Chautauqua County entered November with a surge of new COVID-19 cases. The county will end the month riding the same wave.

The county Health Department on Friday reported 24 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus. That’s with 41 reported on Thanksgiving, though only new cases were released, with a full report expected on Monday.

For the week, the county saw 184 new cases of COVID-19, making it the largest seven-day stretch, and means November will end up — and by far — the worst month in terms of reported cases during the pandemic.

It began on Nov. 2 when the county Health Department reported 44 new cases of COVID-19 from the previous weekend. The surge of new cases — described as a second wave by the county’s public health director — has since only grown in force each subsequent week, according to a review of statistics that have been released daily by local health officials.

By comparison, there were 404 total confirmed cases for all of October. With numbers still to be added for Saturday, Sunday and Monday to end the month, November has seen 569 cases so far.

The numbers seem to confirm a second wave. The county ended the first week of November with 105 new cases; the following week, ending Nov. 13, saw 129 new cases. The week after that, ending Nov. 20, saw 151 new cases.

To date, there have been 1,629 total cases. The positivity rate, the number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 compared to total tests administered, was 3.7% on Wednesday, the latest date available by the state. The seven-day average, which could dictate whether an area is placed in one of the state’s zones for restrictions, is at 2.8%.

Meanwhile, Cattaraugus County continues to grapple with its own second wave. The county Health Department reported 24 new cases on Thursday evening, with 161 new cases within the past seven days, in addition to 15 people hospitalized, 368 active cases and 27 deaths.

On Thanksgiving, 219,442 positive COVID-19 test results were recorded statewide, a new single-day high Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.

“All the global experts say the same thing: This virus has phases, and as the phase changes your plan should change,” the governor said in a statement. “We’re seeing an increase with the numbers across the country and within our own state. It started with the fall, and it’s going to continue and probably worsen in the winter. As we go through the holidays and winter months, it’s going to be more imperative than ever for New Yorkers to wear their masks, wash their hands, avoid gatherings large and small, and stay New York Tough.”

In Warren County, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 12 new COVID-19 cases to along with the 25 new ones on Thanksgiving. The addition of 37 new cases brings the county’s total to 231 — 204 confirmed and 27 probable.

The rate in Warren County surged past the 500 mark by mid-week, and stood at 584.8 cases per 100,000 population on Friday.

State data indicates that there were eight COVID patients in Warren County hospitals on Friday. None of those were in intensive care nor were any using ventilators. The department indicates that three of the hospital’s four ventilators are in use, but not by COVID patients.

Brian Ferry in Warren contributed to this story.