50 dead in Monroe County as confirmed COVID-19 cases reach 768

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As of Sunday, April 12, 2020, the Monroe County Department of Health has confirmed 50 people have died amid 768 positive coronavirus tests in the county.

Five of those reported deaths happened earlier this week. Of those who have died:

  • 2 were between 40 and 59-years-old
  • 21 were between 60 and 79-years-old
  • 23 were between 80 and 99-years-old

Of the 768 cases, 26 are new as of Sunday afternoon.

The cases include the following patients, by age and gender:

  • One boy and one girl under 10
  • 10 between 10 and 19, 4 male and 6 female
  • 92 are in their 20s, 21 men and 71 women
  • 127 are in their 30s, 49 men and 7 women
  • 87 are in their 40s, 34 men and 53 women
  • 117 are in their 50s, 55 men and 62 women
  • 118 are in their 60s, 58 men and 60 women
  • 96 are in their 70s, 52 men and 44 women
  • 67 are in their 80s, 28 men and 39 women
  • 42 are in their 90s, 15 men and 27 women

Ninety-seven people are currently hospitalized as of Sunday afternoon, 36 of whom are in the ICU. The county says 520 are in quarantine, while 223 are in isolation

Of the total cases, 434 have recovered from isolation, according to the data.

Out of 6,833 tests, 6,065 have come back negative.

An interactive dashboard showing this information from the Monroe County Department of Health can be found online here.

Genesee County

70 people have tested positive for the virus as of Friday afternoon. One person has died of coronavirus.

The person who died was over the age of 65 and had underlying health conditions. No other information was released.

A total of 98 people are in mandatory quarantine.

20 people have recovered.

There have been 319 negative test results in the county.

Livingston County

34 positive test results have come in as of Friday morning. Three people have died – a man in his 20s in Caledonia, and two Avon women in their 80s who both had underlying health issues, according to health officials.

Two new cases were confirmed Thursday: The Avon woman in her 80s who died and a Livonia woman in her 40s. Two people who lived with the Avon woman are under mandatory quarantine, according to Livingston County Department of Health officials.

The county says there is the potential that one of the 34 patients may have exposed others to the virus on Friday, April 3 at the Dollar General in Livonia between 3:30 – 4 p.m.

If you were at this location during this time and are experiencing a fever, a dry cough, or shortness of breath, please contact the Livingston County Department of Health at (585) 243-7270.

There have been 312 negative test results in the county.

Ontario County

67 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Ontario County as of Saturday evening, with nine new cases confirmed. Ten people are in the hospital.

The county says 616 tests have come back negative.

106 people are in quarantine or isolation, and 32 have recovered.

The Steuben County Department of Health says a resident in its county visited the Canandaigua Wegmans on April 3 within 48 hours of being symptomatic. Individuals who visited the location in that time frame are asked to monitor for symptoms.

Orleans County

24 people have tested positive for the virus as of Friday afternoon, according to county officials. There are 56 people under mandatory quarantine.

No one has died from coronavirus in Orleans County.

Six people have recovered.

218 tests have come back negative in the county.

Seneca County

13 people have been confirmed to have the virus in Seneca County as of Friday morning. One person, a man in his late 60s, died from coronavirus. Three patients have been hospitalized.

“We send our most heartfelt condolences on behalf of Seneca County to his family,” said C. Mitchell Rowe, Seneca County Manager.

40 people are under quarantine.

Three people have recovered.

Steuben County

As of Sunday, there have been 154 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Steuben County.

Eleven patients have died – most recently, a 82-year-old man from Hornell who died at a nursing home.

Many of the positive diagnoses stem from testing of residents and employees at a Hornell-area nursing home.

