The recent surge of new COVID-19 cases, combined with more people seeking medical care now than during the height of the pandemic, is resulting in more visits to local emergency departments. Not everyone seeking emergency care are COVID-19 related, but the spike in recent virus cases — ...

The Chautauqua County Health Department is working with area schools and businesses for random COVID-19 testing. During a meeting this week of the Chautauqua County Board of Health, Christine Schuyler, public health director and commissioner of Social Services, said there is a large demand for ...

A woman has been fined $1,000 by Chautauqua County for violating COVID-19 safety protocols. During the Chautauqua County Board of Health meeting, Douglas Hamernik, a public health sanitarian with the county Environmental Health Services, said an individual had violated the New York state ...

Jamestown area resident Erin Hirschman Coulter is fully vaccinated but recently tested positive for COVID-19. Coulter said she never thought she would contract COVID after being vaccinated. After receiving the shot, she went back to life as normal — not wearing a mask or socially ...

ALBANY (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed this week to fight a lawsuit launched by a group of Christian health care practitioners who argue that New York's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for many health care workers is unconstitutional because it lacks a religious exemption. A federal judge ...

MAYVILLE -- The Chautauqua County Health Department has been made aware of the taste and odor issues that customers of the village of Fredonia water supply are experiencing. The Environmental Health unit has been working with village officials and has determined that the water is safe for water ...