****For Immediate Release****
September 16, 2020
Cattaraugus County Health Department was notified of three additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 residents within Cattaraugus County. The department’s active positive COVID-19 caseload is now ten as there are one-hundred and ninety residents who have recovered from COVID-19.
The two hundred and third confirmed case is a male resident who resides in the northwest quadrant of the county, who denies any significant travel history or direct contact with a COVID-19 person. He was recently hospitalized and his COVID-19 test result upon admission on September 1st indicated that he was negative for virus. However, a repeat COVID-19 test on September 14th indicated that he was positive for the virus.
The two hundred and fourth confirmed case is a female resident who resides in the southwest quadrant of the county, who denies any significant travel history or any direct contact with a COVID-19 person. She developed loss of taste and smell and was tested for COVID-19 on September 13th and her test results on September 14th indicated that she was positive for the virus.
The two hundred and fifth confirmed case is a female resident who resides in the southeast quadrant of the county, who denies any significant travel history or any direct contact with a COVID-19 person. She developed fever, loss of taste and smell and was tested for COVID-19 on September 13th and her test results on September 14th 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 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.
Share on: