The number of people with COVID-19 in Chautauqua County hospitals has dipped into the single digits.

The county Health Department reported nine hospitalizations on Thursday, a drop of four from information released a day earlier.

The county also announced 34 new confirmed cases, with 19 coming from Jamestown, three in Dunkirk, one in Fredonia, and two each in Silver Creek and Sinclairville.

There were 186 cases considered active, an increase of five from Wednesday, as well as 7,368 total cases to date, 135 virus-related deaths, 542 people in quarantine and a seven-day positivity rate of 1.8%.

The Cattaraugus County Department of Health reported two new COVID-19-related deaths, involving a 68-year-old woman and 62-year-old man.

Both reportedly developed respiratory failure. “We extend our deepest condolences to their families and the entire Cattaraugus County community,” the county Health Department said in a statement.

To date, 85 residents of Cattaraugus County have died due to complications of the virus.

On Wednesday, the health department reported 28 new COVID cases. There are currently 205 active cases, 21 people with the virus in the hospital and a seven-day positivity rate of 3.9%.

There have been 4,170 total confirmed cases and 3,874 recoveries.