BUFFALO, N.Y. — The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalized in the Western New York region on Sunday was 504. That’s down from 540 on Friday.
The WNY Region consists of Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany counties.
The current rolling average of percent positive for all 8 counties in our viewing area are ranked below.
1. Chautauqua 10.8%
2. Wyoming 10.3%
3. Genesee 8.1%
4. Niagara 7.7%
5. Orleans 7.6%
6. Allegany 7.2%
7. Cattaraugus 6.9%
8. Erie 6.3%
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a press briefing Monday morning that numbers show a continued decline in positive COVID-19 rates across the state following the holiday season. Also, the rate of increase in the number of hospitalizations is slowing and is currently at the lowest rate since October. However, he continued to express concern that new strains, including those from the UK, Brazil and South Africa, could cause a second wave and called on the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to 'learn the lessons of the spring' and take action now to prevent it.