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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...

COVID anxiety down in 2022 due to vaccine, medicines

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COVID anxiety down in 2022 due to vaccine, medicines

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Dec 30, 2022

There appears to be less anxiety over COVID-19 in 2022 as Cattaraugus County weathered a third year of the pandemic, Public Health Director Dr. Kevin ...

Cattaraugus County reports 683 COVID cases in October, 7 deaths

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Cattaraugus County reports 683 COVID cases in October, 7 deaths

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Nov 01, 2022

Cattaraugus County reported 683 cases of COVID-19 in October and six deaths. Both the number of cases and deaths are down from September when there we...

September saw 848 COVID cases, 8 deaths in Cattaraugus County

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September saw 848 COVID cases, 8 deaths in Cattaraugus County

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Oct 05, 2022

OLEAN — Another Cattaraugus County resident died of COVID-19 complications on Sept. 29 — the 269th victim since the pandemic started in March 2020 and...

County COVID cases for September rise above 700; 7 deaths

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County COVID cases for September rise above 700; 7 deaths

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Sep 27, 2022

Cattaraugus County remains in the medium range for COVID-19 community transmission and has reported more than 700 cases and seven deaths in September....

Increasing numbers of COVID-19 not unexpected, Watkins says

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Increasing numbers of COVID-19 not unexpected, Watkins says

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Aug 31, 2022

OLEAN — Increasing COVID-19 numbers in Cattaraugus County as fall approaches was not unexpected, Dr. Kevin D. Watkins, the county’s public health dire...

Mosquito numbers down in county this summer over last year

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Mosquito numbers down in county this summer over last year

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Aug 12, 2022

OLEAN — It hasn’t been a good summer for mosquitoes — as far as the mosquitoes have been concerned. You may have noticed the difference between these ...

Cattaraugus County records first COVID death in a month

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Cattaraugus County records first COVID death in a month

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Jul 30, 2022

OLEAN — The Cattaraugus County Health Department on Friday reported the first COVID-19 death of a county resident in a month. The death of a 75-year-o...

COVID vaccination clinic for young children at JCC Saturday

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COVID vaccination clinic for young children at JCC Saturday

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Jul 08, 2022

With COVID-19 cases on the upswing locally and across New York state, Cattaraugus County is offering a vaccination clinic Today from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m....

25 new COVID cases in Cattaraugus County

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25 new COVID cases in Cattaraugus County

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Jul 07, 2022

The Cattaraugus County Health Department reported 25 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. That makes 84 cases of the coronavirus in the first six days ...

COVID cases, hospitalizations increase in Cattaraugus County

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COVID cases, hospitalizations increase in Cattaraugus County

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Jul 06, 2022

Cattaraugus County COVID-19 cases appear to be on the upswing this month. The county health department reported 59 cases in the first five days of Jul...

3 more COVID-19 deaths reported by county

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3 more COVID-19 deaths reported by county

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Jul 01, 2022

Cattaraugus County reported this week that three county residents died of COVID-19, bringing the total since April 2020 to 255 coronavirus deaths. The...

Cattaraugus County reports 17 new COVID cases Tuesday; 452 for month

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Cattaraugus County reports 17 new COVID cases Tuesday; 452 for month

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Jun 29, 2022

With two days to go in June, there have been 452 cases of COVID-19 in Cattaraugus County this month. That is the lowest monthly total since March when...

Cattaraugus County reports 252nd COVID death

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Cattaraugus County reports 252nd COVID death

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Jun 23, 2022

Cattaraugus County reported another COVID-19 death this week. It was the county’s 252nd COVID-19 death since the pandemic began in March 2020. The Hea...

42 new COVID cases in Cattaraugus County over weekend, Monday

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42 new COVID cases in Cattaraugus County over weekend, Monday

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Jun 14, 2022

The Cattaraugus County Health Department reported 42 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend and Monday. There have now been 20,567 cases of the coronavir...

Cattaraugus County passes the 20,000 mark for COVID-19 cases

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Cattaraugus County passes the 20,000 mark for COVID-19 cases

RICK MILLER County Reporter

May 24, 2022

After 27 months of the pandemic, Cattaraugus County surpassed the 20,000 mark for COVID-19 cases over the weekend. The county’s total number of cases ...

77 new COVID cases in Cattaraugus County

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77 new COVID cases in Cattaraugus County

RICK MILLER County Reporter

May 19, 2022

Rising COVID-19 cases in Cattaraugus County are leading to a rise in hospitalizations with the increasing spread of the highly transmissible omicron s...

61 new COVID-19 cases, one death in Cattaraugus County

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61 new COVID-19 cases, one death in Cattaraugus County

RICK MILLER County Reporter

May 11, 2022

The Cattaraugus County Health Department reported one death from COVID-19 and 61 new cases on Tuesday. A 97-year-old man was the 248th death from comp...

34 new COVID cases in Cattaraugus County

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34 new COVID cases in Cattaraugus County

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Apr 22, 2022

Thirty-four new COVID-19 cases were reported by the Cattaraugus County Health Department on Thursday. There have now been 18,516 residents diagnosed w...

Cattaraugus County COVID cases keep ticking upward

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Cattaraugus County COVID cases keep ticking upward

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Apr 19, 2022

The Cattaraugus County Health Department reported 62 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend and Monday. With 38 new cases on Monday, the county’s COVID-1...

29 new COVID cases in Cattaraugus County

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29 new COVID cases in Cattaraugus County

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Mar 25, 2022

The Cattaraugus County Health Department announced 29 positive cases of COVID-19 on Thursday after reporting nine new cases on Wednesday. That pushed ...