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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 a 99 year-old female with underlying health conditions.  We extend our sincere condolences to her family and friends.
The rest of the update is as follows:
               
            • 7 new positive cases
• Total of 1368 positives to date (isolations + recoveries + deaths)
• 51 active cases (50 isolating at home, 1 in hospital)
• 1222 recovered
• 95 deaths
• 42,268 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