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Updates: Coronavirus in Our Region

Read the latest updates on cases, vaccines, regulations, and travel in the Finger Lakes and Greater Rochester.

  1. Coronavirus in Our Region

Jan. 19, 2021 • 6   min read

Monroe County: The 7-day average positivity rate in Monroe County has decreased to 6.6%, with 300 new positive cases, according to the Monroe County Health Department. The 7-day rolling average of new cases has decreased to 460 new cases per day.

Finger Lakes Region

  • 7-day positivity rate: 6.9%
  • Hospitalizations: 774
  • Patients in ICU: 148
  • Total Hospital Beds Available: 33%
  • ICU Beds Available: 23%
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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 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 are implementing new visitor restrictions, including visitor screening requirements, following state and local Department of Health recommendations.

Read our visitor policy  

Micro-cluster Initiative

The New York State micro-cluster action initiative is categorized into yellow, orange, and red zones. Governor Cuomo recently designated parts of Monroe County as an Orange zone.

Read what yellow, orange, and red zones mean 

Business Closing Times

As cases rise statewide, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that additional measures are being taken at bars, restaurants, gyms, and for private gatherings, effective Nov. 13 at 10 p.m.

  • Any bar, restaurant, or establishment with New York State Liquor Authority license must close for dine-in by 10 p.m.
  • Takeout and pickup only after 10 p.m.
  • Gyms must close by 10 p.m.
  • Private gatherings reduced to ten people

Travel Restrictions

New York State has replaced its travel advisory list with a new policy for travelers entering New York. Travelers who have been out of the state for 24 hours or more must:

  • take a COVID-19 test and test negative within 3 days of entering New York
  • quarantine for 3 days upon arrival
  • take another test on the fourth day and test negative again before ending quarantine. If the test is positive, travelers must quarantine for 14 days 

Those who choose not to get tested must quarantine for 14 days. Gov. Andrew Cuomo says New Yorkers who are traveling out of state for less than 24 hours must also take a COVID-19 test within four days of arrival. However, this rule does not apply to New Yorkers returning from New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. 

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