New York state reached a milestone regarding the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday.

“More than a million New Yorkers are now fully vaccinated, and this crucial milestone should give us confidence that we are on the right track towards ultimately beating back the virus and winning this war,” Cuomo said. “As I’ve said in the past, defeating COVID once and for all not only requires the quick and fair distribution of the vaccine, but we also must continue our efforts to reduce our hospitalization and infection rates.

“All the data shows that we are headed in the right direction and we must keep this progress moving. While New Yorkers continue to act responsibility to reduce infections, we will continue to fight for more vaccine supply and better distribution coordination from the federal government so we can ramp up our efforts even further.”

Under updated guidelines, about 10 million New York residents are eligible to receive the vaccine. The federal government has increased the weekly supply by more than 20% over the next three weeks, but New York’s vast distribution network and large population of eligible individuals still far exceed the supply coming from the federal government.

In other news, more COVID cases have been identified in school districts across Chautauqua County. Those cases are tracked by the state’s COVID report card.

The following statistics regarding confirmed cases involving students and staff are updated through Monday morning:

¯ Bemus Point: 36 students, 12 on-site and 24 off-site; and 18 teachers/staff, 11 on-site and seven off-site.

¯ Brocton: 13 students, five on-site and eight off-site; and nine teachers/staff, all on-site.

¯ Cassadaga Valley: nine students, two on-site and seven off-site; and 13 teachers/staff, 10 on-site and three off-site.

¯ Chautauqua Lake: 14 students, 10 on-site and four off-site; and 10 teachers/staff, seven on-site and three off-site.

¯ Clymer: 10 students, nine on-site and one off-site; and eight teachers/staff, all on-site.

¯ Dunkirk: 74 students, 10 on-site and 64 off-site; and 47 teachers/staff, 21 on-site and 26 off-site.

¯ Falconer: 22 students, 14 on-site and eight off-site; and 10 teachers/staff, seven on-site and three off-site.

¯ Forestville: 11 students, five on-site and six off-site; and eight teachers/staff, three on-site and five off-site.

¯ Fredonia: 43 students, 12 on-site and 30 off-site; and 25 teachers/staff, 24 on-site and one off-site.

¯ Frewsburg: 31 students, 23 on-site and eight off-site; and 11 teachers/staff, 10 on-site and one off-site.

¯ Jamestown: 98 students, 36 on-site and 62 off-site; and 49 teachers/staff, 34 on-site and 15 off-site.

¯ Panama: nine students, eight on-site and one off-site; and seven teachers/staff, all on-site.

¯ Pine Valley: 15 students, nine on-site and six off-site; and four teachers/staff, one on-site and three off-site.

¯ Ripley: nine students, two on-site and seven off-site; and eight teachers/staff, seven on-site and one off-site.

¯ Sherman: eight students, six on-site and two off-site; and three teachers/staff, all on-site.

¯ Silver Creek: 45 students, 39 on-site and six off-site; and 20 teachers/staff, all on-site.

¯ Southwestern: 51 students, 25 on-site and 26 off-site; and 21 teachers/staff, 16 on-site and five off-site.

¯ Westfield: 17 students, two on-site and 15 off-site; and nine teachers/staff, six on-site and three off-site.

¯ Bethel Baptist Christian Academy: two students, one on-site and one off-site (none in last 14 days).

¯ Northern Chautauqua Catholic School: three students, two on-site and one off-site (none in last 14 days).

In Cattaraugus County, 10 new COVID cases were reported Sunday evening, marking 4,106 confirmed to date in addition to 250 active cases, 24 people with the virus in the hospital and a seven-day positivity rate of 4.3%.

During the pandemic, there have been 83 deaths associated with the virus and 3,772 recoveries.

Elsewhere, there were 14 new cases of COVID-19 in Warren County announced over the weekend and no new deaths The Pennsylvania Department of Health did not issue a daily update on Monday due to Presidents Day.

On Saturday, 12 new cases were added to the county’s total. Another two on Sunday brought the total to 2,105, with 1,728 of those confirmed and the remaining 377 probable.

The number of COVID-related deaths of county residents remained steady at 95.

Brian Ferry from the Warren Times Observer contributed to this report.