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 (Sept 21) Previous Report (Sept 14) 
New positive cases, last 7 days 230 176 
Total Cases (from start of pandemic) 55,712 55,482 
Deaths (from start of pandemic) 605 605 
Residents with booster dose  80,872 80,864 
Daily new cases per 100K residents, 7-day avg. 16 12 
Percent of Hospital Beds Available, 7-day avg.       – Eastern Niagara Hospital      – Niagara Falls Memorial      – Mt. St. Mary’s  65% 40% 28%  72% 46% 13% 


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