Nine people died and there were 707 new cases of COVID-19 for the week of November 21st through 27th in Chautauqua County.
There are 648 active cases and 52 people hospitalized. The total number of deaths is now 228.
276 of the new cases were located in the city of Jamestown.
The 7-day average positivity rate is up over 2% from last week at 11.2% with the CDC level of community transmission of “High.”
Since August 1st, 3,433 cases, or 56% of new cases, were in those who are not vaccinated.
Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 15,597 confirmed cases in the county, with 14,721 being listed as recovered.
According to the CDC Vaccination Tracker, 60.5% of the county’s total population have now received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while 54.1% of the total population is fully vaccinated.
The full weekly report on COVID-19 numbers can be found on Chautauqua County’s COVID-19 Dashboard.
The Chautauqua County Health Department will hold a COVID-19 Vaccination clinic this Friday at SUNY Fredonia’s Steele Hall for ages 12 and up. The clinic takes place from 9am to 1pm.
All COVID-19 vaccines, including booster doses, will be available as long as supplies last. Vaccines will be provided at no cost to participants. Participants must bring proper identification to the clinic, including your vaccine card, and wear a mask.
Pre-registration is required and can be done online at chqgov.com.
Since Western New York has a higher rate of hospitalizations & infections than New York City it would be wise to put a mask mandate in effect for a period of time. No one seems to be wearing masks & the vaccinated can infect others as well. My fully vaccinated husband with NO underlying conditions still died from Covid. When will people get the message they may be spending the New Year grieving as I am doing?
I’m truly sorry for your loss, and urge you to continue to be an advocate for being smart about doing everything to protect those around us. It’s not 100 percent that we can protect everybody but I would rather say that I did everything I could rather than be ignorant and selfish. And in your defense I would say who knows how many people were spared your fate because your husband stepped up and did what was right. I salute you and your husband!!
Thank you Glen. I think each of us bears responsibility for others if we want to live in this world. I read a book recently that talked about the development of the polio vaccine. When it was announced the vaccine was approved church bells rang throughout this nation & people Rushed to doctors offices to get vaccinated. What has happened to the people of this country when they would rather die than take precautions to avoid a serious debilitating virus?