The Center for Disease Control has elevated McKean County's COVID risk status to high. The CDC made the change on Thursday, and is once again recommending masks be worn indoors due to the fact that the county is listed at the third highest infection rate for the state. According to the website Covid Act Now, the averag...

The Cattaraugus County Health Department reported the first COVID-19 death in a month on Friday. Public Health Director Dr. Kevin D. Watkins reported that the death of a 75-year-old woman from covid related respiratory problems was the first death reported in Catt County since June 29 and it's 256th death since April 2...

The PA Dept. of Health says providers are ready to vaccinate children six months and older beginning early this week. According to a press release from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Pharmacists across the state are only allowed to provide COVID-19 vaccines for children who are at least three years old, so the ...

The Western New York region is now officially in a "low" COVID-19 level Thursday. According to WGRZ Buffalo, the CDC shared that the region had been in a 'medium COVID-19 level' since early June following an increase in cases in the region but now the cases have dropped down enough to move into the "low&...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced today that masks will still be required on public transit, in airports and in certain other places in the state. According to WKBW Buffalo, masks will be required in State-regulated health care settings; State-regulated adult care facilities and nursing homes; Correctional facil...

St. Bonaventure University has dropped its vaccine mandate for fans attending men's and women's basketball games at the Reilly Center. Tom Missel, St. Bonaventure's chief communications officer, said in a press release that the rapid decline of COVID-19 cases, both on campus and in the region, and the relaxation of mas...

The Cattaraugus County Office of Emergency Services will be distributing a limited number of COVID-19 home test kits throughout the County from Tuesday to Friday. Test kits are free to Catt County residents and residents must be prepared to show a driver's license, ID or utility bill as proof of residency.

Potter County Suffered the deadliest week since the Pandemic was declared. There have been 137 more cases and six more COVID-related fatalities this past week. Potter County totals now stand at 2,933 cases with 86 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

Sunday's report from the Pa. Dept. of Health showed another 4,111 cases across the region over the past week. There were 107 cases confirmed in Potter County, where more than one in six residents has been infected since the pandemic was declared. There have been two more fatalities since the beginning of the year and a...

The Atlantic 10 has postponed this afternoon's women's basketball game between George Washington and St. Bonaventure due to COVID protocols within the George Washington program. The game has already been rescheduled for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 2 at the Reilly Center.