BOSTON — Soon after losing his trucking job amid the pandemic, Freddie Davis got another blow: His landlord in Miami was almost doubling the rent on his Miami apartment. Davis girded for what he feared would come next. In September he was evicted — just over a month after a federal ...
There were 11 new COVID-related deaths recorded last week in Chautauqua County, according to information released Wednesday by the health department. To date there have been 244 virus deaths in the county. Of those, two have involved people between the ages of 20 and 29; three between 30 and 39; five between 40 and 49; 24 between 50 and 59; 38 between 60 and 69; 50 between 70 and 79; 74 between 80 and 89; and 48 over the age of 90. The county crossed the 17,000 COVID case mark last week with 726 new cases reported, or about 103 a day. During the week ending Dec. 4, the county was ...
The new omicron coronavirus mutant speeding around the world may bring another wave of chaos, threatening to further stretch hospital workers already struggling with a surge of delta cases and upend holiday plans for the second year in a row. The White House on Wednesday insisted there is no ...
Most Americans should be given the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines instead of the Johnson & Johnson shot that can cause rare but serious blood clots, U.S. health advisers recommended Thursday. The strange clotting problem has caused nine confirmed deaths after J&J vaccinations — while the ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Alarmed by a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases and the increasing prevalence of the omicron variant, New York City officials will distribute one million masks and 500,000 home tests, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday. The mass distributions are part of a broader plan to ...
State Assemblyman Andrew Goodell is questioning Gov. Kathy Hochul’s ability to impose New York state’s latest face mask mandate. The Jamestown Republican said under the New York State Constitution, only the state Legislature can enact laws. “The governor cannot issue executive orders ...
