County reports two new COVID-related deaths

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 (Mar 29) Previous Report (Mar 22) 
New positive cases, last 7 days 62 84 
Total Cases (from start of pandemic) 60,285 60,223 
Deaths (from start of pandemic) 641 639 
Daily new cases per 100K residents, 7-day avg. 
Percent of Hospital Beds Available, 7-day avg.       – Eastern Niagara Hospital      – Niagara Falls Memorial      – Mt. St. Mary’s  82% 39% 36%  70% 25% 33%