The county also reported 141 new cases Nov. 4-6.
Local health officials aren't sure whether this means the county is near the end of a nearly yearlong pandemic, or just experiencing a reprieve.
The county is still averaging nearly 54 new cases a day over the past week, higher than the totals at any time before mid-November, said Howard Nadworny, M.D., a Saint Vincent Hospital infectious diseases specialist and adviser to the Erie County Department of Health.
"Given that there were no major holidays in January and February, and February was colder and snowier, I suspect more people were masking and distancing (i.e. fewer