{"id":35539,"date":"2020-09-03T10:05:13","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T14:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/?p=35539"},"modified":"2020-09-03T10:05:24","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T14:05:24","slug":"county-sees-60-increase-in-covid-19-cases-in-two-week-span-officials-again-ask-public-to-help-reduce-spread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/county-sees-60-increase-in-covid-19-cases-in-two-week-span-officials-again-ask-public-to-help-reduce-spread\/","title":{"rendered":"County Sees 60% Increase in COVID-19 Cases in Two-Week Span, Officials Again Ask Public to Help Reduce Spread"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>MAYVILLE – The Chautauqua County Health Department<\/strong> on Wednesday reported 32 New Cases of COVID-19<\/strong> in Chautauqua County.<\/p>\n

According to health officials, there are now 134 active cases in the county, with 25 of the 32 new cases involving students at SUNY Fredonia<\/strong>. There are also 5 people hospitalized who’ve been diagnosed with COVID-19.<\/p>\n

Officials add that from Aug. 16 to Sept. 1, there have been 56 cases of COVID-19 involving Fieldbrook Foods Inc.<\/strong> employees.<\/p>\n

And health officials say a total of 517 cases under quarantine\/isolation orders, while another 655 people are under domestic traveler quarantine.<\/p>\n

To date, there’s been a total of 442 confirmed cases in the county since the start of the pandemic in mid March. Just two weeks ago on Aug. 19, there were 277 confirmed cases reported. That means the total cases have gone up by 59.57% in just two weeks (from Aug. 19 to Sept. 2).\u00a0 \u00a0Of the total 442 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic, 298 (67.42%) are now reported as recovered. There’s also been 10 death connected to COVID-19.\u00a0 Nearly 35,000 negative test results have also been reported to date.<\/p>\n

OFFICIALS ASK PUBLIC TO HELP REDUCE SPREAD<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the recent spike in new cases during the past couple weeks, County and local officials are urging all Chautauqua County residents to take precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n

In a media release sent out Wednesday afternoon, County executive PJ Wendel<\/strong> said the recent outbreaks of COVID-19 at Fieldbrook Foods Inc. in Dunkirk and now at the SUNY Fredonia means the county is again asking all residents for their support in fighting the spread.<\/p>\n

“With the recent outbreaks of COVID-19 at Fieldbrook Foods Inc. in Dunkirk and now at the State University of New York at Fredonia, we are calling on all residents for their support by following the recommended safety precautions,” said Wendel. “Our public health staff has been working tirelessly to isolate those testing positive and identify and quarantine the close contacts of all positive cases so we can help contain the virus, but we need all county residents to do their part by being responsible citizens and following preventive measures 24\/7. Not only are we working together, we are in this together and we need everyone\u2019s help especially with the upcoming Labor Day Weekend.”<\/p>\n

SUNY Fredonia and the Chautauqua County Health Department issued a joint statement to the college\u2019s students and faculty on Sept. 1 about the recent uptick of cases at the campus and several scenarios they believe have contributed to the spread of the virus on campus. In the statement, they call for individuals to:<\/p>\n