December 16-December 22, 2021, COVID-19 Update

The Niagara County Department of Health issued the following weekly update on positive COVID-19 cases in Niagara County from December 16 through December 22.  Reports will be made each Wednesday. 

We regretfully report the deaths of 18 Niagara County residents from COVID-19.  We extend our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of these individuals. 

The rest of the update is as follows: 

• 971 new positive cases 
• Total of 32,245  positives to date (isolations + recoveries + deaths) 
• 1228 active cases ( 1155 isolating at home, 73 in hospital) 
• 30,553 recovered 
• 464 deaths  
• 142,300 residents with at least one vaccine dose (https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/covid-19-vaccine-tracker) 
• 66 daily new cases per 100K residents, 7-day average (https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/positive-tests-over-time-region-and-county) 
• 10.4 percent positive, 7-day average (https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/positive-tests-over-time-region-and-county) 
   

The Niagara County heat map that breaks the positive cases down by municipality since the beginning of the pandemic can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/ybgzmusw. 

The Niagara County heat map that breaks down active cases only by municipality can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/y5b4hldh.