ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo acknowledged on Monday that his office should not have withheld data on COVID-19 nursing home deaths from state lawmakers, the public and press - but fell short of apologizing to state residents. Cuomo said at a … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Reed Says Democrats No Longer Interested in Compromise As COVID-19 Stimulus Package Moves Forward
JAMESTOWN - As the effort to pass a $1.9 trillion COVID relief package continues in Washington, Chautauqua County's representative says it appears Democrats, who control both chambers of Congress, are no longer interested in finding a compromise with … [Read more...]
County Reports One New COVID-19 Death for Tuesday, Feb. 9
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Health Department reported one new COVID-19 related death for Tuesday. The information was announced Wednesday afternoon on the county's COVID-19 dashboard, which now reports a total of 128 deaths since the start … [Read more...]
County Health Officials Report 2 New COVID-19-Related Deaths for Monday, Feb. 8
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Health Department reported two new COVID-19 related deaths for Monday. The information was announced Tuesday afternoon on the county's COVID-19 dashboard, which now reports a total of 127 deaths since the start of … [Read more...]
Cuomo Expands Vaccine Eligibility to Anyone with Serious Health Conditions
ALBANY – Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced that New York will open up COVID-19 vaccination eligibility to those with serious health conditions beginning Feb. 15. For more than three weeks, potentially tens of thousands of New Yorkers who are … [Read more...]
County Health Department Reports Five New COVID-19 Death for Thursday, Feb. 4
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Health Department will update its COVID-19 numbers for Friday, Saturday and Sunday by Monday afternoon. Meanwhile, another five COVID-19 related deaths were reported in Chautauqua County, bringing the total number … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – County Executive PJ Wendel: Feb. 4, 2021
Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel discusses the vaccination effort in the county, along with challenges local residents are experiencing in trying to get vaccinated. … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jamestown School Superintendent Kevin Whitaker: February 2021
WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Public Schools superintendent Kevin Whitaker to discuss how the district is dealing with COVID-19, and also to get an update on the school budget process. … [Read more...]
Active COVID-19 Cases in County at Lowest Level Since Early December
MAYVILLE – The Chautauqua County Health Department says there were 37 news cases of COVID-19 reported in the county for Tuesday and the number of actives cases continues to decline. According to the county health department’s COVID-19 dashboard … [Read more...]
Health Department Reports Four COVID-19 Related Deaths, 42 New Cases for Monday
MAYVILLE – The Chautauqua County Health Department says there were four new COVID-19-related deaths in the county for Monday. As a result, the overall number of COVID-19 related deaths is now at 111. According to the county health department’s … [Read more...]
