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A day after new COVID cases in Chautauqua County were the lowest reported in a month, officials noted 108 new ones Wednesday along with nine additional virus-related deaths. To date, there have been 6,398 confirmed cases of COVID within the county and 97 COVID-related fatalities. Of the new cases, from information collected Tuesday, 16 were of people living in the Dunkirk zip code, 17 in Fredonia, 26 in Jamestown, nine in Lakewood, five in Sherman and seven in Westfield. In Cattaraugus County, 43 new COVID cases were reported Tuesday evening. There have been 3,642 confirmed cases, ...

Health Departments recommend delaying wrestling

Western New York Health Department leaders from five counties have recommend that interscholastic, intramural and amateur wrestling teams and leagues cancel or postpone their winter seasons to a later date, when community transmission of COVID-19 is significantly lower. The leaders of the ...

New COVID-19 cases, monthlong surge continues

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chautauqua County is continuing its recent surge, with 235 people added to the list over the weekend. To date, there have been 6,253 total cases of the coronavirus in the county, though a large percentage have been documented recently. Since the beginning of January, 2,156 county residents have contracted the virus, with 378 of those reported in the last week. The county crossed the 1,000-case mark in late October, about six months into the pandemic. In early December, the county crossed the 2,000-case mark. Two weeks later, 3,000 ...

Reed visits local businesses, talks economic relief

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed visited a pair of Jamestown businesses on Monday afternoon to hear feedback on the continuing COVID-19 economic recovery. Reed initially planned to be in Washington this week, but changed his plans and returned to the 23rd district to visit Honest John’s Pizzeria on ...

Nursing homes struggle with staffing amid outbreaks

NEW YORK (AP) — Nursing homes in parts of New York hit worst by this winter's COVID-19 surge say they're struggling to find enough staff as workers have gotten sick or needed to quarantine. About 80 nursing homes have reported nursing shortages as of early January, according to The ...

16 firms, groups approved for CARES Act funding through IDA

Sixteen businesses and organizations have been approved for $2.6 million in funding by the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency through through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security — CARES — Act. The entities approved for Round 2 funding include: The Service ...