Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel said Tuesday he was glad to see only two new cases of COVID-19 reported locally. “I can’t remember when we only had two,” he said.

A day later, the numbers are even better.

On Wednesday, the county Health Department announced only one new case — part of a prolonged pattern of fewer new cases, active cases, those in the hospital and in quarantine.

To date there have been 9,285 confirmed cases, 9,120 recoveries and 157 virus-related deaths. There are currently eight active cases, two people in the hospital with the virus and 36 in quarantine.