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Niagara County to offer COVID-19 update at 2 p.m. - All WNY News
The Niagara County Department of Health issued the following update on positive COVID-19 cases in Niagara County:


We regretfully report the death of two Niagara County residents due to COVID-19.  We extend our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of these individuals:


• An 87 year-old female with underlying health conditions
• A 67 year-old male with underlying health conditions
The rest of the update is as follows:
• 13 new positive cases
• Total of 1033 positives to date (isolations + recoveries + deaths)
• 285 active cases (270 isolating at home, 15 in hospital)
• 683 recovered
• 65 deaths
• 11,776 people tested  (source: https://covid19tracker.health.ny.gov/ )
The Niagara County heat map that breaks the positive cases down by municipality can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/ybgzmusw
Data on nursing home fatalities is tracked by New York State.  That information can be found here:             https://www.health.ny.gov/statistics/diseases/covid-19/fatalities_nursing_home_acf.pdf
             **  There will be no LCTV Update today at 2 p.m.  Chairman Wydysh will return tomorrow at 2 p.m. on LCTV.   **