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For Immediate release 8/6/2020 The Cattaraugus County Health Department's Environmental Health Division is sharing information on an upcoming Oral Rabies Vaccine Bait Distribution Project that is anticipated to begin the week of August 10th.  Details can be found by clicking here: Press Release Oral Vaccine Bait Release Project.
****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**** August 10, 2020 Cattaraugus County Health Department was notified of its one hundred and thirty fifth confirmed case of COVID-19. The reporting laboratory was Boston Heart Diagnostics, Framingham, MA. The department's active positive COVID-19 caseload is now eight, as there are now one hundred and twenty…
****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**** August 9, 2020 Cattaraugus County Health Department was notified of its one hundred and thirty fourth confirmed case of COVID-19. The reporting laboratory was Bio-Reference Laboratory Inc., Elmwood Park, NJ. The department's active positive COVID-19 caseload is now eleven, as there are now one hundred and…
****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**** August , 2020 Cattaraugus County Health Department was notified of two additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 residents within Cattaraugus County. The department's active positive COVID-19 caseload is now ten, as there are now one hundred and nineteen residents who have recovered from COVID-19. 
****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**** August 4, 2020 Cattaraugus County Health Department was notified of its one hundred and thirty first confirmed case of COVID-19. The reporting laboratory was Wadsworth Center-Biggs Laboratory, Albany, NY. The department's active positive COVID-19 caseload is now eleven, as there are now one hundred and…
****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**** August 3, 2020 Cattaraugus County Health Department was notified of its one hundred and thirtieth confirmed case of COVID-19. The reporting laboratory was Wadsworth Center-Biggs Laboratory, Albany, NY. The department's active positive COVID-19 caseload is now ten, as there are now one hundred and sixteen …
****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**** August 2, 2020 Cattaraugus County Health Department was notified of two additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 residents within Cattaraugus County. The department's active positive COVID-19 caseload is now fourteen, as there are now one hundred and eleven residents who have recovered from COVID-19. 
****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**** August 1, 2020 Cattaraugus County Health Department was notified of its one hundredth and twenty seventh confirmed case of COVID-19. The reporting laboratory was Catholic Health System- Sisters of Charity Hospital, Buffalo, NY. The department's active positive COVID-19 caseload is now twelve, as there are…
****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**** July 31, 2020 Cattaraugus County Health Department was notified of its one hundredth and twenty sixth confirmed case of COVID-19. The reporting laboratory was Boston Heart Diagnostics, Framingham, MA. The department's active positive COVID-19 caseload is now eleven, as there are now one hundred and eleven…
****For Immediate Release**** July 31, 2020   The Cattaraugus County Health Department requests the public assistance in locating a dog which bit an 11 year old boy on 7/30/2020. The department is trying to locate this dog to prevent the child from having to undergo rabies post exposure shots. The bite occurred on NYS RT. 16 at…
****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**** July 30, 2020 Cattaraugus County Health Department was notified of its one hundredth and twenty fifth confirmed case of COVID-19. The reporting laboratory was Catholic Health System, Sisters of Charity Hospital, Buffalo, NY. The department's active positive COVID-19 caseload is now ten, as there are now one hundred…
****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**** July 28, 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 eleven, as there are now one hundred and nine residents who have recovered from COVID-19. 
****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**** July 27, 2020 Cattaraugus County Health Department was notified of its one hundredth and twentieth confirmed case of COVID-19. The reporting laboratory was Kaleida Health-Flint Road, Buffalo, NY. The department's active positive COVID-19 caseload is now eight, as there are now one hundred and eight residents who…
****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**** July 26, 2020 Cattaraugus County Health Department was notified of two additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 residents within Cattaraugus County. The department's active positive COVID-19 caseload is now seven, as there are now one hundred and seven residents who have recovered from COVID-19. 
****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**** July 23, 2020 Cattaraugus County Health Department was notified of two additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 residents within Cattaraugus County. The department's active positive COVID-19 caseload is now seven, as there are now one hundred and six residents who have recovered from COVID-19. 

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