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 (Jan 4) Previous Report (Dec 28) 
New positive cases, last 7 days 152 150 
Total Cases (from start of pandemic) 58,419 58,267 
Deaths (from start of pandemic) 626 625 
Daily new cases per 100K residents, 7-day avg. 10 10 
Percent of Hospital Beds Available, 7-day avg.       – Eastern Niagara Hospital      – Niagara Falls Memorial      – Mt. St. Mary’s  34% 23% 27%  58% 31% 31%