The Niagara County Department of Health issued the following update on positive COVID-19 cases in Niagara County:
- 13 new positive cases (since Friday a.m.)
- Total of 1190 positives to date (isolations + recoveries + deaths)
- 167 active cases (164 isolating at home, 3 in hospital)
- 945 recovered
- 78 deaths (no change)
- 20,842 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
Niagara County Legislature Chairman Becky Wydysh will provide an update on COVID-19 today at 2 p.m. The update will be live on LCTV and streamed at lctv.net. This broadcast will then be available later in the day in LCTV’s on-demand library under “Niagara County Legislature” and on the county’s Facebook page.
Information and resources relative to 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) can be found at: https://www.niagaracounty.com/
Data on nursing home fatalities is tracked by New York State. That information can be found here: https://www.health.ny.gov/
LCTV has directed media to use this address: LCTV 2pm Link 6/15 – https://youtu.be/nvBsAYgHH_4
LCTV YouTube Channel (Live events show up at the top of the page): https://www.youtube.com/
Local media are welcome to use this stream or capture any video/audio they would like from this broadcast to use as part of their newscasts.