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COVID cluster reported at Elderwood Nursing Home in Amherst

Officials there say 17 of the cases are active, and four others have recovered. Six staffers also tested positive.

AMHERST, N.Y. — There's a new cluster of COVID-19 cases in Erie County.

People at the Elderwood Nursing Home in Amherst have tested positive for the virus; 17 of the cases are active. The four others have recovered. 

There are also six staffers who have tested positive. 

Elderwood said the residents that are COVID-positive are confined to a single unit within the building, and they are being closely monitored.

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