(WBEN Buffalo, NY) The numbers concerning coronavirus continue to improve in New York State. Numbers released yesterday from Friday show the 7-day state-wide positivity rate at 2.36 percent. In fact on Friday, it was just 1.72-percent.
Here in Western New York the 7-day rate 4.66-percent. Erie County showed 140 new cases on Friday. Niagara County has 27.
Erie County also had 2 more deaths from Covid on Friday.
Official News Release:
Governor Kathy Hochul today (Saturday) updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating COVID-19.
"As we continue to see hospitalizations and cases decrease, I want to thank New Yorkers who have been doing their part to keep each other safe," Governor Hochul said. "As New York continues to build back from the pandemic, I want to remind everyone how critically important it is to use the tools at our disposal and get vaccinated and boosted to ensure we continue our incredible progress as we head into the spring."
Today's data is summarized briefly below:
Test Results Reported - 177,826Total Positive - 3,050Percent Positive - 1.72%7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.36%Patient Hospitalization - 2,745 (-131)Patients Newly Admitted - 325Patients in ICU - 460 (-30)Patients in ICU with Intubation - 258 (-30)Total Discharges - 283,238 (+405)New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 39Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 54,412
The Health Electronic Response Data System is a NYS DOH data source that collects confirmed daily death data as reported by hospitals, nursing homes and adult care facilities only.
Total deaths reported to and compiled by the CDC - 68,628
