144 new COVID-19 cases in Monroe county, 2% positivity rate

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Officials from the Monroe County Department of Public Health reported 144 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday.

The county is now averaging 139 new cases per day over the past week. The county has a seven-day rolling average positivity rate of 2%.

County officials reported no additional COVID-19 deaths Wednesday, keeping the county’s to-date total to 1,124.

Officials say 225 people in the Finger Lakes region are hospitalized with the virus, including 68 in an ICU.

According to the health department, the region has 41% available hospital capacity, and 37% available ICU capacity.

According to the state’s surge and flex plan, if a region’s available hospital capacity trends to 10%, it would initiate a red zone designation which would effectively shut down all non-essential businesses.

Ages of the new cases are as follows:

2	Female under 10
2	Male under 10
15	Female 10-19
13	Male 10-19
10	Female in her 20s
15	Male in his 20s
1	Non-binary in 20s
11	Female in 30s
11	Male in his 30s
9	Female in her 40s
7	Male in his 40s
11	Female in her 50s
9	Male in his 50s
7	Female in her 60s
12	Male in his 60s
2	Female in her 70s
	Male in his 70s
3	Female in her 80s
3	Male in his 80s
1	Female in her 90s
	Male in his 90s
	Female 100+
	Male 100+
144	TOTAL NEW CASES