****For Immediate Release****
November 1, 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 one hundred and six as there are three hundred and sixty two residents who have recovered from COVID-19.
The four hundred and eighty third confirmed case is a female resident who resides in the southeast quadrant of the county, who travels to Bradford PA for work and attended a benefit in Bradford PA. She works at a healthcare facility and denies being in direct contact with a positive COVID-19 person. She recently developed cough, dizziness, shortness of breath and diarrhea. She was tested for COVID-19 on October 29th and her test results on October 31st indicated that she was positive for the virus.
The four hundred and eighty fourth confirmed case is a young female resident who resides in the northeast quadrant of the county, whose parent denies that she had any significant travel history or any direct contact with a positive COVID-19 person. The parent reports she recently developed fever, headaches and a runny nose. She was tested for COVID-19 on October 28th and her test results on October 31st indicated that she was positive for the virus.
The four hundred and eighty fifth confirmed case is a male resident who resides in the northeast quadrant of the county, who denies any significant travel history or being in direct contact with a positive COVID-19 person. He recently developed fever, sore throat and muscle aches. He was tested for COVID-19 on October 29th and his test results on October 31st indicated that he was positive for the virus.
The four hundred and eighty sixth confirmed case is a male resident who resides in the northwest quadrant of the county, who denies any significant travel history or being in direct contact with a positive COVID-19 person. He recently developed chills, fatigue, runny nose and muscle aches. He was tested for COVID-19 on October 29th and his test results on October 31st indicated that he 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.
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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