
The number of recoveries is 4,390. There were 71 deaths.
A total of 21,665 people, or 54.0% of the county’s residents, had received at least one dose of the vaccine as of Thursday, according to the New York State Vaccine Dashboard. The number of people who completed the series was 20,021.
m Livingston County – As of Thursday, there were 319 active cases of COVID-19 in Livingston County.
There are 7,701 recoveries. Livingston County has recorded 80 deaths in total.
The state Department of Health reports that as of Thursday, 60.1% of the total population of Livingston County, or 38,001 people, had received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine. 19, and 67.0% of the population aged 18 and over had received at least one. dose. The department reported that 35,391 people had completed a series of vaccines.
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