Niagara County issued the following announcement on April 29.
The Niagara County Department of Health issued the following update on positive COVID-19 cases in Niagara County:
We regretfully report one new death of a Niagara County resident, an 80 year-old male with underlying health conditions. We send our deepest sympathies to his family and friends.
The rest of the update is as follows:
- 12 new positive cases
- Total of 440 positives to date (isolations + recoveries + deaths)
- 206 in isolation
- 182 isolating at home
- 24 in hospital isolation
- 211 recovered
- 23 deaths
- 2260 people tested (source: https://covid19tracker.health.ny.gov/)
Quarantines, unlike isolations, are for people who are well and not showing symptoms, but may have been exposed to the virus. Right now, 205 people are in quarantine and 425 have completed quarantine.
The Niagara County heat map that breaks the positive cases down by municipality can be found here: https://niagara-county.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html?fbclid=IwAR09HGa8skSqJJKN2cWvd68PDbXC_SWjdR4u9UPgmgs_pNK-BViyWmN51Lg#/1438a0783c4e4b0883aa42d3f8009257
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
LCTV has directed media to use this address: LCTV Link 2pm 4/29 - https://youtu.be/YKVNOMXeLYM
LCTV YouTube Channel (Live events show up at the top of the page): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-cJE6FZmkojU4T0uEZLJEw
Local media are welcome to use this stream or capture any video/audio they would like from this broadcast to use as part of their newscasts.
Original source can be found here.
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