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Monroe County reports 52 COVID-19 deaths over a 10-day period

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Monroe County is reporting another 530 cases of COVID-19. The data released on Tuesday also shows 52 more deaths.  Those deaths occurred  from Dec. 17 through Dec. 27.

The county health department says that 75% of those deaths were in individuals age 80 and older. And more than half of the recent deaths - 27 - occurred in local nursing homes.

The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 505 new cases per day. The seven-day rolling average positivity rate for Monroe County is 8.5%.

The COVID-19 positivity rate for the Finger Lakes region is 8.66%, third highest among regions in the state, with the Mohawk Valley and the Capital Region have the highest rates.

There are 964 people in the Finger Lakes Region hospitalized; 146 of them are in ICU.

The percentage of total hospital beds available in the Finger Lakes region on a seven-day rolling average is 34%.

The percentage of ICU Beds available in the Finger Lakes region on a seven-day rolling average is 30%.

Here is the breakdown of the latest COVID-19 deaths from 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.