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BELMONT — Allegany County health officials on Monday reported seven new deaths due to COVID-19, while the county saw the fewest number of new cases in...

BUFFALO — Anyone who has undergone a nasal swab or saliva test for COVID-19 knows that the virus is most easily detected in the nose and mouth. That’s...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Last call for Pennsylvania bars will be at 5 p.m. on Wednesday to cut COVID-19 transmission during what is normally a night of ...

BUFFALO — Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz says he would not be surprised if communities in his county that are currently operating under the stat...

Just three days after declaring that New York’s micro-cluster approach — which minimizes the economic pain of broader lockdowns by instead restricting...

For days, we, the American public, have focused intently on the outcome of our presidential race. But the biggest issue facing our nation, a coronavir...

ALBANY — Hospitalizations due to the coronavirus in New York rose 26 to 1,151 on Sunday, bringing the statewide total to its highest level since late ...

I am a registered nurse in Cattaraugus County and a former infection-control nurse, and have been in the profession for 10 years. I contracted COVID-1...

Western New York had its lowest positive coronavirus test rate in several days at 1.1% on Tuesday, as New York state dropped back below 1%. “Our numbe...

ALBANY — New York state’s COVID-19 infection rate of 0.99% on Saturday marked the 37th straight day that the rate remained below 1%. However, the West...

Western New York’s rate of positive tests for COVID-19 on Tuesday was one of the highest for regions in the state — but not the highest. WNY’s 1.5% ra...

LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Health Department was notified Sunday of two more confirmed cases of COVID-19 in residents, while no new cases ...

ALBANY — Hospitalizations due to the coronavirus in New York rose slightly for the third day in a row, but remain much lower than their peak in April....

ALBANY — Three additional states — Delaware, Kansas and Oklahoma — are on the travel advisory list subject New York state’s 14-day self-quarantine req...

No new COVID-19 cases have been reported among Cattaraugus County residents since the 93rd positive case on Friday, county health officials said Tuesd...

BUFFALO — Beginning today and for a limited time, the American Red Cross is testing all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies, ...

ALBANY — Good news for families with young children itching to get back out onto the field: some youth sports will be allowed next month in regions of...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The administration of Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday backed off its demand that nursing homes test all residents and staff for the new coro...