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Monroe County COVID-19: 340 new cases as of Tuesday

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Monroe County continues to see elevated levels of new COVID-19 cases.

In the latest daily numbers released on Tuesday, there were 340 new confirmed cases. There were no new deaths. The total number of deaths to date is 315.

The 7-day rolling average of new cases is 320 cases per day. The 7-day rolling average positivity rate for Monroe County is 3.55%.

Numbers released by the state on Tuesday show that the infection rate for the newly designated orange zone in Monroe County has a 7-day rolling average of 4.49%. The positivity rate in the county’s yellow zone has a 7-day rolling average of 3.47%.

The 7-day average of positive COVID-19 cases for the Finger Lakes region is 3.28%

Also in the Finger Lakes, 305 people are hospitalized, 54 of them in the ICU.

Here is the age breakdown of the latest positive cases in Monroe County:

Credit Monroe County Dept. of Public Health

Before retiring in March 2025, Randy Gorbman was WXXI's director of news and public affairs and managed the day-to-day operations of WXXI News on radio, television, and online.