Monroe County: The 7-day average positivity rate in Monroe County has increased to 2.1%, according to the Monroe County Health Department. The 7-day rolling average of new cases has increased to 169 new cases per day.

Finger Lakes Region

• 7-day positivity rate: 2.1%
• Percentage of population with 1 dose of the vaccine: 33.2%

Vaccine Updates

The new COVID-19 vaccines have been authorized for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and are now available to four key groups:

• people over 65
• healthcare workers
• people at risk of severe illness from COVID-19
• workers in essential or critical industries

Everything you need to know about the new COVID-19 vaccines

Common Questions

Health officials have learned lots about how you can stay protected against COVID-19, how it spreads, who's most at risk, and what you should do if you test positive for COVID-19. Get many of these questions answered and more in our coronavirus resource guide.    

Testing

Rochester Regional Health Immediate Care locations and our ViraScan Asymptomatic COVID-19 testing site accept walk-in evaluations and will test based on the testing criteria. Learn more about who can get tested, where you can get tested, and how much a test costs, in our new COVID-19 testing guide.

Read the COVID-19 testing guide

Visitor Policies

All Rochester Regional Health hospital facilities have implemented visitor restrictions, including visitor screening requirements, following state and local Department of Health recommendations.

Read our visitor policy   

Travel Restrictions

Beginning April 1, 2020, all travelers entering New York from another U.S. state or from international travel must fill out the Traveler Health Form, monitor symptoms for 14 days, and immediately self-isolate if any symptoms develop.

International Travelers: Must obtain a COVID-19 test within three days of departure, prior to arrival in New York. Upon arrival in New York, you must quarantine for 3 days and obtain a COVID-19 test on day 4 of your quarantine. If you do not obtain a test prior to your arrival and on day 4 once arrived in New York, you must quarantine for 10 days.

Domestic Travelers: Domestic travelers will no longer be required to quarantine after arriving in New York from any US state or territory. The New York State Department of Health still recommends quarantine as an added precaution, although it is not required. Domestic travelers will no longer be required to obtain a COVID-19 test prior to or after their arrival in New York.