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County enters ‘high’ COVID transmission rate

Though Chautauqua County is now seeing “high” transmission of COVID-19 in the community other, just as equally important, metrics such as hospitalizations and use of intensive care unit beds for the critically sick remain low. That’s the view of County Executive PJ Wendel after the ...

County reports 34 new COVID cases; 399 since Aug. 1

The Chautauqua County Department of Health on Tuesday reported 34 new cases of COVID-19, marking nearly 400 since Aug. 1. The bulk of new cases (18) continue to come from residents in the Jamestown zip code. There were also five reported in Dunkirk; four in Fredonia; two each in Forestville and South Dayton; and one each in Ashville, Kennedy and Lakewood. There are currently 187 active cases of the virus in Chautauqua County, an increase of 31 from information provided Monday; seven people with the virus in the hospital, no change from the previous day; 293 people in quarantine, a ...

Hochul: Masks should be needed to enter public schools

In an afternoon address, Gov. Kathy Hochul said she would make masks mandatory for anyone entering public schools and wanted to implement a requirement that all school staff either be vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing. "None of us want a rerun of last year's horrors with ...

County reports 91 new COVID cases; level of transmission now ‘high’

The county Health Department on Monday reported 91 new cases of COVID-19 from information collected Friday through Sunday. The department also reported a new virus-related death. Meanwhile, the CDC level of community transmission rose in the county, from "substantial" to "high." Since Aug. 1, there have been 365 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Chautauqua County. According to the health department, 62% of the new cases this month are from those not vaccinated; 4% have been partially vaccinated; 16% fully vaccinated; and 17% whose vaccination status is not known. The bulk of cases ...

JCC to require facial coverings starting Monday

SUNY Jamestown Community College has announced additional plans and protocols for the fall 2021 semester, which begins on Monday. All information related to COVID-19 can be found at sunyjcc.edu/covid19. Mask Protocols -- Due to the increased number of cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant in ...

Health Dept. reports 20 new COVID cases

The number of people quarantined increased by more than 50 in Chautauqua County, while the health department reported 20 new cases of COVID-19. The quarantine numbers went from 276 on Thursday to 328 on Friday. The number of active cases, meanwhile, increased by three to 122. Of the new cases recorded, eight came from the Jamestown zip code; three in Ashville; two each in Frewsburg and Dunkirk; and one each in Fredonia, Silver Creek, Bemus Point, Clymer and Westfield. There have been 274 new cases of the virus in Chautauqua County since Aug. 1 — 64% of those involve people ...