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By: Staff Reporter

The Niagara County Department of Health issued the following update on positive COVID-19 cases in Niagara County:

We regretfully report the deaths of two Niagara County residents.  We extend our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of these individuals:

• A 68 year-old female with underlying health conditions.
• A 74 year-old male with underlying health conditions

  The rest of the update is a follows:

• 155 new positive cases
• Total of 7199 positives to date (isolations + recoveries + deaths)
• 1531 active cases (1487 isolating at home, 44 in hospital)
• 5540 recovered
• 128 deaths
• 203,892 tests of Niagara County residents (https://covid19tracker.health.ny.gov/)

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.

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