Erie County continues to see triple-digit numbers of new positive COVID-19 cases.
Today, the county department of health is reporting 115 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases since March to 4,709 with 73 total deaths (reported in NEDSS). There are 2,870 recovered cases, 1,766 active cases, and 41,032 negatives reported.
The county executive said in her news conference today that there are currently 93 people hospitalized in Erie County, with 11 people on ventilators. That is 29 more hospitalizations and five more people on ventilators than one week ago.