THE CORONAVIRUS CAME TO ERIE COUNTY OVER THE WEEKEND WITH THREE CONFIRMED CASES REPORTED.

 

STATES OF EMERGENCY HAVE BEEN DECLARED IN NIAGARA AND ERIE COUNTIES ALONG WITH THE CITY OF BUFFALO.

 

IN NEW YORK STATE, CONFIRMED CASES NOW NUMBER OVER 700 AND THREE PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THE VIRUS DOWNSTATE.

 

THE DIOCESE OF BUFFALO HAS SUSPENDED ALL MASSES FOR WESTERN NEW YORK CATHOLICS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

 

OFFICIALS ARE LOOKING INTO EQUIPPING COLLEGE DORMS AND MILITARY BASES INTO TEMPORARY MEDICAL CENTERS.

 

FIRST RESPONDERS IN THE FALLS WERE CALLED TO A POSSIBLE RESCUE AT PROSPECT POINT SUNDAY MORNING.

 

FOUR VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES WERE ON SITE AT A HOUSE FIRE ON CARMEN ROAD IN HARTLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

 

THREE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS REPORTED ON NIAGARA COUNTY HIGHWAYS OVER THE WEEKEND.

 

AND, AREA POLITICIANS AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL ARE HEADING BACK TO ALBANY AND WASHINGTON TODAY.