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NY won’t say what it told DOJ about nursing home outbreaks

ALBANY (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office said it won't reveal what it told the U.S. Justice Department about COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes, partly because doing so would be an "invasion of personal privacy." The Justice Department last year asked the governors of several states, ...

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 ...

More than 50K have received at least one dose of COVID vaccine locally

More than 50,000 Chautauqua County residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, state statistics indicate. That represents about 39% of the county's entire population, while — according to county data that slightly lags state information — 42.75% of eligible residents ...

New COVID cases continue climb, hospitalizations dip

New COVID-19 cases continue to climb in Chautauqua County, but those in the hospital with the virus have dipped. The county Health Department on Thursday recorded 27 new confirmed cases from information collected on Wednesday. Of those, six come from Jamestown, four in Falconer, three each in Dunkirk and Fredonia, two each in Gerry, Lakewood and Stockton, and one each in Cherry Creek, Mayville, Ripley, Sherman and Westfield. The county also noted one new virus-related death. To date there have been 8,809 total confirmed cases, 8,472 recoveries and 147 virus-related fatalities. ...

State to offer mobile vaccine clinics for farm workers

New York state is launching a new initiative to vaccinate farm workers. The plan is to create mobile vaccination clinics that will travel to farms and administer vaccines to farmers and workers at their place of business. Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement while speaking at an apple ...

Businesses scramble for help as job openings go unfilled

NEW YORK (AP) — It looks like something to celebrate: small businesses posting "Help Wanted" signs as the economy edges toward normalcy. Instead, businesses are having trouble filling the jobs, which in turn hurts their ability to keep up with demand for their products or services. Owners ...