August 12 - August 18, 2021 COVID-19 Update
The Niagara County Department of Health issued the following weekly update on positive COVID-19 cases in Niagara County from August 12 through August 18. Reports will be made each Wednesday.
We regretfully report one death of a Niagara County resident due to COVID-19. We send our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of this individual.
The rest of the report is as follows:
- 149 new positive cases
- 20,351 total positives to date (isolations + recoveries + deaths)
- 155 active cases (3 in hospital)
- 19,832 recovered
- 364 deaths
- 120,722 residents with at least one vaccine dose (https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/covid-19-vaccine-tracker)
- 2.8% Positivity Rate, 7-day average (https://forward.ny.gov/percentage-positive-results-county-dashboard)
The Niagara County heat map that breaks down the positive cases by municipality since the beginning of the pandemic can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/ybgzmusw.
The Niagara County heat map that breaks down active cases by municipality can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/y5b4hldh.