BUFFALO — Acknowledging that COVID-19 testing continues to be an extraordinarily limited resource, Kaleida Health has announced that it has expanded its testing capability to include other healthcare workers and first responders.

This includes testing Catholic Health, Roswell Park and Veteran’s Hospital employees plus Buffalo Fire Department and Buffalo Police Department personnel as well paramedics/EMTs from AMR Ambulance, Twin City and volunteer fire/EMS companies.

Those who are symptomatic or who believe they need to be tested should call the Erie County Coronavirus Hotline, (716) 858-2929.

Kaleida also offered an update of coronavirus cases at its hospitals through Saturday afternoon:

Buffalo General Medical Center — Inpatients: 43 confirmed cases currently in-house with 23 in ICU, 20 in medical unit with 31 in-house that are under investigation and 113 additional patients were tested but are negative.

Millard Fillmore — Inpatients: 26 confirmed cases currently in-house with 11 in ICU, 15 in medical unit and 17 in-house that are under investigation.In addition, 39 additional patients were tested but are negative.

Oishei Children’s Hospital — Inpatients: No confirmed case currently in-house with four in-house that are under investigation. Sixteen additional patients were tested but are negative.

Highpointe on Michigan — One confirmed case currently in-house and four additional patients were tested but are negative.

DeGraff Skilled Nursing Facility — One patient was tested negative with on other cases.