COVID-19 cases top 100 in Livingston County

Posted on August 4, 2020
The Livingston Count Health Department announced six new cases of COVID-19. (Photo courtesy: CDC/Twitter)

By AJ Harris

LIVINGTSTON COUNTY – Corionavirus cases has reached 100, as six more residents have tested positive for COVID-19, Livingston County Health Department Officials reported tuesday.

The individuals include two females in their 50s and a male in his 60s and a female under the age of 20, a female in her 20s, and a female in her 30s.

All current active cases are recovering in isolation.

Officials report 81 of the previously reported confirmed cases have been removed from isolation, seventeen cases remain active, and, sadly, two cases have resulted in death due to complications related to COVID-19.

AJ Harris can be reached at [email protected]. 

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