Ontario County: One death, 54 new COVID-19 positive cases
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HOPEWELL One death from COVID-19 was reported today to Ontario County Public Health, bringing the total to 72 since the start of the pandemic.
Also, 54 new positive cases all of them acquired in the community were reported Jan. 12, meaning that 4,350 Ontario County residents have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the pandemic s start.
Many of the cases are related household contacts, community cases, several unknown exposures, and several staff members are still investigating.
There are 1,108 COVID-19 positive individuals who are being isolated. This is in addition to 694 mandatory quarantines (contacts of positive cases) totaling 1,802 in the isolation and quarantine category.
COVID-19 vaccine rollout ‘frustrating’ in Ontario County
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Residents are eager to be vaccinated against COVID-19, while a limited supply of vaccine and resources is “frustrating,” Ontario County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jack Marren said Monday.
Ontario County has received 300 doses of the vaccine, with 200 of those from the state and 100 sourced locally from Clifton Springs, said Marren. The Victor town supervisor, Marren serves on the governor’s regional control room committee for the Finger Lakes region, which monitors reopening plans based on COVID-19.
“We are in Phase 1B, but we are only one-half through Phase 1A,” said Marren, referring to the limited amount of vaccine available for the growing number of people now eligible to be vaccinated.
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Here are the COVID-19 numbers as of the afternoon of Dec. 29, as reported by Ontario County Public Health.
As of Tuesday, one person has died, upping the total to 56 since the pandemic started.
As of now, 3,086 Ontario County residents have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.
There are 87 new cases; 86 are community-acquired (not in long-term care) and one is in long-term care.
Many of the cases are related current positives, school-age children, household contacts, social gathering attendees, one reinfection, assisted living congregant care, community cases and several unknown exposures, public health officials said.
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HOPEWELL Ontario County Public Health is investigating a cluster of 10 COVID-19 cases tied to a funeral in Geneva earlier this month.
The funeral was held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 11 at St. Paul’s Full Baptist Church, 76 East North St. The family name was not released for privacy reasons, according to health department officials. An obituary notice of a person with a funeral that morning and location indicates that those who attend must wear masks and social distance.
The county health department’s nursing staff is in the process of investigating and contact tracing the cases. Several individuals who have attended the funeral have tested positive for COVID-19, health officials said.