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A legal fight appears to be brewing between Erie County and the Village of Williamsville, after the county Health Department cited the village for not enforcing mask rules.
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The Erie County Department of Health has introduced a Test to Stay program for area school students.
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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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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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Several local hospitals are suspending non-essential elective procedures in response to hospital capacity levels, COVID numbers and staffing issues. They’re also letting unvaccinated personnel go. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz addressed this, and the limited number of elected leaders openly opposing the county’s mask mandate, during his latest COVID briefing.
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Erie County officials say Monday’s COVID positivity rate was at 12 percent, with 832 new positive tests reported for that day. During Tuesday’s COVID briefing, county leaders discussed ongoing efforts to curb the spread. They’re also concerned for an anticipated post-holiday increase, while also keeping their eyes on COVID’s latest variant, Omicron.
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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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"A road map" is Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz's description of the stadium feasibility report released by New York State Tuesday.
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Erie County will once again have a Democratic comptroller, as Republican-turned-Democrat Kevin Hardwick won a heated race to be the county’s next financial watchdog Tuesday.
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Football stadium lease talks continue between the state, county and Buffalo Bills franchise. But how much information about those talks should be public knowledge at this time? There remains a difference in opinion between the county executive and members of the legislature.