WNY has state's highest coronavirus test rate for fifth straight day Keith McShea News Staff Reporter Aug 25, 2020 Aug 25, 2020 Updated Feb 17, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For the fifth straight day, Western New York posted the highest positive coronavirus test rate in the state.kAmx? H92E 92D 366? 2 C64FCC:?8 E96>6[ E96 DE2E6 A@DE65 J6E 2?@E96C 52:=J A@D:E:G6 E6DE C2E6 F?56C `T 56DA:E6 (6DE6C? }6H *@C< 36:?8 H6== @G6C E92E] (9:=6 E96 DE2E6 H2D F?56C `T |@?52J 7@C E96 `gE9 DEC2:89E 52J W_]hcTX[ (6DE6C? }6H *@C<VD C2E6 H2D `]gT]k^AmkAm$E2E6 52E2 925 E96 7:G6\4@F?EJ C68:@? 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Erie County issues stark warning to Bills fans, travelers, gym owners "We've got to get our numbers down,"Â Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said.
As positive rate hits 2 percent, state to send 'SWAT' testing team to WNY Cuomo said there would be three testing sites in Buffalo as well as one each in Niagara Falls, Lockport, Dunkirk, Williamsville and West Seneca.
WNY Covid-19 numbers are going up. Should we be worried? "I won’t start getting alarmed until I see that seven-day average get above 2% and stay above 2%," said Dr. Peter Winkelstein, executive direc…
Cuomo: Increase in positive Covid-19 cases in WNY a 'caution flag' Western New York's positive coronavirus test rate for Sunday was 1.1%, the highest rate in the state.
Chautauqua County monitoring Covid-19 outbreak at Dunkirk factory A total of 30 positive cases – 24 workers and six close contacts – have been associated with Fieldbrook Foods in Dunkirk, Chatuauqua County of…
Niagara County Covid-19 infection rate rises Niagara County reported 21 new Covid-19 cases over the weekend, as the county's infection rate rose to 1.58%.
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