Erie Co. Close To Being a Community of "High Risk Transmission"

COVID-19 has been making a resurgence in various parts of the United States and it appears that we in New York are not exempt from the increase in coronavirus infections.

Get our free mobile app

According to a report by WKBW-TV, it looks like Erie County is very close to being designed as a community that has a High Risk of Community Transmission by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

This designation by the CDC is the highest level of COVID-19 infection that a community can reach on the measurement scale that is used and is defined as having more than 100 total new cases per 100,000 persons in the past 7 calendar days. Based on a tweet that was sent by Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, Erie County has had 95 new cases in the last 7 days and this puts us right on the doorstep of the designation

This isn't surprising considering that COVID-19 deaths in New York have increased four-fold since August 1st and some New York zip codes have some of the highest COVID-19 infection rates in the nation.

Officials from Erie County have not announced any plans to reimplement any new mask requirements or other restrictions if the county does become a high transmission risk community, but members of the Erie County Health Department urge everyone to wear a mask to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.

CDC COVID-19 Integrated Tracker - County View

What Buffalo Parents Need to Know About COVID-19 Back-to-School Plans

Updated Mask Policies At Major Retailers and Grocery Stores

7 Things to Know About the Delta Variant of COVID-19

10 Other Places Named Buffalo

Million Dollar Western New York Home Come With Private Island

You could own your own private island right here in Western New York. Currently listed on Zillow.com, this 5 bedroom, 5 bathroom home is amazing and has everything that you could want in a home.