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2 New Cases Confirmed In Chautauqua County; 12 In Total

Two new cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in Chautauqua County, bringing the total number to 12, county health officials announced.

The new cases include a man in his 60s and a woman in her 20s.

Of the confirmed cases, two have recovered and been released from mandatory quarantine; one man in his 80s has died; and nine continue to recover under quarantine.

In addition, there are several individuals who have received isolation and quarantine orders by Christine Schuyler, county public health director. This includes:

– 26 individuals in mandatory quarantine (individuals confirmed positive of COVID-19 or a household contact of a confirmed positive COVID-19 case);

– 26 individuals in precautionary quarantine (individuals with travel history to CDC level 3 country or proximal contact of a confirmed case of COVID-19);

– 68 individuals in mandatory isolation (individuals who are symptomatic of COVID-19 and are pending COVID-19 lab test).

In all, 156 tests have come back negative.

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