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Niagara County COVID-19 Update for Thursday, August 6th, 2020

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· August 6, 2020
Niagara County COVID-19 Update for Thursday, August 6th, 2020
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By: Reporter Staff

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

We regret to report the death of a Niagara County resident.  We send our deepest condolences to their family and friends.

  • 84-year-old male with underlying health conditions

The rest of the update is as follows:

  • 3 new positive cases
  • 1,471 total positive cases to date (isolations + recoveries + deaths)
  • 41 active cases (37 isolating at home, 4 in hospital)
  • 1,331 recovered
  • 99 deaths
  • 56,534 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

 

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