New cases of COVID-19 remain high in Chautauqua County with 1,653 new cases for the week of January 16 through 22 being reported. There have been 24,531 total cases of COVID-19 since the start of the Pandemic.
The Chautauqua County Health Department also reported 5 people died last week with 33 people hospitalized. Of those 33 people, 58% of them are not fully vaccinated. The total number of deaths is now 295.
The county’s 7-day average positivity rate is 14.9%, The community transmission rate is still considered “high” by the Centers for Disease Control.
488 of the new cases are located in the City of Jamestown. Since August 1, 60% of new cases were in people who were not vaccinated.
The Health Department noted on its COVID-19 dashboard that it would no longer be reporting active cases and close contacts due to changes in isolation and quarantine protocols closing cases out more quickly than in the past.
The department went on to say that due to less contact tracing and more cases being detected with at-home tests, the total case counts reported should reflect the minimum and not the total amount of cases experienced in the community.
The “7-day average percent positive” figure only includes results reported by laboratories, and does not include any rapid test results. “New cases this week” and “Total cases” do include rapid testing results that have been reported to the County Health Department via their website.
According to the CDC Vaccination Tracker, vaccination rates are nearly the same as last week with 64.6% of the county’s total population having received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and 57.4% of the total population now being fully vaccinated.
The Health Department has a COVID-19 vaccination clinic scheduled for Friday, January 28 at SUNY Fredonia’s Steele Hall.
Both Pfizer, for those ages 5 and up, and Moderna, for ages 18 and up, will be available. They will be offering 1st dose, 2nd dose and booster to those who qualify.
The clinic will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Walk-ins will be accepted or you can pre-register on the county’s website at https://chqgov.com/public-health/covid-19-vaccination-clinics
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