ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Officials from the Monroe County Department of Public Health reported 639 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, pushing the county over 1,000 new cases this weekend after 454 new cases were reported Saturday.
Monroe County is now averaging 618 new cases per day over the past week and the seven-day rolling average positivity rate has climbed to 10.1%, the highest it’s been since the beginning of the pandemic.
For the fourth straight day, officials reported zero new COVID-19 deaths for the county, leaving the to-date total at 592.
Health officials say 879 people in the Finger Lakes region are hospitalized with the virus, including 134 who are being treated in an IUC.
According to the health department, the region has 31% available hospital capacity, and 27% available ICU capacity.
According to the state’s surge and flex plan, if a region’s hospital capacity trends to 90%, it would initiate a red zone designation which would effectively shut down all non-essential businesses.
Ages of the new cases are as follows:
| 10 | Female under 10 |
| 13 | Male under 10 |
| 33 | Female 10-19 |
| 39 | Male 10-19 |
| 61 | Female in her 20s |
| 54 | Male in his 20s |
| 1 | Non-binary in 20s |
| 1 | Blank in 20s |
| 48 | Female in 30s |
| 47 | Male in his 30s |
| 1 | Non-binary in 30s |
| 39 | Female in her 40s |
| 27 | Male in his 40s |
| 62 | Female in 50s |
| 41 | Male in his 50s |
| 48 | Female in her 60s |
| 34 | Male in his 60s |
| 29 | Female in her 70s |
| 13 | Male in his 70s |
| 18 | Female in her 80s |
| 6 | Male in his 80s |
| 11 | Female in her 90s |
| 2 | Male in his 90s |
| Female 100+ | |
| Male 100+ | |
| 639 | TOTAL NEW CASES |