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COVID-19 Coverage

County Reports 38 New COVID Cases, Another Virus-Related Death

The county Health Department recorded 38 new COVID-19 cases and another virus-related death. The information, collected Monday, pushes the total to 10,045 to date in the county, along with 164 deaths. There are currently 272 active cases, eight people with the virus in the hospital and 500 ...

Pennsylvania To Mandate Masks In K-12 Schools, Day Cares

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Masks will be required in all Pennsylvania public and private schools, as well as child care facilities, Gov. Tom Wolf was set to announce Tuesday, reversing course amid a statewide COVID-19 resurgence that is filling hospital beds just as students return to class. The ...

Trial In County Court Adjourned Over ‘COVID Concerns’

MAYVILLE — Potential jurors were sent home, and a trial for two Buffalo men facing weapons possession charges has been postponed in Chautauqua County Court over "COVID concerns" that arose Tuesday, a court clerk said. The clerk confirmed that individuals who had arrived at the Mayville ...

AP Explains: Will New York Extend Eviction Protections?

ALBANY (AP) — New York's legislature will convene for a special session Wednesday to potentially extend the state's moratorium on evictions, put in place to protect tenants and property owners who fell behind on their rent or their mortgage because of hardships caused by the COVID-19 ...

Bemus Point Man Recounts Monthslong COVID Battle

Imagine waking up in the hospital, not knowing where you are or what has happened. You come to learn you have almost died and have been in the hospital for more than two months — but you can’t remember any of it. Area resident Skip Anderson went through just that and lost two months of ...