Health care facilities created plans last year to handle capacity issues. Gov. Kathy Hochul suggests those plans be dusted off as staffing shortages loom in health care facilities statewide. Hochul made her remarks in response to reporters' questions during a news conference Wednesday in ...
The number of people admitted in local hospitals who have tested positive for COVID-19 continues to rise. The Chautauqua County Department of Health on Tuesday reported 31 hospitalizations, a bump of four from the weekend and 19 in the last seven days. The number represents those in Chautauqua County hospitals diagnosed with COVID-19, regardless of residency. Not since the beginning of the year has the COVID hospitalization rate been over 30 people. The health department also recorded 49 new virus cases, from information collected Monday. Of those, 22 came from the Jamestown zip ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The share of Americans living in poverty rose slightly as the COVID-19 pandemic shook the economy last year, but massive relief payments pumped out by Congress eased hardship for many, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday. The official poverty measure showed an increase of ...
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge temporarily blocked the state of New York on Tuesday from forcing medical workers to be vaccinated after a group of health care workers sued, saying their Constitutional rights were violated because the state's mandate disallowed religious ...
BUFFALO (AP) — The Buffalo Bills joined the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday as the only NFL teams to require proof of vaccination against COVID-19 for all fans over the age of 12. The rules will be the same for Buffalo Sabres games at the KeyBank Center when the NHL season gets under way next ...
The number of people in the hospital who have tested positive for COVID-19 has inched up, according to information released Monday by the Chautauqua County Department of Health. Hospitalizations currently stand at 27, after doubling in the last week. From Friday through Sunday, Chautauqua County also recorded 170 new cases of COVID-19. There are currently 381 active cases and 773 people in quarantine. The seven-day positivity rate has increased to 11.2% while the CDC level of community transmission remains at "high." To date there have been 10,757 total confirmed cases, 10,209 ...
