According to New York state, Chautauqua County has surpassed 3,700 positive COVID-19 cases.

Through Saturday, New York Forward, the state’s online hub for coronavirus-related data, reported 3,785 total cases, up from 3,681 — the last reported number by the county on Thursday. New York state also reported two county deaths. Chautauqua County does not update numbers on weekends or holidays.

Hospitalizations across Western New York, which had been increasing, were down for the second straight day on Saturday to 504 after a spike of 544 on Thursday.

According to a release from Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office, the eight-county region has a .04 hospitalization rate as compared to the total population and reported that 31% of hospital beds are available in the region.

In that release, the governor stressed equity in the vaccine distribution process, saying that he will refuse “to let race or income determine who lives and who dies in New York,” and vowing that he will not take the vaccine until it is available for his age group in “Black, Hispanic and poor communities across the state.”

“As we move into this New Year, one of our most pressing challenges, along with maintaining our diligence in stopping the spread of the virus, will be to ensure that the vaccine is made available fairly,” Governor Cuomo said. “COVID has exposed many of the existing injustices in our society, most notably that racism is, without a doubt, a public health crisis.”

He added, “Case and point – data has continued to show that despite higher infection and death rates in the Black and Latino communities, testing has remained more widely available in white communities.”

Cattaraugus County reported 106 new cases over the weekend, with 19 new cases announced There are 2,651 total cases with 531 active. Hospitalizations are at 42 with 2,069 recoveries.

With many of the area schools returning to instruction this week, the following is the number of students and teachers/staff who have tested positive for the virus, according to the most recent information from the state’s COVID-19 report card.

¯ Bemus Point: 20 students, seven on-site and 13 off-site; 11 teachers/staff, 10 on-site and one off-site

¯ Brocton: Four students, one on-site and three off-site; two teachers/staff, both on-site

¯ Cassadaga Valley: Two students, both off-site; eight teachers/staff, seven on-site, one off site

¯ Chautauqua Lake: Six students, three on site and two off-site; four teachers/staff, all on site

¯ Clymer: Seven students, all on-site; eight teachers/staff, all on-site

¯ Dunkirk: 22 students, four on-site and 18 off-site; 15 teachers/staff, nine on-site and six-off-site

¯ Falconer: 14 students, nine on-site and five off-site; three teachers/staff, two on-site and one off-site

¯ Forestville: Four students, three on-site and one off-site; three teachers/staff, one on-site and two off-site

¯ Fredonia: 12 students, five on-site and seven off-site; 10 teachers/staff, nine on-site and one off-site

¯ Frewsburg: 12 students, nine on-site and three off-site; four teachers/staff, all on-site

¯ Jamestown: 34 students, 14 on-site and 20 off-site; 24 teachers/staff, 20 on-site and four off-site

¯ Panama: Two students, both on-site; two teachers/staff, both on-site

¯ Pine Valley: Four students, all on-site; one off-site teacher/staff

¯ Ripley: Six students, one on-site and five off-site; one off-site teacher/staff

¯ Sherman: Four students, two on-site and two off-site; one on-site teacher/staff

¯ Silver Creek: 22 students, 17 on-site and five off-site; 12 teachers/staff, all on-site

¯ Southwestern: 10 students, six on-site and four off-site; six teachers/staff, five on-site and one off-site

¯ Westfield: Five students, all off-site; five teachers/staff, three on-site and two off-site

¯ Northern Chautauqua Catholic School: two on-site students; no teachers/staff

¯ Bethel Baptist Christian School: no students or teachers/staff

Eric Tichy and John D’Agostino contributed to this report.