“Infection rates in Allegany, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties have consistently been among the lowest in the state.”
George Borrello
State senator. a press release. Claim dated 11 May 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisTrue
What PolitiFact found
From the end of March to mid-May, the infection rate in each of the three counties was usually in the bottom one-third of counties in New York state.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
George Borrello (State senator) made this claim around 11 May 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 June 2020, 32 days later. Its rating was “True”.
Where the claim appeared
- nysenate.govhttps://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/george-m-borrello/statement-senator-geor…
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