Ontario County Public Health: 1 new COVID-19 death reported Aug. 30

Daily Messenger - 8/30/2021

HOPEWELL — An elderly person with underlying health conditions has died of COVID-19, the Ontario County Public Health Department reported Aug. 30.

Fifteen new COVID-19 cases were reported Monday, two of which were from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva. Eight of the people were vaccinated, and three were too young for vaccine.

The death reported Monday brings the total to 113 since the start of the pandemic. In all, 7,938 cases have been reported since March 2020; 7,646 have recovered.

Ontario County is now in the High category for transmission, which is the highest level, according to the Centers for Disease Control.