BUFFALO, N.Y. — Seven more people have died in Erie County from COVID-19, county officials said Thursday afternoon.
The number of deaths jumped from 12 people on Wednesday night to 19 on Thursday afternoon.
The number of confirmed cases had a dramatic spike as well, going from 603 on Wednesday night to 734 on Thursday evening.
The county says 101 people have recovered. The number of cases in county communities include:
- 304 in Buffalo
- 123 in Amherst/Williamsville
- 53 in Cheektowaga/Sloan
- 42 in Hamburg/Blasdell
- 39 in Tonawanda/Kenmore
- 30 in West Seneca
- 22 in Lancaster/Village
- 20 in Clarence
- 20 in Orchard Park/Village
- 14 in Grand Island
- 12 in Elma
- 11 in Aurora/East Aurora
- 10 in Alden/Village
- 7 in Lackawanna
- 6 in Evans/Angola
- 4 in North Collins/Village
- 3 in City of Tonawanda
- 2 in Newstead/Akron
- 2 in Wales
- 2 in Concord/Springville
- 2 in Boston
- 2 in Holland
- 1 in Brant/Farnham
- 1 in Colden
- 1 in Eden
County health officials continue to operate under the assumption that there are far more COVID-19 cases in our community, but have not been lab-tested to confirm. Their best advice to stop the spread is to continue staying home if you can.
Erie County Commissioner of Health Dr. Gale Burstein said during Thursday's news conference that 120 people are in hospital, and 61 people are in the intensive care unit.
Overall, 2,073 people have been tested from all labs.