The County will be distributing free COVID-19 tests this Sunday in Mayville. The Chautauqua County Health Department and Office of Emergency Services are holding a drive-thru event to distribute the free COVID-19 rapid at-home test kits from 1 to … [Read more...]
Jamestown Public Schools Sending COVID-19 Tests Home Ahead of Winter Break
Jamestown Public Schools are preparing to send COVID-19 test kits home with students ahead of winter break. Superintendent Dr. Kevin Whitaker updated the school board, saying Governor Kathy Hochul asked schools to distribute the tests prior to … [Read more...]
County Executive Wendel Welcomes End to Mask Mandate
Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel released a statement welcoming and supporting Governor Kathy Hochul's decision on masking. He said the county will not implement a local masking mandate going forward. Employees and visitors who enter … [Read more...]
1,653 New COVID-19 Cases, 5 Deaths for January 16-22, 2022
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 … [Read more...]
Federal COVID-19 Test Kit Site Now Live
The website for the free COVID-19 test kits from the Federal Government is now live. Orders for up to four tests per household can be placed on the website - https://www.covidtests.gov/. The White House said tests will usually ship within seven … [Read more...]
President Biden: 500 Million Additional COVID-19 Tests Ordered for Americans
President Biden announced Thursday that the administration will buy another 500 million at-home COVID-19 tests for Americans, in addition to his plans to order 500 million announced last month. NPR reports Biden said a website will launch next … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County Distributes COVID-19 Tests, Masks to Municipalities
Chautauqua County is distributing at-home COVID-19 test kits and KN95 masks to local municipalities. The local municipalities who requested the test kits and masks will then organize their own distribution efforts to get the items out to their … [Read more...]
City of Jamestown to Distribute 500 COVID-19 Tests January 12 and 13
The City of Jamestown has 500 rapid COVID-19 tests kits from Chautauqua County that will be made available to residents at five sites this week. The test kits are from a New York Department of Homeland Security initiative. Each site will … [Read more...]
SUNY Fredonia Opens at COVID-19 Test Site January 13
SUNY Fredonia will have a COVID-19 test site starting Thursday, January 13. Governor Kathy Hochul said in a statement that announced 10 new testing sites in the state, "These new SUNY sites build on our ongoing efforts to make testing more … [Read more...]
Village of Falconer Receives COVID-19 Tests, Masks for Distribution
The Village of Falconer announced it has received a limited number of COVID-19 test kits and masks for distribution to Village residents. Interested village residents can pick up test kits and masks in the Village Community Building lobby from … [Read more...]
