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New COVID-19 positive cases in Monroe County decline again

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The latest numbers on COVID-19 for Monroe County show 30 new confirmed cases.

That number, released on Monday,  is closer to the sorts of daily numbers that have been reported in past weeks. There was a spike last Friday, with a daily number of 54 new confirmed cases; that dropped to 43 on Saturday, and 39 on Sunday.

There were no new deaths reported in Monroe County on Monday. The total is 300 to date.

The COVID-19 infection rate for the Finger Lakes region was at .8% in the latest numbers from New York state. The coronavirus positive rate for the Finger Lakes has generally been under 1% which is where state and local officials would like to see it remain.

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.