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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 an 84 year-old male with underlying health conditions.  We send our deepest condolences to his family and friends.
•  9 new positive cases
•  Total of 1199 positives to date (isolations + recoveries + deaths)
•  99 active cases (96 isolating at home, 3 in hospital)
•  1021 recovered
•  79 deaths
•  23,399 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
Information and resources relative to 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) can be found at:  https://www.niagaracounty.com/health/Services/Public-Health-Preparedness/2019-Novel-Coronavirus-COVID-19