The county said there were 10 people with COVID-19 on ventilators for life support. It’s the first time in almost two months that ICU numbers have been in the double digits.
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Monroe County COVID-19 hospitalizations drop to lowest number since March
The NYS health department has credited widespread acceptance of masks, distancing, and robust testing and tracing programs for the state’s success in reining in the virus.
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Students in Fairport, Greece districts won’t return to classrooms full-time
Both district have said they would not have enough space to maintain distance between students, even if they used gyms and cafeterias.
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Monroe County records first new COVID-19 death in a week
Public health officials also said a growing proportion of COVID-19 cases in Western New York and the Finger Lakes is connected to travel.
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‘Imported’ COVID-19 cases becoming more common upstate
Epidemiologists said New York is in a precarious position as one of only a few places in the country where the virus is under control.
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Monroe County records one new COVID-19 death
Monroe County recorded one new COVID-19 death on Monday, bringing to the total to 270, after a weekend of no deaths.
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URMC research shows why smokers, vapers are more susceptible to COVID-19
URMC research shows smokers and vapers have elevated levels of receptors that allow the coronavirus to gain entry to the lungs.
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Monroe County issues notice about potential COVID-19 exposure at a Rochester tavern
Dr. Michael Mendoza issued a public notice on Tuesday saying his department was recently notified of a positive COVID-19 exposure that is believed to be connected to Dragonfly Tavern.
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Novel coronavirus vaccine trial underway in Rochester
Phase one of the three-phase trial is testing the vaccine on about 40 people, said Dr. Edward Walsh, the infectious disease physician who’s leading the trial.
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Ted O’Brien, a public face of COVID-19, returns home
Ted O’Brien, the assistant state attorney general for the Rochester region and a former state senator, battled COVID-19 for 68 days.
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Coronavirus antibody testing is a ‘wild west’ in NY
Public health officials in New York say the coronavirus test shortage is gone. Now, antibody testing has become a “wild west.”
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COVID-19 hospitalizations climb to new high again in Monroe County
The 157 people in hospitals for COVID-19 treatment in Monroe County on Thursday was a new record high.
