Erie County Legislator Joe Lorigo has introduced a resolution requesting the administration report the number of active cases as well as the number of recovered cases on the COVID-19 heat map and during daily press briefings.

Currently, the map lists the number of active cases since the middle of March. It does not list a total of those who have recovered, those cases that are currently active, or the number of hospitalized individuals requiring ventilator assistance.

Legislator Lorigo said, “The public deserves access to this information related to the COVID-19 outbreak. Providing the number of active and recovered cases depicts a clearer picture of where the county stands in battling the outbreak. These numbers would also be helpful in determining how close Erie County is to reaching the re-opening criteria. As legislators tasked with making policy decisions, we need to be aware of these statistics. The County Executive and administration must be more transparent in reporting this data.”

A copy of the resolution can be viewed here.  The resolution will be discussed during this morning’s Legislative session being conducted via Zoom teleconference at 11am.