Pictured is Chautauqua Nursing & Rehabilitation Center on Temple Road in Dunkirk.
Photo by Jo Ward
The number of COVID-19-related deaths among residents at Chautauqua County nursing homes has increased significantly in the last couple of days.
According to information provided by facilities and compiled by the New York State Department of Health, there have been 11 confirmed COVID deaths involving residents within local nursing homes. Of those, eight have come from Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dunkirk, two at Absolut Care of Westfield and one at Heritage Green in Greenhurst. Virus-related deaths at the Dunkirk facility have increased in the last few days, from three reported Saturday to eight Wednesday.