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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 death of a 61 year-old Niagara County resident who had underlying health conditions.  We send our deepest condolences to his family and friends.

The rest of the update is as follows:

• 172 new positive cases
• Total of 6172 positives to date (isolations + recoveries + deaths)
• 1792 active cases (1757 isolating at home, 35 in hospital)
• 4261 recovered
• 119 deaths
• 191,571 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