ERIE COUNTY (WKBW) — Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz announced Tuesday COVID-19 hospitalizations in the county dropped below 100 for the first time since March.
As of June 7 there were 98 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in the county, the number of COVID-19 patients in the ICU also dropped to 30.
Poloncarz said "all is trending well" other than patients in the ICU with an airway assist which increased from 15 on May 25 to 19 on June 7.
Very Good News: on June 7, for the first time since late March, Erie County’s Covid-19 hospitalizations fell below 100 total patients (98). ICU patients also dropped (30). Only negative is ICU airway assists increased to highest level in 2+ weeks. Otherwise all is trending well. pic.twitter.com/gvXm3UB52R
— Mark Poloncarz (@markpoloncarz) June 9, 2020