Niagara County COVID-19 Update: August 26-September 1, 2021

The Niagara County Department of Health issued the following weekly update on positive COVID-19 cases in Niagara County from August 26 through September 1.  Reports will be made each Wednesday. 

We regretfully report the deaths of two Niagara County residents due to COVID-19.  We send our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of these individuals.   

The rest of the report is as follows: 

• 271 new positive cases 
• Total of 20,811 positives to date (isolations + recoveries + deaths) 
• 278 active cases (270 isolating at home, 8 in hospital) 
• 20,164 recovered 
• 369 deaths  
• 123,275 residents with at least one vaccine dose (https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/covid-19-vaccine-tracker) 
• 3.7% Positivity Rate, 7-day average (https://forward.ny.gov/percentage-positive-results-county-dashboard) 

 

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.