NEW YORK (AP) — Just a day after the U.S. announced its first case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus had been detected in California, health officials announced Thursday it was found in a man who attended an anime convention in New York City in late November. The man tested positive ...

Nine new virus-related deaths were recorded in the last week in Chautauqua County. In addition, the number of people who have tested positive for the virus and are in the hospital continues to rise. There are currently 52 hospitalizations, according to information released Wednesday by the ...

The number of people in Chautauqua County hospitals who have tested positive for COVID-19 has more than doubled in the last week. The county Health Department on Wednesday released its latest COVID statistics, noting that 50 people were hospitalized as of Tuesday. There were 23 people ...

ALBANY (AP) — People will soon have to wear masks indoors again in western New York's most populous county because of a spike in COVID-19 positives and hospitalizations in the region, officials said Monday. Starting Tuesday, anyone 2 and older must wear masks at all indoor public locations ...

The Chautauqua County Department of Health reported 350 new cases of COVID-19 the week ending Nov. 6. The health department also noted three new virus-related deaths. As of Nov. 6 there were 400 active cases of the virus in Chautauqua County as well as 25 people with the virus in the ...

Parents or legal guardians wishing to have their children between the ages of 5 and 11 receive a COVID-19 vaccine have some options locally. After clearing two hurdles this week, the child-sized doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine have been made available. Pfizer already has shots for ...