Coronavirus counties update for May 4

Niagara County

The Niagara County Department of Health issued the following update on positive COVID-19 cases in Niagara County: “We regretfully report the deaths of two Niagara County residents. We send our deepest sympathies to their family and friends.”

The deceased are:

• An 8- year-old male with underlying health conditions
• A 73-year-old male with underlying health conditions

The rest of the update is as follows:       

• 6 new positive cases, for a total of 529 positives to date (isolations + recoveries + deaths)
• 246 active cases (isolating at home or in hospital)
• 255 recovered
• 28 deaths
• 3,236 people tested (source: https://covid19tracker.health.ny.gov/)

Source: Niagara County “heat map”

Erie County

As of 5 p.m. Sunday, Erie County had a total of 3,749 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 48 on Grand Island and 1,480 in the City of Buffalo. To date, 19,190 people have been tested, with 283 deaths attributed to the coronavirus.

Learn more at the Erie County “heat map.”