WNY has state's highest Covid test rate for eighth straight day Keith McShea News Staff Reporter Aug 28, 2020 Aug 28, 2020 Updated Feb 17, 2026 0 Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. Mark Mulville/News file photo Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Keith McShea News Staff Reporter The coronavirus statistical trend continues: The state is posting some of its best numbers of the pandemic. Western New York is not. kAmu@C E96 6:89E9 DEC2:89E 52J[ (6DE6C? }6H *@C< A@DE65 E96 9:896DE C2E6 @7 A@D:E:G6 4@C@?2G:CFD E6DED 2>@?8 E96 DE2E6VD ?:?6 C68:@?D] k^AmkAm(6DE6C? }6H *@C< 925 `]cT @7 :ED r@G:5\`h E6DED 4@?5F4E65 %9FCD52J 4@>6 324< A@D:E:G6[ 2?5 :ED k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^7@CH2C5]?J]8@G^A6C46?E286\A@D:E:G6\C6DF=ED\C68:@?\52D93@2C5Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmD6G6?\52J 2G6C286 @7 E92E C2E6k^2m C6>2:?65 2E aT] k^Am kAm$E2E6H:56[ E96 52:=J A6C46?E286 @7 A@D:E:G6 E6DED C624965 2? 2==\E:>6 =@H @7 _]edT @? %9FCD52J[ >2C<:?8 E96 a`DE DEC2:89E 52J E92E E96 DE2E6 92D 366? 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Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story State's rapid Covid tests show 3.4% infection rate in WNY The governor said the state continues to a have a “caution flag up on Western New York.” Erie County says it's 'doing everything it can' to contain Covid Results of Monday testing placed the Mohawk Valley region ahead of Western New York, 1.9% to 1.6%. Watch Now: Related Video Data centers made this county rich. Then came the backlash McDonald's Faces Class Action Over Alleged AI-Powered Menu Price Fixing McDonald's Faces Class Action Over Alleged AI-Powered Menu Price Fixing Florida gas station hikes prices nearly 25 cents overnight Florida gas station hikes prices nearly 25 cents overnight US midterms 2026 latest: Affordability emerges as key issue for voters US midterms 2026 latest: Affordability emerges as key issue for voters
State's rapid Covid tests show 3.4% infection rate in WNY The governor said the state continues to a have a “caution flag up on Western New York.”
Erie County says it's 'doing everything it can' to contain Covid Results of Monday testing placed the Mohawk Valley region ahead of Western New York, 1.9% to 1.6%.
