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New daily cases of COVID-19 in Monroe County drop to 99

The first cases of COVID-19 were located in Wuhan, China in December of last year. Within months, the novel coronavirus responsible for the disease has spread across the globe. In Monroe County 364 people have died of COVID-19 to date.
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The first cases of COVID-19 were located in Wuhan, China in December of last year. Within months, the novel coronavirus responsible for the disease has spread across the globe. In Monroe County 364 people have died of COVID-19 to date.

Monroe County reported 99 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.

According to Monroe County Commissioner of Public Health Dr. Michael Mendoza, the last time the county was below 100 for daily new cases was Nov. 3. 

Mendoza tweeted “Let’s continue the progress – wear your masks, maintain physical distancing as much as possible, and get your vaccine as soon as it is available.”

In the data released on Tuesday there were no new deaths.

The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 139 new cases per day.

The seven-day rolling average positivity rate for Monroe County is 1.7%

There are 187 people in the Finger Lakes Region hospitalized; 58 of them are in ICU.

The percentage of total hospital beds available in the Finger Lakes region on a seven-day rolling average is 40%.

The percentage of ICU Beds available in the Finger Lakes region on a seven-day rolling average is 34%.

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

Credit Monroe County Dept. of Public Health

Randy Gorbman is WXXI's director of news and public affairs. Randy manages the day-to-day operations of WXXI News on radio, television, and online.