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COVID hospitalizations remain low in county

Chautauqua County residents in the hospital with COVID-19 remain low, according to information released Friday by the health department.

There were only eight hospitalized as of Thursday, when virus-related data is collected. Not all in the hospital are there because of the coronavirus, but simply have tested positive for COVID-19.

The county Health Department also recorded 14 new confirmed cases. Four are from the Jamestown zip code, two each in Falconer and Ripley, and one each in Dunkirk, Fredonia, Silver Creek, Cassadaga, Conewango Valley and Westfield.

To date there have been 8,822 total confirmed cases, 8,521 recoveries and 147 virus-related deaths. There are currently 154 active cases, 505 in quarantine and a seven-day positivity rate of 2.3%.

Of the fatalities, four involve those between the ages of 40 and 49; five between 50 and 59; 15 between 60 and 69; 30 between 70 and 79; 57 between 80 and 89; and 36 over the age of 90.

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