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For the first time since Jan. 15, and just the second since Jan. 8, the Chautauqua County Department of Health on Friday reported no new deaths associated with COVID-19.
The number of virus-related fatalities remained at 103, based on information collected by the county through Thursday.
However, that doesn’t mean none were recorded. The New York State Department of Health on Friday, which also releases new data from sources collected the previous day, stated that three residents of nursing homes in the county had died with COVID.
To date, and according to the state’s count, 40 residents of nursing facilities with the virus have passed away six from of Absolut Care of Westfield; 21 at Chautauqua Nursing and Rehab in Dunkirk; nine at Heritage Green in Greenhurst; and four at Heritage Village in Gerry.
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The report released Thursday by New York’s attorney general has further highlighted the difficulties in accurately documenting and reporting COVID-related deaths involving nursing homes especially for county health departments that are not always notified of such fatalities in the first place.
The investigation by Letitia James’ office takes aim at the state Health Department’s method in which virus deaths in nursing homes and adult care facilities are reported. The deaths, released daily by the state Health Department, do not reflect those moved to hospitals and who later die there. James’ report found that there were a larger number of nursing home residents who died from COVID-19 than indicated by the state.
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The report released Thursday by New York’s attorney general has further highlighted the difficulties in accurately documenting and reporting COVID-related deaths involving nursing homes especially for county health departments that are not always notified of such fatalities in the first place.
The investigation by Letitia James’ office takes aim at the state Health Department’s method in which virus deaths in nursing homes and adult care facilities are reported. The deaths, released daily by the state Health Department, do not reflect those moved to hospitals and who later die there. James’ report found that there were a larger number of nursing home residents who died from COVID-19 than indicated by the state.
The number of people who have died due to complications with the coronavirus is about to surpass the 100 mark in Chautauqua County. And according to state Healt
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The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chautauqua County is continuing its recent surge, with 235 people added to the list over the weekend. To date, there have been 6,253 total cases of the coronavirus in the county, though a large percentage have been documented recently.
Since the beginning of January, 2,156 county residents have contracted the virus, with 378 of those reported in the last week.
The county crossed the 1,000-case mark in late October, about six months into the pandemic. In early December, the county crossed the 2,000-case mark. Two weeks later, 3,000 confirmed cases were identified.
Of the new cases noted Monday by the county Health Department, 45 have come from the Dunkirk zip code, 27 in Fredonia, 49 in Jamestown, 12 in Brocton, 14 in Lakewood and 20 in Westfield.