BUFFALO, N.Y. — On Friday Governor Cuomo announced the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Erie County has risen to 31.
Erie County later confirmed the two new cases. The individuals live in Tonawanda and the Village of Angola/Town of Evans. We expect to learn more about the new cases at a 3 p.m. news conference with Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz.
This is an updated list of all known exposure locations as of Thursday night.
Public exposure locations:
- March 4, United Airlines Flight from Washington DC #UA6028 and Washington D.C. to Buffalo #UA481
- March 7, Shamrock Run, South Buffalo
- March 9, Amtrak Train 49, NYC to Buffalo
- March 9, Frontier Airlines Flight F9N2500, Tampa to Buffalo.
- March 9, all day, Hamburg High School
- March 10, WestJet Airline Flight 4 from London to Toronto
- March 10 United Flight 4233 From Chicago to Buffalo
- March 10, Galleria Mall in Cheektowaga
- March 10, 10-11:30 a.m.Barnes and Noble, Niagara Falls Boulevard in Amherst
- March 10, 7-8 p.m. Harlem Road Community Center.
- March 11, Wellnow Urgent Care on Transit Road in East Amherst
- March 11, 3-7 p.m. Larkin Center at 701 Seneca Street.
- March 11, Middday, Robert H. Jackson US Courthouse in Buffalo
- March 11, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., Catalyst Fitness at 1402 French Road Cheektowaga
- March 11, 6:15 p.m. to 10 p.m., North Collins Volunteer Fire Department in North Collins
- March 11, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Williamsville Library
- March 11,12-12:30 p.m. Wegmans on Alberta Drive in Amherst
- March 11, 7-8 p.m. Lexington Market and 7-11, Elmwood Village.
- March 12, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Hotel Henry Wellness Event in Buffalo
- March 12, 6:30 p.m. Aldi on Transit Road in Depew
- March 12, 7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Walmart Southwestern Blvd in Hamburg
- March 12, 8 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Lowes on Southwestern Blvd in Hamburg
- March 13, 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Aldi on Sheridan Drive in Tonawanda
- March 13 1 p.m. Walmart on NIagara Falls Boulevard in North Tonawanda
- March 13, Southwest flight 2442 Ft. Lauderdale to Buffalo
- March 13, Rite Aid on North Buffalo Road in Orchard Park
- March 14, 3-3:30 p.m., Wegmans in Blasdell
- March 14, 7:30 p.m. Bed Bath and Beyond at McKinley Mall
- March 14, 8:15 p.m. Buy Buy Baby in Williamsville
- March 14, no time listed, Premier Liquor, 3900 Maple, Amherst
- March 14, 2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m., Tops Markets at 5274 Main Street in Amherst
- March 15, 11:30 a.m. Orange Theory Fitness at McKinley Mall
- March 15, Middday, CVS on Main Street in East Aurora
- March 15, 1 p.m. Walmart on Niagara Falls Boulevard in North Tonawanda
- March 16, 12:40 p.m. to 1 p.m., Tops Markets, 2351 Maple Road, Amherst
- March 16, 3 p.m., Target on Niagara Falls Boulevard in Amherst
If you have been to any of these locations, you are advised to monitor your health for symptoms, you do not need to call the Erie County Department of Health.
As of March 18, there were 29 people in isolation, and 223 contacts in quarantine in Erie County.
The county is currently experiencing a shortage of testing supplies for COVID-19, specifically the nasal swabs needed to collect samples and the chemicals reagents used for testing.
The Erie County Department of Health is prioritizing monitoring for family and close contacts of positive cases, the elderly, people with chronic conditions, health care providers and people in medical facilities.