Ontario County COVID-19 numbers: 88 new cases Friday
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Here are the COVID-19 numbers as of 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, as reported by Ontario County Public Health.
There are now 2,371 confirmed cases since the pandemic started, 88 of which were newly reported Friday. On Thursday, 86 new cases were reported.
Here is their age range: 0-17 (15), 18-29 (12), 30-39 (13), 40-49 (12), 50-59 (17), 60-69 (8), 70-79 (7), 80-89 (2) and 90+ (2).
Residents are from Geneva (14), Farmington (7), Bloomfield (1), Canandaigua (35), Shortsville (4), Victor (6), Phelps (1), Naples (3), Farmington (7) Clifton Springs (3), Stanley (2), Manchester (1), Livonia (1), Hemlock (1) and Palmyra (2)
Twenty-eight people are in the hospital, which is one more than yesterday. One person in long-term care has died since numbers were reported yesterday, bringing the total to 44.
Laurel Wemett Daily Messenger freelancer
Canandaigua Daily Messenger
EAST BLOOMFIELD Back in 2015 Jim and Jeanette Zavislan, then of Pittsford, were looking for a ranch house on about 10 acres.
Instead, the empty nesters fell in love with a storied circa-1840 Greek Revival house, known as the George and Addison Wheeler House, with a large barn on more than 100 acres. Jim, a professor at the University of Rochester, and Jeanette, an independent technical writer and an avid gardener, have since embraced the country life on their Grimble Road property.
“Our three grown children love visiting to enjoy the fresh air,” Jeanette said.
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CANANDAIGUA Ontario County Public Health officials are saying that COVID-19 cases are at an all-time high in the county, prompting an urgent warning for residents to avoid gathering during the upcoming holidays.
For the first 15 days of December, the Ontario County Public Health Department reported 869 positive COVID-19 cases, already exceeding the total combined cases reported for October (220) and November (632).
In addition, according to the New York Forward COVID-19 dashboard, the Finger Lakes region is leading all 10 regions of the state in positive coronavirus test results with a seven-day average of 8.2%.
County officials said the region is in jeopardy of entering a yellow, orange or, worst case, red zone, which would place additional restrictions on public gatherings and result in non-essential business closings.