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...]
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...]
Governor Hochul Outlines Winter Surge Plans for COVID-19
Governor Kathy Hochul has announced her Winter Surge plans to deal with increasing cases of COVID-19. Hochul's plan focuses on five core areas: keeping students in school, doubling down on masks and testing, preventing severe illness and death, … [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...]
CDC Shortens Recommended Isolation Time for COVID from 10 to 5 Days
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has shortened the recommended times that people should isolate when they've tested positive for COVID-19 from 10 days to five days if they don't have symptoms and if they wear a mask around others … [Read more...]
Three Million COVID-19 Tests Being Delivered to NYS Schools
Over 3 million COVID-19 tests are being delivered to schools in New York State this week. 1 million of those tests will go to districts outside of New York City. Governor Kathy Hochul made the announcement during a COVID briefing Monday morning. … [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...]
Federal Government to Mail 500 Million COVID Tests to Citizens
The Federal government will be mailing 500 million at-home COVID test kits starting in January. The action was announced as part of an update on the pandemic by President Joe Biden Tuesday. NPR reports Biden defended his administration's … [Read more...]
NYS State Ed Cancels Regents Exams for January
The acceleration of COVID-19 cases in New York State has resulted in High School Regents exams being canceled for January 2022. State Education Commissioner Betty Rosa made the announcement Tuesday, saying no decisions have been made regarding the … [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...]
