Covid-19
843 new COVID-19 cases reported in Monroe County
Rochester, New York — According to officials from the Monroe County Department of Public Health, 843 new COVID-19 cases were reported Wednesday.
There were 505 new laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported, and there were 338 new positive at-home tests reported, officials said.
County officials report COVID-19 deaths weekly on Mondays. To date, 1,672 Monroe County residents have died from COVID-19.
The county is now averaging 1,023 new cases per day over the past seven days.
Officials say 738 people in the Finger Lakes region are hospitalized with the virus, including 110 in an ICU, both down 3 since Tuesday’s update.
As of the Monroe County COVID-19 dashboard’s last local vaccination update, 519,866 county residents have received a completed vaccine series, 70% of the county’s population. 260,803 people have received a booster dose.
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