ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Monroe County Govt Adam Bello and Public Well being Commissioner Dr. Michael Mendoza issued a joint assertion Tuesday relating to the latest enhance in new native COVID-19 instances.
The county officers reported 352 new COVID-19 instances Tuesday, together with 261 at-home exams — the highest-single day complete since early February.
Final week the county officers introduced the highly contagious omicron BA.2 variant is now present locally and Monroe is seeing a rising variety of COVID-19 instances.
Regardless of this latest rise, regional COVID hospitalizations have remained regular. Nevertheless, COVID hospitalizations have been a lagging indicator following a surge of recent instances all through the pandemic.
With the instances once more on the rise in Monroe County Bello and Dr. Mendoza are urging high-risk people to put on masks in public areas, saying Tuesday partially:
“We’re working carefully with the hospital techniques to observe the scenario. We strongly advise people who’re at excessive danger of extreme sickness from COVID to put on a KN95 or N95 masks when in public areas, and encourage any people who would really like an added layer of safety to take action as nicely.”
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