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The Seneca Nation is reaching out to school districts near its Cattaraugus and Allegany territories to help make COVID-19 vaccines accessible for eligible students and staff.
Local COVID-19 Updates
OLEAN — Sixteen new cases of COVID-19 were announced by the Cattaraugus County Health Department on Monday.
Do the state’s employment/unemployment figures paint a true picture of joblessness in Cattaraugus County?
OLEAN — A Cattaraugus County husband and wife in their 70s are the latest victims of COVID-19.
OLEAN — Help is on the way for Cattaraugus County residents who owe back rent due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
About 28% of New York is fully vaccinated from COVID-19, and more than 40% of New Yorkers have had at least one shot, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office. That means nearly 5.6 million people here are fully vaccinated.
OLEAN — The Cattaraugus County Health Department reported the death of a 70-year-old woman from COVID-19 on Thursday.
BELMONT — Allegany County again slipped to last place in the state in terms of residents getting vaccinated for COVID-19, state officials reported Wednesday.
OLEAN — Thirty-two new cases of COVID-19 were reported Tuesday by the Cattaraugus County Health Department.
BELMONT — Despite one type of vaccine pulled temporarily from distribution in the state, Allegany County health officials reported other vaccine opportunities are continuing.
National COVID-19 Updates
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Tennis players who haven’t received a COVID-19 vaccination are unlikely to get a visa to enter the country for the Australian Open in Melbourne in January, according to the political leader of…
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ROME (AP) — Italy’s center-left forces won big in Rome, Turin and several other mayoral runoffs on Monday, dealing embarrassing defeats to the anti-migrant and far-right parties that are hopin…
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Despite getting vaccinated against COVID-19, Colin Powell remained vulnerable to the virus because of his advanced age and history of cancer, highlighting the continued risk to many Americans …
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More COVID-19 booster shots may be on the way -- but when it’s your turn, you’ll get an extra dose of the original vaccine, not one updated to better match the extra-contagious delta variant.
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WASHIINGTON (AP) — Colin Powell, former Joint Chiefs chairman and secretary of state, has died from COVID-19 complications, his family said Monday. He was 84.
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A college basketball player hatched the idea after seeing a discrimination case nearly implode his own team, then wondering why nobody had done anything about it sooner.
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At the Loma Verde Recreation Center south of San Diego, demolition work is underway on a $24 million project that will rebuild the facility from the ground up, complete with a new pool. An hou…
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Russia is reporting its largest daily number of new coronavirus infections, more than 70% up on the number a month ago as the country faces a sustained rise in cases.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — New York real estate heir Robert Durst has been hospitalized after contracting COVID-19, his lawyer said Saturday.
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s daily death toll from COVID-19 has exceeded 1,000 for the first time as the country faces a sustained wave of rising infections.