****For Immediate Release****
October 13, 2020
Cattaraugus County Health Department was notified of four additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 residents within Cattaraugus County. The department’s active positive COVID-19 caseload is now sixty two as there are two hundred and thirty eight residents who have recovered from COVID-19.
The three hundred and ninth confirmed case is a female resident who resides in the southeast quadrant of the county, who has no significant travel history or being in direct contact with a positive COVID-19 person. She reports being asymptomatic (no fever, no cough, no body aches, etc.) and was given a rapid test for COVID-19 on October 12th as a requirement for pre-op clearance and her test results indicated that she was positive for the virus.
The three hundred and tenth confirmed case is a female resident who resides in the southeast quadrant of the county, who has no significant travel history or being in direct contact with a positive COVID-19 person. She developed congestion, shortness of breath, chest pain headaches, and muscle aches. She was tested for COVID-19 on October 9th and her test results on October 13th indicated that she was positive for the virus.
The three hundred and eleventh confirmed case is a female resident who resides in the southeast quadrant of the county, who has no significant travel history or being in direct contact with a positive COVID-19 person. She is a healthcare worker who recently developed cough and congestion. She was given a rapid test for COVID-19 on October 13th as a weekly requirement for employees at the facility and her test results indicated that she was positive for the virus.
The three hundred and twelfth confirmed case is a female resident who resides in the southeast quadrant of the county, who has no significant travel history or being in direct contact with a positive COVID-19 person. She is a healthcare worker who recently developed congestion, fatigue and headaches. She was given a rapid test for COVID-19 on October 13th as a weekly requirement for employees at the facility and her test results indicated that she was positive for the virus.
The department has begun a thorough contact tracing investigation for those individuals that they have been in contact with and the places that they have visited.
In an effort to determine the prevalence of the virus in our community, any resident interested in getting a swab test can register for a test or call 716-938-9119 or 716-938-2265.
For continued updates visit us at CattCo.org/Coronavirus.
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