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Cuomo on coronavirus: 'All New Yorkers, regardless of where they live, have cause for concern'

Mon, Nov 16th 2020 01:20 pm

Coronavirus stats for Nov. 16

Niagara County

The Niagara County Department of Health issued the following update on positive COVID-19 cases in Niagara County:

Source: Niagara County active case map, as of Friday morning.

Erie County

As of Sunday, Erie County had 272 new positive coronavirus tests and a yearly total of 17,869 confirmed COVID-19 cases (including 315 on Grand Island and 7,743 in the City of Buffalo). To date, 643,280 people have been tested (2.8% positive), with 746 deaths attributed to the coronavirus. Also, 90,679 people have taken an antibody test (7.1% positive).

Saturday’s positivity rate was 6.2%.

Image courtesy of the Erie County “heat map”

Each region's percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

 

REGION

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Capital Region

2.0%

2.0%

2.3%

Central New York

3.9%

4.6%

3.9%

Finger Lakes

3.8%

4.3%

4.3%

Long Island

3.3%

2.7%

3.5%

Mid-Hudson

3.9%

3.6%

3.0%

Mohawk Valley

4.6%

2.0%

1.7%

New York City

2.5%

2.2%

2.3%

North Country

2.5%

1.8%

1.8%

Southern Tier

1.1%

2.4%

1.4%

Western New York

4.6%

5.6%

5.2%

 

"COVID-19 is spreading in New York, and the increased number of cases is taking place throughout the state. This is not an upstate or downstate issue – all New Yorkers, regardless of where they live, have cause for concern," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. "We are continuing to use a comprehensive micro-cluster strategy and increase our testing capacity to new heights. However, our success also depends on the vigilance and smart behavior of New Yorkers. Wash your hands, stay socially distanced and wear a mask. Local governments, do the enforcement. We're going to get through this pandemic, but only if we do it together and stay ‘New York Tough.’ "

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