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Just hours after reporting a daily positivity rate of nearly 22 percent on Sunday, Erie County officials reported an even higher number of new COVID cases were recorded Monday. The Erie County Health Department, early Tuesday evening, released updated numbers including 2,457 new cases on Jan. 3. That number, officials note, does not count home test results.
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Erie County pushes test-to-stay in schools, KN95 masks, as in-person classes set to resume next weekErie County is pushing hard to keep kids and staff in schools, setting up a test-to-stay system in the buildings, encouraging mask use at all times and opposing mask breaks in the classroom.
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Some unfavorable trends, but also some encouraging numbers make up Erie County’s latest COVID report, which was presented Tuesday. County Executive Mark Poloncarz opened by declaring that the county recorded its highest number of new cases within a 24-hour period, while hospitalizations were down.
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Erie County Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein says no decision has been made yet on whether the county will implement more COVID prevention measures next week. That was one of the questions she faced while appearing virtually Thursday before members of the Erie County Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee.
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Erie County Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein is on pace to make over one $100,000 in overtime compensation for the second-straight year. That’s at least according to Comptroller Stefan Mychajliw, who is once again raising the issue of political appointees making COVID-19-related overtime.
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Erie County health officials say it’s still too soon to tell whether opioid overdose deaths will trend upward or downward from 2020. But one noticeable trend is the growing presence of cocaine use in relation to many opioid fatalities.
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Tuberculosis in Erie County is rising. Last year, the county had its highest total of new TB cases since 2014.
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Erie County parents seeking COVID-19 tests and doctor’s notes so their children can return to school have reportedly overwhelmed local pediatricians' offices. However, a negative test from any provider will suffice, according to the county's school COVID guidance.
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The COVID story of this summer is the skyrocketing number of residents aged 20-39 and serious problems among those under 17, according to the latest update from the Erie County Health Department.
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Erie County Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein says a recent spike of positive cases is not indicative of the overall trend in the county over the last four months.