Jamestown Public Schools will start offering "Test to Stay" (TTS) protocol in regards to COVID-19 this week. The district said the protocol is being done under the direction of the Chautauqua County Health Department. TTS is a modified quarantine … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County Receives $2 Million Healthy Homes Grant
Chautauqua County is receiving a $2 million grant to help protect low-income families from health and safety hazards in homes. The Chautauqua County Health Department and City of Jamestown partnered on on the grant with the County administering … [Read more...]
1,855 New Cases of COVID-19 for January 2-8, Total Cases over 21,000 for Pandemic
There were 1,855 new cases of COVID-19 in Chautauqua County for January 2 through 8, bringing the total number since the beginning of the Pandemic to over 21,135. The Chautauqua County Health Department also reported 3 people died last week with … [Read more...]
Cases of COVID-19 Have Skyrocketed in Chautauqua County
Cases of COVID-19 skyrocketed last week after being in decline for three weeks in Chautauqua County. The Chautauqua County Health Department reported 12 people died and there were 852 new cases for the week of December 26 through January 1. The … [Read more...]
County Health Department Suspends Contact Tracing Due to Substantial Volume of New Case Reports
The Chautauqua County Health Department has announced its contact tracing team is unable to contact residents who have a positive COVID-19 test result due to the substantial volume of new case reports in recent days. Public Health Director … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Board Begins Discussions on Whether to Implement “Test To Stay”
The Jamestown School Board discussed whether to implement "test to stay" in the district following updated guidance from both the Chautauqua County Health Department and State Department of Health. The "test to stay" program is where an … [Read more...]
County Health Department Rolls Out Permit Fee Relief Program
The Chautauqua County Health Department is rolling out a permit fee relief program funded by the American Rescue Plan Act. This program will help pay permit fees for facilities regulated by the Division of Environmental Health Services whose business … [Read more...]
14 People Died of COVID-19 December 19-25
While reports of new COVID-19 cases continued to decrease for a third week, 14 people died the week of December 19 through 25 in Chautauqua County. The Chautauqua County Health Department reported 544 new cases last week with 131 of those cases … [Read more...]
COVID Cases Decreasing, But Lagging Vaccinations a Concern
COVID cases are decreasing but lagging vaccinations is causing concern in Chautauqua County. The County Health Department reported 13 deaths and 689 new cases of COVID-19 in Chautauqua County for December 12 through 18. While hospitalizations … [Read more...]
County Physician Dr. Berke: ‘We’re At War’ with COVID-19
County Physician Dr. Robert Berke stated "We're at war" with COVID-19 in a video posted on the County Health Department's Facebook page Monday. Dr. Berke, who has served as a public health officer in Canada, Africa, Thailand, and here in the … [Read more...]
