🌱 Code Blue Continues + UB Detects Omicron In Area

Buffalo NY

23 December, 2021

2:20 PM

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Good morning, Buffalo! Like many of you, the Patch team is taking some time off to enjoy the holidays, so there will not be a newsletter in your inbox tomorrow. We appreciate your understanding of this slight pause in our schedule, and I will be back on Monday with the next edition of the Buffalo Daily! Now, here's everything happening around town today. First, today's weather: Milder with low clouds. High: 45 Low: 40. Here are the top three stories in Buffalo today: The Code Blues issued for Erie County and Buffalo continue through the week with another one issued for Thursday night and during the day Friday for Buffalo and Southern Erie County. Shelters in the area will be open as warming centers and to take in the homeless. (2 WGRZ)Health officials from the University at Buffalo say that the omicron COVID-19 variant has been detected in Erie County, marking the first time omicron has been detected in the Western New York region. Omicron was first detected in New York State on December 2. According to the scientists at UB, omicron was detected in samples of those who have tested positive for COVID-19 in December. (WKBW) Christmas is just two days away. And since it lands on a Saturday this year, city residents can expect their trash and recycling pickup to fall right on schedule. This applies next week, too, since New Year's Day also falls on a weekend. (WIVB.com - News 4) Today's Buffalo Daily is brought to you in part by our friends at Verizon. They're building the fastest 5G network in the country. To learn how 5G is going to change life for you and your community — and to get access to this amazing technology — click here. And thank you Verizon for sponsoring this community resource in Buffalo! Today in Buffalo: ABC Story Time with Miss Alice At Buffalo And Erie County Public Library (11:00 AM) From my notebook: Hoping for a home for the holidays. ♥️🎄🐾 Thank you to our friends at Step Out Buffalo for sharing all of the City of Buffalo Animal Shelter pets! For more information on each visit their PetFinder profiles at www.friendsofcbas.org or contact us here for more details. (Facebook) Are you interested in helping us to share Western New York's stories?! The Buffalo History Museum is looking for a creative, dynamic communications professional to join our team as the new Director of Communications and Community Engagement. (Instagram) Need a fitness goal for 2022? There's no better way to get in shape than committing to a race and seeing through the training process! So set that goal for 2022 and join us at the Buffalo Marathon Weekend on May 28 - 29, 2022! (Facebook) More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Events: Save 15 Percent On FTD's Christmas Collection (December 25) Add your event Loving the Buffalo Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved: Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe Get your local business listed in front of readers Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday off right. See you all Monday for another update! — Sean Peek About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.