Cuomo: WNY has heard the message; making good progress on hospitalizations
Governor Andrew Cuomo says region has gone from highest positivity in the state a month ago to currently 4th lowest in the state.
Author: WGRZ Staff
Updated: 11:59 PM EST December 28, 2020
ALBANY, N.Y. — Governor Andrew Cuomo Monday provided an update to New Yorkers on Day 303 of the state's on-going response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cuomo said the WNY region, which encompasses Erie, Niagara, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua and Allegany counties, has gone from having the highest positivity rate in the state a month ago to currently having the fourth lowest.
The WNY region currently has 494 people in hospitals being treated for COVID-19, or 0.04% of the population. The region's positivity rate currently stands at 6.43%.