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COVID deaths in Monroe County top 1,500
Monroe County, New York – According to officials’ reports, on Monday the death toll from the novel coronavirus in Monroe County has topped 1,500, underscoring a grim milestone as cases in the area escalated.
In a weekly briefing, the Monroe County Department of Public Health revealed 14 new deaths from Nov. 19-29, bringing the death total to 1,506.
The department also reported 362 newly confirmed cases on Monday, and 3,835 new cases over the last week.
The seven-day rolling average of new daily cases is 548 and the rolling average positivity rate at 9.4 percent.
More than one in five of the 499 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the Finger Lakes region is in an intensive care unit, according to the county.
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