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 (Aug 17) | Previous Report (Aug 10) | |
| New positive cases, last 7 days | 188 | 222 |
| Total Cases (from start of pandemic) | 54,611 | 54,423 |
| Deaths (from start of pandemic) | 599 | 599 |
| Residents with booster dose | 80,501 | 80,387 |
| Daily new cases per 100K residents, 7-day avg. | 13 | 15 |
| Percent of Hospital Beds Available, 7-day avg. – Eastern Niagara Hospital – Niagara Falls Memorial – Mt. St. Mary’s | 62% 39% 28% | 66% 38% 29% |
