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Three more people have been hospitalized with the coronavirus as the Chautauqua County Health Department reported 81 new cases on Tuesday.
The numbers, which reflect positive tests recorded on Monday, increase the county’s active COVID caseload to 441. There are now 38 people hospitalized with the virus in the county, the most since the beginning of the pandemic, breaking the previous high of 37 recorded on Dec. 22. Hospitalizations remained in the 30s since Dec. 15.
Nineteen new cases were reported in Jamestown, which now has 125 active cases. Active cases increased in Dunkirk by 23 to 64 and nine more cases were reported in Fredonia, which now has 31 active cases.
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FREWSBURG A recent cluster of COVID-19 cases at an assisted living facility in Frewsburg is being addressed, its owner told The Post-Journal.
The Chautauqua County Health Department reported 35 additional cases in the hamlet’s zip code on Monday from the holiday weekend. Of the county’s 399 active cases, 49 are located in Frewsburg.
The uptick is linked to a cluster of cases at The Magnolia, an assisted living facility for “active seniors” owned by the Tanglewood Group since 2014 when it was purchased from the Sischo family, which operated it as the Frewsburg Rest Home for four decades.
Nick Ferreri, the group’s owner and president, said many of the residents in the facility have tested positive and have “very minor COVID symptoms.” Five residents that have tested negative have been isolated on the facility’s top floor.
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As of Christmas Eve, five municipalities in Chautauqua County had reported upwards of 25 active cases of COVID-19.
The Chautauqua County Health Department, which last released numbers from Dec. 23 and is expected to release numbers from the holiday weekend on Monday, reported that Jamestown had 127 active cases of the coronavirus, Dunkirk had 41 cases, Fredonia had 34 cases, Frewsburg had 30 and Mayville had 29.
Spectrum News reported last week that a small cluster had been linked to The Magnolia in Frewsburg.
Mayville’s cases have lingered from an outbreak at the Chautauqua County Jail that was first reported at the beginning of December. Meanwhile, Jamestown mayor Eddie Sundquist reported a “spike” in cases among city workers at a council work session last week that has contributed to the large volume of cases coming from its zip code.
churst@post-journal.com
As of Christmas Eve, five municipalities in Chautauqua County had reported upwards of 25 active cases of COVID-19.
The Chautauqua County Health Department, which last released numbers from Dec. 23 and is expected to release numbers from the holiday weekend on Monday, reported that Jamestown had 127 active cases of the coronavirus, Dunkirk had 41 cases, Fredonia had 34 cases, Frewsburg had 30 and Mayville had 29.
Spectrum News reported last week that a small cluster had been linked to The Magnolia in Frewsburg. Mayville’s cases have lingered from an outbreak at the Chautauqua County Jail that was first reported at the beginning of December. Meanwhile, Jamestown mayor Eddie Sundquist reported a “spike” in cases among city workers at a council work session last week that has contributed to the large volume of cases coming from its zip code.
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There has been a spike in the number of city of Jamestown employees who have tested positive for COVID-19.
P-J photo by Dennis Phillips
There is a “spike” in the number of city of Jamestown employees who have tested positive for COVID-19.
On Monday during the Jamestown City Council work session meeting, Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist discussed the increase in the number of city workers who have tested positive for COVID-19. He said the rise in the number of cases is across all city departments. He added as of Monday morning, there were three employees who had tested positive, with 14 in quarantine awaiting test results.