Covid-19
287 new COVID-19 cases and 36 new deaths reported in Monroe County
Rochester, New York — According to officials from the Monroe County Department of Public Health, 287 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Monday.
It’s the lowest number of new COVID-19 cases reported in a single day for Monroe County since December 27 (233).
County officials report COVID-19 deaths weekly on Mondays. The county reported 36 deaths Monday, which happened between January 7 and January 26. To date, 1,708 Monroe County residents have died from COVID-19.
County officials say 184 lab-confirmed and 103 at-home cases were reported Monday, along with 699 new cases on Saturday, and 507 on Sunday.
As of Monday, the county is now averaging 671 new cases per day over the past week.
Officials say 632 people in the Finger Lakes region are hospitalized with the virus, including 93 in an ICU.
As of the Monroe County COVID-19 dashboard’s last local vaccination update, 519,866 county residents have received a completed vaccine series — 70% of the county’s population — 260,803 people have received a booster dose.
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