BUFFALO, N.Y. — The number of people admitted to hospitals for COVID-19 in the WNY region Monday was 165. That's up one from the previous day, ending a five day decline.
The WNY region includes Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany counties.
Of the 1,958 tests that were performed in the five county area on Monday, only 65 of them, or 3%, came back positive, the same percentage as Sunday.
The percent positive has now been in the single digits for 18 straight days. For ten of those days, the number of tests that have come back positive has been 5% or less.
