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Chautauqua County has a goal of getting 75% of residents vaccinated. So far they are well on their way, however vaccine hesitancy may slow things.
During the County Legislature’s Human Services Committee meeting Wednesday, Christine Schuyler, county public health director and commissioner of Social Services, gave an update on how the vaccine rollout is going and challenges they’re facing.
According to Schuyler, about 43% of eligible residents have received their first-dose vaccination which is about 35% of total residents. Through April 17, about 31% of eligible residents and 25% of all county residents are fully vaccinated.
Bree Agett, an epidemiologist with the county health department noted that there was a rush of people who originally sought the vaccine. “Most people who want it have gotten it and now we’re moving into more education and doing smaller clinics and working on making it accessible for those people who haven’t had an opportunit
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Officials believe the new COVID-19 variants may be the cause of the increase of deaths and positive cases in Western New York.
From Friday to Sunday, the Chautauqua County Health Department reported 93 new coronavirus cases and two additional deaths. The two individuals who passed away were males. One was in his 60s and the other in his 80s.
Overall, there have been 8,744 cases with 209 currently active and 8,391 recoveries. There has been 144 deaths linked to the virus locally.
According to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Western New York has the highest positive percentage result in the state, at 4.78% over the last seven days. That said, Chautauqua County’s positivity rate is among the lowest in Western New York at 2.2%. Only Allegany has a lower seven day rate at 1.8%. Neighboring Cattaraugus County’s seven day rate is 4.4% while Erie County’s is even higher at 5.3%.
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