Niagara County COVID-19 Weekly Update

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 (Aug 24)	Previous Report (Aug 17)
New positive cases, last 7 days	234	188
Total Cases (from start of pandemic)	54,845	54,611
Deaths (from start of pandemic)	600	599
Residents with booster dose	80,642	80,501
Daily new cases per 100K residents, 7-day avg.	16	13
Percent of Hospital Beds Available, 7-day avg.       - Eastern Niagara Hospital      - Niagara Falls Memorial      - Mt. St. Mary's	62% 40% 33%	62% 39% 28%