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 one hundred
and eleven residents who have recovered from COVID-19.
The latest case is a female resident who resides in the northwest corner of the county who reports no
significant travel history, or any direct contact with a positive COVID-19 person. She has been
asymptomatic (no fever, no cough, no body aches, etc.) for the most part, but recently hospitalized for a
surgical procedure. She was tested for COVID-19 on July 31st as a requirement of the procedure, and her
test results on August 1st indicated that she was positive for the virus.
The department has begun a thorough contact tracing investigation for those individuals that she has
been in contact with and the places that she has visited.
We would like to reiterate that if any resident experience fever, cough, shortness of breath or whole body
aches they should contact their health care provider (avoid going directly to an Urgent Care facility, or the
Emergency Room before calling).
In addition, wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. This is especially important
after using the bathroom, coughing, sneezing or blowing your nose.
If soap and water is not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains a minimum of 60%
alcohol.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth, especially with unwashed hands.
Disinfect commonly touched surfaces with a cleaner that is approved by the EPA against COVID-19.
Finally, in an effort to determine the prevalence of COVID-19 in our community, any resident interested
in getting tested, can register for a test at www.cattco.org/covid-19-test or call 716-938-9119 or
716-938-2265.
