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Monroe County COVID-19 data: 197 new cases, 5 new deaths

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Monroe County's latest COVID-19 data, released Tuesday, shows 197 new cases. 

Five people also died between April 8-26.

The county's seven-day rolling average of new cases is 213 per day, and the average positivity rate is 3%.

There are 221 people in the Finger Lakes region who are hospitalized; 46 of them are in the intensive care unit.

Nearly 51% of Monroe County residents have received at least one vaccine dose, and almost 40% are fully vaccinated. 

The percentage of total hospital beds available in the Finger Lakes region on a seven-day rolling average is 39%; the percentage of available ICU beds is 44%.

Here is the age breakdown of the latest COVID-19 cases in Monroe County:

Credit Monroe County Department of Health

Racquel Stephen is a health and environment reporter. She holds a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Rochester and a master's degree in broadcasting and digital journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.