You may have noticed the number of active cases of COVID-19 in local intensive care units has gone down in recent days.

UR Medicine tweeted some good news Saturday, saying that none of its COVID-19 patients are on a ventilator.

Spectrum News is told that this is a first since the pandemic began.

UR Medicine says the region is moving in the right direction, while encouraging people to keep up with social distancing and wearing masks when in close proximity to other people.