****For Immediate Release****
Cattaraugus County Health Department was notified of its one hundred and eighty seventh
confirmed case of COVID-19. The reporting laboratory was Boston Heart Diagnostics,
Framingham, MA. The department’s active positive COVID-19 caseload is now thirty as there are
one hundred and fifty three residents who have recovered from COVID-19.
The latest case is a female resident who resides in the southeast corner of the county who denies
any significant travel history but reports being in direct contact with a positive COVID-19 person.
She developed congestion, sore throat, fatigue and a headache. She was tested for COVID-19
on September 1st and her test results on September 4th 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.
