Hospitalizations

The number of people hospitalized for the virus Thursday approached 650, according to state data.

The figure around the same time Wednesday was 649, and it has ranged between 589 and 650 for the last 12 days.

State Sen. Mario Scavello, a Monroe County Republican, said the two hospitals in his county have had very few hospitalizations for COVID-19 in recent days.

Back in late March and early April, Monroe was a virus hot spot, with more than 70 new cases on some days and a warning from one hospital that more than half of new admissions were for the virus.

Scavello said information from the hospitals Thursday made him believe people getting the virus in his region are not as sick as those who acquired it several months ago.