Two new positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported by the Chautauqua County Health Department. The individuals include:

¯ A man in his 80s, with no recent travel.

¯ A man in his 40s, with no recent travel.

As of Tuesday, there are now 10 positive cases identified with 100 tests coming back negative.

Based on the initial review of these cases by Health Department epidemiology staff, these individuals appear to have had separate exposures to the novel coronavirus. Of the 10 confirmed positive cases in Chautauqua County, one person has recovered completely and was released from mandatory quarantine, one individual has died, and eight persons are continuing to recover under mandatory quarantine as ordered by the Local Health Official per state Public Health Law.

In addition, there are several individuals who have received isolation and quarantine orders by the Public Health Director. This includes:

¯ 25 individuals in mandatory quarantine, which includes individuals confirmed positive of COVID-19 or a household contact of a confirmed positive COVID-19 case.

¯ 28 individuals in precautionary quarantine, which includesindividuals with travel history to CDC level 3 country or proximal contact of a confirmed case of COVID-19;

¯ 32 individuals in mandatory isolation, who are individuals who are symptomatic of COVID-19 and are pending COVID-19 lab test.

The county also is announcing that an online mapping tool to display data about positive COVID-19 cases will be launched Wednesday. The information will be divided by the four fire battalions in the county and will be updated regularly.

“County Executive Wendel and I believe it is important to share information that will help prevent the spread of this virus while also protecting the privacy and well-being of individuals,” said Christine Schuyler, Director of Health and Human Services.

In conjunction with The Chautauqua County COVID-19 Response Team continues to meet daily during this pandemic and urges residents to please stay home and stay safe. Limit your trips to the grocery store to once a week if possible, remember to use social distancing, and avoid gathering in groups.

They ask that you do your part:

¯ Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds, and wash them more frequently throughout the day;

¯ Avoid touching your face;

¯ Cover your coughs or sneezes;

¯ Avoid close contact with others by keeping a distance of six feet;

¯ Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces; and

¯ Stay home and avoid contact with others if you are sick.

To our east, the Cattaraugus County Health Department has been notified of its sixth confirmed case of COVID-19. The reporting laboratory was Kaleida Laboratory in Amherst.

A female resident who lives in the northwest part of the county with a travel history to Buffalo was tested for COVID-19 on March 23 after being in contact with a COVID-19 positive co-worker. Her test result came back negative for COVID-19. However, shortly afterward, she developed fever, cough and whole body aches and was retested for COVID-19 on Sunday. Her test results from the retest today, revealed that she is indeed positive for COVID-19.

The patient is resting at home, and now under quarantine with her family. She will be assessed for any medical support that we can provide and we will monitor her symptoms closely.

The department will conduct a thorough contact tracing investigation, for those individuals that she has been in contact with and the places that she visited.