The new deaths include a 67-year-old man, 73-year-old man, 88-year-old man, and a 74-year-old woman. All of them had an underlying health condition.
"We certainly extend our deepest condolences and sympathies to the families of the deceased," Niagara County Legislative Chairwoman Rebecca Wydysh said.
All told, 253 people have contracted coronavirus, an increase of 15 from Thursday. There are 122 people who have recovered from the disease, though 24 remain in the hospital. The remainder of the positive cases are recovering at home.
There are 1,112 people who were tested for coronavirus in Niagara County.
Hospitalizations and incubations have trended downwards in New York State, according to Governor Andrew Cuomo. Wydysh said, though, that there were roughly 2,000 new hospital admissions. Niagara County expects their surge in hospitalizations to begin soon as it's been long suggested that Western New York lags behind New York City's peak by a couple of weeks.
Governor Andrew Cuomo's executive order that mandates wearing a mask if you cannot maintain social distancing guidelines.
Jonathan Schultz, Niagara County's Emergency Manager, encourages the use of N95 masks, surgical masks, or even homemade masks that were created under the CDC guidelines.
