Hochul to Western New York: stay disciplined in COVID-19 fight

Western New York’s hospitalization numbers dropped Wednesday after rising earlier in the week. On Thursday evening, the lieutenant governor says the outlook for the region is optimistic if people keep to the measures that got us here. “I’m expecting that unless there’s a dramatic spike and the rate of contagion spreads uncontrollably, we will be able to get there,” Kathy Hochul said during a Zoom news briefing on Thursday evening. “But I can’t…