BUFFALO, N.Y. — There is good news to report in the WNY region's on-going battle against the coronavirus.
According to the New York State Health Department, hospitalizations are on a five-day decline in the region, down from 203 on May 20 to 164 cases on May 24, 149 of which were in Erie County. The last and only other time during the pandemic the five county area has seen a similar decline was between April 20-25 when cases dropped from 257 to 222.
In the WNY region, which includes Allegany, Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties, 2,621 tests were administered on Sunday. Of those, 91 new case were found, which translates to a 3% positive rate, which is also down from the previous day.
