****For Immediate Release****
October 16, 2020
Cattaraugus County Health Department was notified of six additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 residents within Cattaraugus County. The department’s active positive COVID-19 caseload is now seventy nine as there are two hundred and fifty one residents who have recovered from COVID-19.
The three hundred and thirty eighth confirmed case is a female resident who resides in the southwest 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 reports being asymptomatic (no fever, no cough, no body aches, etc.) and was tested for COVID-19 on October 12th as a screening requirement for of the facility and her test results on October 14th indicated that she was positive for the virus.
The three hundred and thirty ninth confirmed case is a male 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. He developed cough and body aches. He was tested for COVID-19 on October 14th and his test results on October 15th indicated that he was positive for the virus.
The three hundred and fortieth confirmed case is a female resident who resides in the southeast quadrant of the county, who has no significant travel history. She reports being in direct contact with a positive COVID-19 person, but reports being asymptomatic (no fever, no cough, no body aches, etc.). She was tested for COVID-19 on October 13th and her test results on October 16th indicated that she was positive for the virus.
The three hundred and forty first confirmed case is a female resident who resides in the southwest quadrant of the county, who has no significant travel history or being in direct contact with a positive COVID-19 person. She developed congestion and headaches. She was tested for COVID-19 on October 14th and her test results on October 16th indicated that she was positive for the virus.
The three hundred and forty second confirmed case is a female resident who resides in the southeast quadrant of the county, who has no significant travel history. She is a healthcare worker who reports being in direct contact with a positive COVID-19 person. She recently developed fever, cough, body aches, nausea, headaches, and shortness of breath. She was given a rapid test for COVID-19 on October 16th and his test results indicated that he was positive for the virus.
The three hundred and forty third 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 sinusitis and was given a rapid test for COVID-19 on October 16th 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.
We would like to reiterate that if any resident experience fever, cough, shortness of breath or whole body aches they should contact their health care provider (avoid going directly to an Urgent Care facility, or the Emergency Room before calling).
In addition, wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. This is especially important after using the bathroom, coughing, sneezing or blowing your nose.
If soap and water is not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains a minimum of 60% alcohol.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth, especially with unwashed hands.
Disinfect commonly touched surfaces with a cleaner that is approved by the EPA against COVID-19.
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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