Officials say one or more patients reported visiting the following locations in the period in which they first began feeling symptoms or within 48 hours of becoming symptomatic:

  • Hornell Gardens – March 29-April 9
  • Tops (Bath) – April 3
  • St. James ER , Hornell – April 4-5
  • Hornell Animal Hospital – April 4
  • McDonald’s, Bath (Drive-thru) – April 6
  • Kindred at Home, Corning – April 7-9
  • Save-a-Lot in Hornell – April 7
  • Community Bank drive-thru, Hornell – April 8
  • Kwik-Fill, Hornell – April 8
  • Woodlawn Cemetery, Canisteo – April 8
  • McDonald’s drive-thru (Corning) – April 8
  • Kwik-Fill, Horseheads – April 9
  • Dunkin’ Donuts, Hornell – April 9
  • Burger King, Hornell – April 9
  • Southpoint Correctional Facility – April 4-7
  • Elderwood Nursing Home – April 7-9
  • Dunkin’ Donuts (Corning) – April 7
  • B&D Stoves in Howard – March 22-28
  • Bluebird Trail Farm in Caton – March 27-April 1
  • Arc of Steuben County Van Scoter IRA – March 30
  • Hornell Aldi – March 31 (Afternoon/Evening)
  • Hornell Walmart – March 31 (Afternoon/Evening), April 6 (Afternoon), April 7 (Early Morning)
  • Hornell Wegmans – Evening of March 31, Morning of April 1. Afternoon of April 6, Afternoon of April 8
  • Dudley Poultry in Middlesex – April 3
  • Canandaigua Walmart – April 3
  • Fred and Harriet Taylor Health Center, Bath – April 3
  • Giovanni’s Pizzeria, Hornell – April 3
  • Post Office in Bath – April 1 – 2
  • Burger King drive through in Corning – April 1
  • Rite Aid, Bath – April 1
  • Save a Lot, Bath – April 1
  • Kwik Fill, Hammondsport – April 2
  • Pilot in Kanona – April 6th
  • Ready, Set, Grow Child Care Center in Corning – April 6 – 8
  • 7-Eleven in Corning – April 7
  • Dunkin Donuts drive through in Corning – April 8
  • Arby’s drive through in Bath – April 9

In the case of Giovanni’s Pizzeria, officials say a patient who had tested positive for the virus broke quarantine and went to the location.

Anyone was at any of these places on these dates who may be experiencing symptoms should contact their primary care provider.

Out of 147 confirmed cases, 37 people have recovered.

Wayne County

Thirty seven positive cases have been confirmed as of Friday morning. No one has died. The ages and genders of some of these patients are as follows:

  • 1 child under age 10
  • 4 cases in their 20s
  • 5 cases in their 30s – all women
  • 2 cases in their 40s – all men
  • 7 people in their 50s
  • 8 people in their 60s
  • 9 people in their 70s
  • 1 woman in her 80s

The county says 554 people have been tested. Of those tests, 517 have come back negative.

12 of the cases have resolved.

Wayne County Public Health officials are strongly recommending wearing a cloth mask or face covering at all times if you go out for an essential trip in public.

Wyoming County

Thirty three people have tested positive for coronavirus, as of Friday afternoon, one of whom has died.

Of those 33 patients, eight are from the county’s northwest quadrant (Attica, Bennington, Orangeville and Sheldon), seven are from the southeast quadrant (Arcade, Eagle, Java, Wethersfield), three are from the southwest quadrant (Castile, Gainesville, Genesee Falls and Pike), 15 are from the northeast quadrant (Covington, Middlebury, Perry and Warsaw) and one is outside the county with no close contacts in the area.

The person who died lived in the northeast quadrant.

Eighteen of the 33 patients in the county have recovered.

Yates County

Three cases have been confirmed as of Friday afternoon. Seven people are in quarantine. One person is hospitalized. The county said 99 tests have come back negative.

Two people have recovered.

Deborah Minor, Yates County Public Health Director, is urging people to use cloth face coverings when they are going out in public, but reminds people that it is not a substitute for social distancing.

“These coverings help to slow the spread, primarily by reducing the risk of someone giving the virus to others – especially when that someone may have the virus but does not know it,” Minor said.

— WHAM 13

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