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Man charged with Rochester murder apprehended in Salamanca

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Man charged with Rochester murder apprehended in Salamanca

August 13, 2025

SALAMANCA — A man charged with the murder of a 28-year-old from Rochester was arrested Monday, Aug. 11 in Salamanca after a multi-day missing person s...

Cattaraugus County’s health chief: May have ‘turned the corner’

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Cattaraugus County’s health chief: May have ‘turned the corner’

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Feb 05, 2022

Cattaraugus County’s new COVID-19 cases continued to decline Friday with the health department reporting 80 new cases — almost all of them the highly ...

Nearly as many ‘breakthrough’ COVID cases so far this year as in all of 2021

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Nearly as many ‘breakthrough’ COVID cases so far this year as in all of 2021

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Feb 03, 2022

Cattaraugus County has seen almost as many “breakthrough” cases of COVID-19 in the first five weeks of 2022 than were reported all last year. Dr. Kevi...

235th COVID death in Cattaraugus County, 100 new cases

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235th COVID death in Cattaraugus County, 100 new cases

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Feb 02, 2022

Another Cattaraugus County resident, an 80-year-old woman, died of COVID-19 complications Tuesday. Her’s was the county’s 235th coronavirus death sinc...

Watkins sees ‘light at end of tunnel’ in COVID-19 plateau

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Watkins sees ‘light at end of tunnel’ in COVID-19 plateau

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Feb 01, 2022

Cattaraugus County Public Health Director Dr. Kevin D. Watkins is hopeful that recent indications that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has plat...

Cattaraugus County COVID cases may have plateaued

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Cattaraugus County COVID cases may have plateaued

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Jan 29, 2022

Cattaraugus County on Friday reported one of its lowest number of new COVID-19 cases since the Omicron variant gripped the county earlier this month. ...

2 deaths, 145 new COVID cases in Cattaraugus County

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2 deaths, 145 new COVID cases in Cattaraugus County

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Jan 27, 2022

Cattaraugus County reported two new deaths and 145 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. The deaths of two women ages 61 and 99 were the 230th and 231st...

Cattaraugus County reports 229th COVID death, 179 new cases

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Cattaraugus County reports 229th COVID death, 179 new cases

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Jan 26, 2022

Cattaraugus County reported its 229th death from COVID-19 complications on Tuesday. The 37-year-old man suffered respiratory failure and was unable to...

Is the COVID-19 Omicron surge in Cattaraugus County peaking?

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Is the COVID-19 Omicron surge in Cattaraugus County peaking?

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Jan 25, 2022

Cattaraugus County health officials are hopeful that recent decline in COVID-19 caseloads indicate the omicron surge has plateaued. “I’m hoping we are...

COVID-19 surge pushes county schools past 2,000 cases

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COVID-19 surge pushes county schools past 2,000 cases

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Jan 25, 2022

Cattaraugus County schools are experiencing another spike in COVID-19 cases among students, teachers and staff that mirror the omicron surge across th...

232 new COVID cases in Cattaraugus County over weekend

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232 new COVID cases in Cattaraugus County over weekend

Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com

Jan 24, 2022

Cattaraugus County recorded 79 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday a day after seeing 153 new cases on Saturday. The positivity in testing on Saturday — the ...

2 new deaths, 212 COVID cases in Cattaraugus County

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2 new deaths, 212 COVID cases in Cattaraugus County

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Jan 22, 2022

Two more Cattaraugus County residents died of complications from COVID-19 on Friday. The county health department said two women, ages 70 and 79, resp...

Cattaraugus County posts record 285 COVID cases, passes 15,000 mark

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Cattaraugus County posts record 285 COVID cases, passes 15,000 mark

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Jan 20, 2022

Cattaraugus County reported another record number of COVID-19 cases on Wednesday — 285 — and no signs of the plateau in cases seen around the state, i...

Salamanca schools implementing county guidance for testing, quarantines

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Salamanca schools implementing county guidance for testing, quarantines

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

Jan 19, 2022

SALAMANCA — A series of updates from the CDC and Cattaraugus County Health Department could cut quarantine periods in half for those exposed to COVID-...

1 new COVID death, 265 new cases in Cattaraugus County

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1 new COVID death, 265 new cases in Cattaraugus County

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Jan 18, 2022

Cattaraugus County reported another resident died from COVID-19 on Tuesday and there were 265 new cases. The death of a 69-year-old woman was the 225t...

Cattaraugus County breaks monthly COVID record in 2 weeks

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Cattaraugus County breaks monthly COVID record in 2 weeks

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Jan 18, 2022

Cattaraugus County has reported more than 2,600 cases of COVID-19 in the first 17 days of 2022. The 447 new cases reported since Friday brought the co...

COVID positives asked to notify contacts as Cattaraugus County ends tracing

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COVID positives asked to notify contacts as Cattaraugus County ends tracing

Jan 14, 2022

LITTLE VALLEY — The New York State Health Department has revised its isolation and quarantine guidance to reflect the increasing numbers of COVID-19 c...

Out-of-county COVID-19 hospitalizations now go unreported

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Out-of-county COVID-19 hospitalizations now go unreported

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Jan 14, 2022

Despite high numbers of COVID-19 blamed on the omicron variant, Cattaraugus County’s listed hospitalizations have dropped in recent days. On Sunday, t...

2 new COVID deaths, 162 new cases in Cattaraugus County

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2 new COVID deaths, 162 new cases in Cattaraugus County

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Jan 13, 2022

Two more deaths from COVID-19 and 162 new cases were announced Wednesday by the Cattaraugus County Health Department. The COVID-19 death toll stands a...

Cattaraugus County sees record 257 COVID cases; 1 death

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Cattaraugus County sees record 257 COVID cases; 1 death

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Jan 12, 2022

Cattaraugus County posted another record number of positive COVID-19 tests on Tuesday — 259 new cases. The health department also reported the COVID-1...

Nearly 1,000 student COVID cases in Cattaraugus County schools since September

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Nearly 1,000 student COVID cases in Cattaraugus County schools since September

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Jan 11, 2022

Nearly 1,000 students in 12 Cattaraugus County public schools have tested positive for COVID-19 since September. Add 343 teachers and staff to the 986...