Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - There are nine additional confirmed Coronavirus cases in Erie County, the first confirmed case in Niagara County and the first inpatient case in the region as well.
Our @ECDOH has completed more #Coronavirus / #COVIDー19 testing and has identified 9 more positive cases, bringing the total cases in Erie County to 20. New towns include Hamburg, Aurora and Holland. More information:https://t.co/9ZwBczuqL2 pic.twitter.com/tWF7vjPa2z
— Mark Poloncarz (@markpoloncarz) March 18, 2020
The Erie County Department of Health reports nine new cases were confirmed in testing completed by the end of Tuesday. The additional cases brings the total number of new cases confirmed Tuesday to 13 and total number to date at 20.
Those individuals include:- female, 60s
- female, 20s
- male, 60s
- female, 30s
- female, 70s
- male, 50s- female, 40s- male, 60s- female, late teens
These individuals reside in the following municipalities: two in the town of Hamburg, one of those is in the village of Blasdell; four in the town of Amherst, three of those in the village of Williamsville; Clarence; Aurora (Village of East Aurora); Holland.
As with other cases, ECDOH epidemiologists have notified these individuals and placed them in mandatory isolation. They are identifying close contacts of these individuals and placing those close contacts in mandatory quarantine to monitor for COVID-19 symptoms.
Niagara County Public Health officials confirm the first confirmed case of Coronavirus in the county.
Public Health Director Daniel Stapleton issued the following statement Tuesday evening:
"This afternoon the Niagara County Health Department was notified of the county's first positive test for COVID-19. All of our protocols are now underway. We are well aware that the community will have many questions. We will hold a press conference tomorrow at 10 a.m. where we will attempt to provide answers to those questions."
