New Yokr State's hot spots
New York Times, 11/24/2021
As of Nov. 22, the rate of new Covid cases in Erie County was 16 times higher than in Ontario’s Niagara Region, according to Dr. Mustafa Hirji, the Niagara Region acting medical officer of health. [emphasis added]
About 85 percent of Ontarians age 12 and over are fully vaccinated. In Western New York, the rate is about 70 percent. (Actually, Erie County's rate is 63%, Niagara County is 61%. In other words, Western New York is nowhere near 70%.)
Canadians at the Leafs game also expressed culture shock over what they saw as the casual attitude toward masks in Buffalo and Western New York, where the Covid infection rate has been rising sharply.
“To see here everyone walking around without masks, it takes you by surprise,” said Brooke Ferreira of Toronto.
Erie County/Buffalo set a new record for highest 7-day average of new Covid cases 3 days ago.
Niagara County/Niagara Falls came pretty close to setting a record on November 24, 2021.
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