Both of Chautauqua County’s major hospitals are among those across New York state with 10% bed capacity or less, according to data released this week by the state Department of Heath. As of Monday, the latest information to be collected, all 106 acute care beds were full at UPMC Chautauqua ...

In the month of November, Chautauqua County recorded at least 17 deaths due to COVID-19. It’s even worse for bordering Cattaraugus and Warren counties. The Chautauqua County Health Department announced Wednesday that there were nine new deaths from the week of Nov. 21-27. That brings the ...

While all eyes are on the new and little-understood omicron variant, the delta form of the coronavirus isn't finished wreaking havoc in the U.S., sending record numbers of patients to the hospital in some states, especially in the Midwest and New England. "Omicron is a spark that's on the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to kick off a more urgent campaign for Americans to get COVID-19 booster shots Thursday as he unveils his winter plans for combating the coronavirus and its omicron variant with enhanced availability of shots and vaccines but without major new ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Just a day after the U.S. announced its first case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus had been detected in California, health officials announced Thursday it was found in a man who attended an anime convention in New York City in late November. The man tested positive ...

President Joe Biden's latest measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 will increase the hassle factor of flying into the United States, even for American citizens returning from overseas. Beginning next week, travelers heading to the U.S. will be required to show evidence of a negative test ...