On the deadliest day of a horrific week in April 2020, COVID took the lives of 816 people in New York City alone. Lost in the blizzard of pandemic data that's been swirling ever since is the fact that 43-year-old Fernando Morales was one of them. Two years and 1 million deaths later, his ...
The number of people hospitalized locally due to COVID-19 has nearly tripled in the last month. The increase, from four reported April 6 to 11 as of Tuesday, comes as more virus cases also are being detected in labs, through wastewater monitoring and in school districts across Chautauqua County. Christine Schuyler, county public health director, and Bree Agett, county Health Department epidemiologist, said residents and visitors at risk for severe illness are encouraged to wear a face mask indoors. That group includes senior citizens, those with underlying health conditions, women ...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — U.S. COVID-19 cases are up, leading a smattering of school districts, particularly in the Northeast, to bring back mask mandates and recommendations for the first time since the omicron winter surge ended and as the country approaches 1 million deaths in the ...
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, saying she will isolate and work remotely this week. "Thankfully, I'm vaccinated and boosted, and I'm asymptomatic," Hochul, 63, tweeted. "A reminder to all New Yorkers: get vaccinated and boosted, get ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the U.S. came close to providing health care for all during the coronavirus pandemic — but for just one condition, COVID-19. Now, things are reverting to the way they were as federal money for COVID care of the uninsured dries up, creating a ...
Chautauqua County’s public health staff went through a lot as they helped lead the county’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, county officials are looking to use federal funds to help them process what they went through and prepare them for the future. During last week’s county Legislature meeting, lawmakers voted in favor of a resolution to use $200,000 of the $24.6 million received by the county through the American Rescue Plan Act for public health administration. The resolution was not discussed during the full legislature meeting Wednesday, but was discussed ...
