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 (Apr 20) Previous Report (Apr 13) 
New positive cases, last 7 days 407 282 
Total Cases (from start of pandemic) 48,564 48,157 
Deaths (from start of pandemic) 573 572 
Residents with one at least one vaccine dose 148,247 148,151 
Daily new cases per 100K residents, 7-day avg. 28 19 
Percent of Hospital Beds Available, 7-day avg.       – Eastern Niagara Hospital      – Niagara Falls Memorial      – Mt. St. Mary’s  48% 41% 21%  62% 43% 14% 


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