The Niagara County Department of Health today released its weekly COVID-19 update.  The public is also encouraged to visit https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/covid-19-data-new-york for further information.  This site contains state, regional and county data on positive cases, fatalities, hospitalizations and vaccinations, along with various demographic breakdowns and the individual school district dashboard. 

The report is as follows:                                                                                                 

Current Report (Feb 16) Previous Report (Feb 9) 
New positive cases, last 7 days 336 553 
Total Cases (from start of pandemic) 46,840 46,504 
Deaths (from start of pandemic) 550 544 
Residents with one at least one vaccine dose 147,060 146,797 
Daily new cases per 100K residents, 7-day avg. 23 38 
Percent of Hospital Beds Available, 7-day avg.       – Eastern Niagara Hospital      – Niagara Falls Memorial      – Mt. St. Mary’s  43% 26% 29%  51% 16% 25% 


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