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A day after reporting one of its lowest new COVID totals in about a month, the Chautauqua County Department of Health noted six new virus-related fatalities and 95 new confirmed cases.
To date there have been 117 people who died due to complications of the virus and 6,917 confirmed cases.
According to the county Health Department, four people between the ages of 40 and 49 have died with the virus; three between 50 and 59; nine between 60 and 69; 27 between 70 and 79; 44 between 80 and 89; and 30 over the age of 90.
Based on state Health Department information, 50 residents of nursing homes within the county have died with the virus, an increase of three in one day and 10 in the last week. Seven of the deaths were reported at Absolut Care of Westfield; 24 at Chautauqua Nursing and Rehab in Dunkirk; 11 at Heritage Green in Greenhurst; and eight at Heritage Village in Gerry.