Two new COVID-19-related deaths were reported Thursday by the Chautauqua County Department of Health. That raises the total to 183 such fatalities to date in the county. The health department also recorded 84 new cases of the virus, with 35 involving people residing in the Jamestown zip code ...

Brooks-TLC Hospital System this afternoon confirmed what was first reported by the OBSERVER and The Post-Journal: it is facing tremendous challenges with its obstetrics unit at this time. In a news release issued Thursday afternoon, the health-care institution said 92% of its staff is ...

Hospitals and nursing homes around the U.S. are bracing for worsening staff shortages as state deadlines arrive for health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. With ultimatums taking effect this week in states like New York, California, Rhode Island and Connecticut, the fear is ...

A chant of “My Body, My Choice” echoed through the evening air outside of UPMC Chautauqua on Tuesday as a rally occurred to support health care workers who are no longer allowed to work in a medical facility because they haven’t taken a COVID-19 vaccine shot. The gathering was titled ...

There have been nearly 175 COVID cases among school students in The Post-Journal’s coverage area over the past 14 days — the majority of them coming from the Jamestown Public Schools District. Jamestown is the largest school district in Chautauqua County. The second-most cases come from ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Kathleen Hochul has encouraged religious-minded people to get a COVID-19 vaccine by saying it is God's will that they get inoculated. A lawyer argued before a federal appeals court Wednesday that the Democrat's comments about God could be encouraging hospitals ...