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OLEAN — Like the rest of New York state and much of the U.S., Cattaraugus County is facing a triple threat as winter approaches, Public Health Directo...

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer pushed Friday for more federal help in Buffalo and Western New York in light of a deadly new “rainbow fent...

While last week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade shouldn’t directly impact women in New York, where abortion is legal, the head o...

There were 52 new COVID-19 cases reported by the Cattaraugus County Health Department Thursday. That brings the pandemic total in the county to 19,872...

The Cattaraugus County Health Department reported 47 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday. There are currently 285 active cases. Twenty-seven of the new cas...

COVID-19 cases have bottomed out and are clearly on an upward trajectory again in Cattaraugus County. The health department reported 101 new cases fro...

OLEAN — The low numbers of new COVID-19 cases are a good sign, but they can be misleading, Cattaraugus County Public Health Director Dr. Kevin D. Watk...

The Cattaraugus County Health Department reported 30 positive COVID-19 tests from Saturday, Sunday and Monday. There were 10 positive cases on Saturda...

Forty-eight more Cattaraugus County residents were diagnosed with COVID-19 since Friday, the health department reported Monday. There were 34 new case...

Cattaraugus County reported 24 new county residents had tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. The new cases pushed the 2022 toll so far to 5,899 ca...

The Cattaraugus County Health Department reported 54 new positive COVID-19 test results from Monday and Tuesday. There were 19 new cases diagnosed on ...

Cattaraugus County’s COVID-19 cases continued on a downward track Friday with 43 new positive tests. The county’s positivity has dropped to below 10% ...

OLEAN — Cattaraugus County Public Health Director Dr. Kevin D. Watkins is hopeful that recent indications that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus ...

OLEAN — Cattaraugus County health officials are hopeful that recent decline in COVID-19 caseloads indicate the omicron surge has plateaued. “I’m hopin...

OLEAN — Two Cattaraugus County residents — men ages 35 and 76, respectively — have died from COVID-19, it was reported Monday. The older man was vacci...

OLEAN — Another Cattaraugus County resident died from COVID-19 on Monday and 87 new cases were reported by the health department. The death of a 68-ye...

Over the last several days I have been keeping track of the daily number of individuals who are infected with COVID-19 in Cattaraugus County. From the...

OLEAN — With increasingly high COVID-19 numbers, Cattaraugus County could be headed back to indoor public masking requirements imposed in the early da...