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COVID-19 Coverage

County Reports 102 New Cases Of COVID-19

The Chautauqua County Department of Health reported 102 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. Fifty-two of the cases came from the Jamestown zip code. There are currently 437 active cases of the virus in Chautauqua County as well as 33 people with COVID in the hospital, 1,284 people in ...

AP-NORC Poll: Virus Fears Linger For Vaccinated Older Adults

NEW YORK (AP) — Bronwyn Russell wears a mask anytime she leaves her Illinois home, though she wouldn't dream of going out to eat or to hear a band play, much less setting foot on a plane. In Virginia, Oliver Midgette rarely dons a mask, never lets COVID-19 rouse any worry and happily finds ...

Vaccine Mandate Impacts Facilities Locally

Heritage Ministries said it has lost 9% of its New York workforce leading up to Monday’s deadline requiring hospital and nursing home workers be vaccinated against COVID-19. The nonprofit organization that offers rehabilitation, skilled nursing and assisted living options at several ...

Hospitals In Many States Fear Worker Shortages

ALBANY — Some hospitals and nursing homes in New York began removing workers Monday for failing to meet a state-mandated deadline to get a COVID-19 vaccine as Gov. Kathy Hochul pleaded with holdouts to get 11th-hour inoculations. It was not clear Monday if a wave of suspensions and ...

County Health Dept. Reports 42 New COVID Cases

The Chautauqua County Department of Health on Tuesday reported 42 new cases of COVID-19. There are currently 429 active cases of the virus in the county along with 33 people with the virus in the hospital, 1,282 in quarantine and a seven-day positivity rate of 8.4%. To date there have ...

Visitation Limits Renewed At Dunkirk’s Brooks-TLC

Limits on visitors are being renewed, starting Wednesday, by the Brooks-TLC Hospital System in Dunkirk. In a news release issued this morning, the health-care facility announced the return of early pandemic restrictions in visitation due to a direct result of increases in volume, the new wave ...