Buffalo, NY (WBEN) - The Buffalo Sabres have confirmed that an individual who attended the March 5 game against Pittsburgh has tested positive for Coronavirus.
The individual was asymptomatic when they attended the game on March 5 and sat in Section 211. Based on CDC Guidelines this asymptomatic individual would likely not be infectious during the game.
According to the Sabres, the individual does not reside in Western New York and had limited interactions during a recent visit to Buffalo between March 5 and 6. This individual returned home and did not show any symptoms of COVID-19 until several days after leaving the state.
The Erie County Department of Health advised all county residents that they should assume they have been exposed to COVID-19 in the recent past and to monitor symptoms of fever, cough or shortness of breath.
The Person is a relative of a Buffalo Sabres employee.
County officials continue to monitor each case of the disease and unveiled the locations that some of the people with coronavirus travelled locally. This list is expected to expand.
- March 4: United Airlines Flight 6028 from Austin, Texas to Washington, D.C.
- March 4: United Airlines Flight 4810 from Washington, D.C. to Buffalo.
- March 9: Amtrak Train 49 from New York City to Buffalo (arrived around midnight)
- March 10: Walden Galleria (No specific time given)
- March 11: Wegmans on Alberta Drive in Amherst (12 p.m to 12:30 p.m.)
- March 12: Aldi on Transit Road in Depew (Around 6:30 p.m.)
- March 13: Rite Aid on North Buffalo Road in Orchard Park (7 p.m. to 8 p.m.)
