FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 photo, patients wait near the exit of a vaccination site at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center after receiving COVID-19 vaccines in the Manhattan borough of New York. Millions of New Yorkers with health conditions that leave them at high risk of illness from the coronavirus can now sign up for appointments at state-run vaccination sites like this one, but a shortage of vaccine supply means many will be frustrated in their search. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Seven-day positivity rates for Western New York remain alarming. Though the percentage dipped under 5, it remains the region with the highest level at 4.97% and it is higher than the state average of 2.92%.

Chautauqua County does not update its statistics on the weekends. However, the county has noted the Centers for Disease Control has noted the levels for community transmission are rated as “high” here and across the state.

Vaccinations in the county continue to lag behind the state average of 41.4%. About 49,320 have had the first dose — about 38.5% in the county with 34,625 having the complete series.