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Monroe County COVID-19 data: 170 new cases; positivity rate is 2.2%

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 is reporting another 170 COVID-19 cases in the data released on Wednesday.

There were no new deaths.

The 7-day rolling average of new cases is 174 new cases per day. The 7-day rolling average positivity rate for Monroe County is 2.2%.  The COVID-19 infection rate for the Finger Lakes region, on a 7-day average, stands at 2.09%.

161 people in the Finger Lakes Region are hospitalized, 32 of them are in ICU.

The number of people in New York state who have received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine is 30.4%. The number of New Yorkers who have had the completed series is 17.9%.

In the Finger Lakes region, the number of residents who have had one vaccine does is 32.6% and the number of people who have had the completed series is 19%.

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.