OLEAN â Two Cattaraugus County residents died from COVID-19 complications and 34 residents at Eden Heights in Olean were among 80 new cases reported on Wednesday.
Forty-six other county residents were notified by the Cattaraugus County Health Department on Wednesday they tested positive for COVID-19. That brought to 2,486 the number of people who have test results confirming they contracted COVID-19.
The two deaths bring to 47 the number of residents who have died since April.
Also on Wednesday there were 46 county residents hospitalized with COVID-19, according to Dr. Kevin Watkins, public health director.
There are 497 active cases plus 935 in quarantine due to contact with a known positive and 103 in travelers quarantine. There have been 1,935 residents who have recovered from COVID-19.
OLEAN â The first coronavirus vaccine to protect Cattaraugus Countyâs front-line hospital workers and nursing home employees and residents from COVID-19 is expected to arrive next week at Olean General Hospital and several nursing homes.
Dr. Kevin D. Watkins, public health director, said Monday a little over 1,000 people will be the first to receive the Moderna vaccine in this county. Larger hospitals in New York and around the country began receiving the first Pfizer vaccine to administer to medical staff on Monday.
While Olean General Hospital has the super-cold freezer necessary to receive the first vaccine approved for emergency use from the federal Food and Drug Administration, the vaccine is packed in lots of 1,000 doses, which is more than the hospital needs to vaccinate staff, Watkins said.