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Coronavirus coverage

SUNY Fredonia enhances COVID tracker

As return to campus for the spring semester, Jim Malatras, State University of New York chancellor, has launched enhancements to the COVID-19 Tracker dashboard. The upgrades allow additional transparency on SUNY’s 64 colleges and universities, so campuses have the most information to ...

Reed: Cuomo lying about covering up nursing home COVID deaths

Calling it a cover up, U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning, said Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo is lying about withholding data on virus-related nursing home deaths in the state. During his weekly conference call with regional media, Reed said he is pleased the F.B.I. and the U.S. attorney for the ...

Vaccine appointments remain difficult to obtain locally

Chautauqua County continues to only get small amounts of the COVID-19 vaccine, making it difficult for residents to get appointments. During the legislature’s Human Services Committee meeting, Christine Schuyler, public health director and commissioner of Social Services, discussed the ...

County records 23 new cases, 1 COVID-related death

Chautauqua County reported 23 new COVID cases and one new virus-related death on Friday. To date there have been 7,391 confirmed cases, 7,076 recoveries and 136 deaths associated with the coronavirus. Of the new cases identified Friday, 11 came from the Jamestown zip code, four from ...

Cattaraugus County reports two new COVID deaths

The Cattaraugus County Department of Health reported two new COVID-19-related deaths, involving a 68-year-old woman and 62-year-old man. Both reportedly developed respiratory failure. "We extend our deepest condolences to their families and the entire Cattaraugus County community," the ...

COVID hospitalizations continue countywide decline

The number of people with COVID-19 in Chautauqua County hospitals has dipped into the single digits. The county Health Department reported nine hospitalizations on Thursday, a drop of four from information released a day earlier. The county also announced 34 new confirmed cases, with 19 ...