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More than half of COVID-19 deaths in Monroe County are people over 80

Of the 19 people who have died of COVID-19 in Monroe County, 10 were between the ages of 80 and 99, the county health department said Sunday. The...
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Sun, 04/05/2020 - 1:07pm
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A staffer at the Monroe County Children’s Detention Center has tested positive for COVID-19

Monroe County officials say that over the weekend, they learned that a contract staff member at the Monroe County Children’s Detention Center in Rush...
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Sun, 04/05/2020 - 8:04am
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Three more die from COVID-19 in Monroe County

The Monroe County health department announced three deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the county's death toll from the disease to 17. The...
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Sat, 04/04/2020 - 1:05pm
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Who gets tested? COVID-19 test shortages force county to make choices

When Rebecca Goldfeder first came down with a sore throat Sunday evening, she figured she didn’t have to worry about COVID-19 unless she developed a...
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Fri, 03/20/2020 - 9:31am
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'We're hurting': Masks in short supply as COVID-19 accelerates

As the number of COVID-19 cases grows in western New York and the Finger Lakes, the supply of protective gear for medical workers is dwindling. In...
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Thu, 03/19/2020 - 2:22pm
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Further restrictions on local hospital visitation

Monroe County Commissioner of Public Health Dr. Mike Mendoza has announced that Rochester Regional Health and UR Medicine hospitals have agreed not to...
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Mon, 03/16/2020 - 1:38pm
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Monroe County, city of Rochester announce food distribution sites and other resources

Officials from Monroe County, the city of Rochester and the City School District are releasing more details about how they will help children and...
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Sun, 03/15/2020 - 10:22am
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Cuomo declares 'state of emergency' to expedite handling of coronavirus cases

Governor Andrew Cuomo early Saturday evening confirmed 13 additional cases of novel coronavirus in New York State since his last update from earlier in...
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Sat, 03/07/2020 - 1:39pm
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Local testing for coronavirus may be a month away

As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to grow in New York, there are still only two places in the state that can test for the coronavirus that...
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Sat, 03/07/2020 - 4:30am
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Coronavirus: Possible Monroe County case sent for testing

A sample from a Monroe County patient has been sent to Albany for testing for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. If confirmed, it would be the first...
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Wed, 03/04/2020 - 3:45pm
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