ALDEN, N.Y. — Wende Correctional saw 55 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, according to documentation published by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS).
On January 6 at 3 p.m., Wende reported 115 cases of COVID-19 during the pandemic, with 94 individuals recovered.
On January 13 at 3 p.m., the prison reported 170 cases with 100 recovered. That's 55 new cases and six new recoveries.
On New Year's Day, 2 On Your Side reported that a person incarcerated at Wende died of "COVID-19 related issues" at Erie County Medical Center.
That death was announced on the December 30 DOCCS COVID-19 report, which is available here. At the time of that report, a little over two weeks ago, 76 people incarcerated at Wende had recovered from the virus, and there were 102 total positive cases recorded during the pandemic.
