Niagara County passes 1,000 cases of Covid-19

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 27 May 2020 at 7:32 am

LOCKPORT – Niagara County has passed 1,000 cases of Covid-19.

Niagara had 64 cases from Friday through Sunday to reach 1,000 cases. The Niagara County Health Department reported four more cases on Tuesday, bringing the total to 1,004.

Covid-19 has caused the death of 59 people in the county. The Niagara County Health Department is reporting 636 people have recovered from the virus. There are currently 309 active cases with 293 isolating at home and 16 hospitalized.

The three Niagara towns that border Orleans have all had Covid-19 cases, including Somerset, 14; Hartland, 16; and Royalton, 15.

Niagara Falls has the most cases of any municipality in the county with 255, followed by 154 in Newfane.

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