
The Niagara County Department of Health issued the following update on positive COVID-19 cases in Niagara County:
We regretfully report the death of an 84 year-old male with underlying health conditions. We send our deepest condolences to his family and friends.
• 9 new positive cases
• Total of 1199 positives to date (isolations + recoveries + deaths)
• 99 active cases (96 isolating at home, 3 in hospital)
• 1021 recovered
• 79 deaths
• 23,399 people tested (source: https://covid19tracker.health. ny.gov/ )
The Niagara County heat map that breaks the positive cases down by municipality can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/ybgzmusw
Data on nursing home fatalities is tracked by New York State. That information can be found here: https://www.health.ny.gov/ statistics/diseases/covid-19/ fatalities_nursing_home_acf. pdf
Information and resources relative to 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) can be found at: https://www.niagaracounty.com/ health/Services/Public-Health- Preparedness/2019-Novel- Coronavirus-COVID-19
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