Below are the new COVID cases by ZIP code for the week ending 12/12/20.

As noted before, we are seeing decline in hospitalizations in both Erie County and WNY. 20% of patients are in ICU with 76.7% of beds occupied.

Race and ethnicity breakdowns. Again, we have lost 976 members of our community to COVID-19. Without a continuous effort by all of us we could lose 1,000 by the end of the year. Wear a mask.

Here is a breakdown by month and age since our community started responding to COVID-19.

We wanted to provide a new comparison for when people don't wear masks or take basic safety protocols. South Dakota has a smaller population than Erie County and does not have any mask or safety mandates.

South Dakota has seen more deaths (1,259) than our community has (976) even though it is much less dense. Most of the deaths in South Dakota have happened in November and December.

Vaccine delivery has begun in Erie County. It is being delivered by New York State directly to hospital systems to start.

Attention Applicants of the Mortgage Assistance Program: make sure all your documentation is submitted by 12/18/2020 so that payment can be made by 12/30/2020!

Thank you again to all who are participating in the Shop 716. Because of you, over $1,000,000 is being directed to our local, small businesses!

As a reminder, here is the current testing criteria for Erie County:

Below are some more details for school diagnostic testing. Note schools are required to report test results to NYSDOH. Last week, 8.2% of new cases in Erie County were aged 5-17.