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Local officials react to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s address

A number of local officials are reacting to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State address. Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sunquist, a Democrat, said he wasn’t too surprised at what Cuomo talked about. “I think first and foremost, we have to recognize that the largest part of this is the COVID-19 relief. Economic recovery or vaccination efforts or expanded rapid testing or even social and racial justice, that’s going to be the biggest thing for New York to move forward,” he said. “A couple things I was glad to hear that were made part of the platform: increased funding for ...

Rosas: All city departments impacted by COVID-19

The death of a recent Department of Public Works employee due to COVID-19 has sparked some concern for the city of Dunkirk. Mayor Wilfred Rosas said the pandemic — with high confirmed COVID numbers across Western New York — is an issue across all departments in city government. “I ...

County surpasses 5,000 COVID cases; 4 more deaths reported

Chautauqua County surpassed 5,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, according to numbers released on Monday by the county Department of Health. The numbers, which include the reported cases from Jan. 8 to 10, indicate that 376 individuals tested positive for the coronavirus. There are now 715 active cases in the county. Hospitalizations, meanwhile, remained at 42. There were also four new deaths. Based on previously released data, the new fatalities appear to be one individual in their 90s, two individuals in their 80s and one individual in their 70s. There are 87 ...

Virus clusters identified at Heritage sites

About 30 residents and staff at two Heritage nursing facilities in Chautauqua County have recently tested positive for COVID-19. One resident and two to three employees between Heritage Green in Greenhurst and Heritage Village in Gerry were found to have the virus following routine testing. ...

New York expands vaccine eligibility to anyone over 65

NEW YORK (AP) — New York state expanded eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine again to allow anyone over age 65 to get it, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday. Cuomo said the state's following new federal guidance, which now means more than one out of three New Yorkers are eligible to get ...

Chautauqua County has recorded its 45th COVID-19-related death. The fatality was among the new statistics released by the county Health Department on Tuesday afternoon in addition to 126 new cases of the virus. There are now 707 active cases in the county and, for the second straight day, hospitalizations remained at 42. According to previously released data, the death appears to have been an individual in their 80s. Twenty-eight new cases were reported in the city of Jamestown and 20 were reported in Dunkirk. Those municipalities now have 202 and 144 active cases respectively. ...