Chautauqua County has passed 12-thousand cases of COVID-19 since the Pandemic began, with 2 new deaths reported. There were 84 new cases of COVID-19 for Wednesday, September 29th. 35 of the cases were located in Jamestown. According to the … [Read more...]
State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker Announces Resignation
State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker has announced his resignation. Governor Kathy Hochul announced Zucker's departure Thursday during a COVID-19 briefing, adding that he will stay on as health commissioner until the position is filled. … [Read more...]
Hospitalizations Doubled, 87 New Cases of COVID-19 for Wednesday, September 8th
Hospitalizations doubled to 24 and there were 87 new cases of COVID-19 reported for Wednesday, September 8th in Chautauqua County. There have been 1,133 new cases since August 1st. According to the most recent numbers from the county's COVID-19 … [Read more...]
Governor Hochul Designates COVID-19 as Airborne Infectious Disease Under NYS HERO Act
Governor Kathy Hochul has designated COVID-19 as an airborne infectious disease under the state's HERO Act. The designation requires all employers to implement workplace safety plans in the event of an airborne infectious disease in order to help … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County Has First COVID-19 Related Death Under Age of 40
Chautauqua County health officials have announced the county's 165th COVID-19 death. The county COVID-19 dashboard lists this person as being under the age of 40, which is the county's youngest COVID death so far. There were 40 new cases of COVID-19 … [Read more...]
Gov. Hochul Announces $65 Million for COVID-19 Booster Shot Distribution
Governor Kathy Hochul has announced $65 million will be made available to local health departments to support distribution of COVID-19 booster shots. Hochul, speaking at University of Buffalo, said local health departments will be supporting the … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County Passes 10,000 Positive Cases for COVID-19
Chautauqua County passed 10,000 cases of COVID-19 over the weekend. There was one death and 119 new cases of COVID-19 reported for Friday, August 27th through Sunday, August 29th. This bring the total number of deaths to 163 in Chautauqua County and … [Read more...]
Governor Kathy Hochul Announces Universal Masking in Schools, Vaccine Requirement for School Personnel
New York Governor Kathy Hochul, in her first briefing since taking office Tuesday, said her main priority is getting children back in school. She said there needs to be a requirement for vaccinations for all school personnel with an option to test … [Read more...]
JCC Requires Masks for All as Fall Semester Classes Begin Today
As Jamestown Community College fall semester classes begin today, JCC has announced that masks will be required in all campus buildings, regardless of vaccination status. The policy change comes due to the increased numbers of cases of the COVID-19 … [Read more...]
NYS Healthcare Workers Required to be Vaccinated by September 27th
Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that all healthcare workers in New York State will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Monday, September 27th. This includes staff at hospitals and long-term care facilities, nursing homes, adult care, … [Read more...]
