Three Erie County nursing homes have recently experienced COVID-19 outbreaks.

Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein wrote a letter to the County Legislature Wednesday saying the outbreaks happened at Autumn View Health Care Facility in Hamburg; Elderwood at Grand Island; and Greenfield Health & Rehab Center in Lancaster.

There were 51 positive cases at Autumn View; 12 at Greenfield; and five at Elderwood during the week ending on November 14.

Those are infection rates of 5% or more.

All three towns are now in an orange zone.