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• Independent Health Chief Medical Officer shares knowledge on pandemic

  08-05-2020 23:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)–The pandemic has been a learning experience for everyone even doctors with decades in the field. Tonight we turn to former Erie County Health Commissioner and now Independent Health’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anthony Billittier. He joined News 4 at 5 to answer viewer questions regarding the COVID crisis.
  
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• Buffalo History Museum wants your help to chronicle the local impact of the coronavirus pandemic

  08-05-2020 23:44 via wivb.com
  The Buffalo History Museum has been collecting stories from residents across Western New York, about how much life has changed because of the coronavirus pandemic.  The project is called Chronicling Covid-19 and it’s all in an effort to preserve history in the making as local residents struggle through the coronavirus pandemic.  “So, even in this […]
  
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• Erie County Health Commissioner discusses how to determine which COVID test is right for you

  08-05-2020 23:27 via wivb.com
  
  ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB)–As testing continued to expand throughout Western New York, officials in Erie County are urging people to go out and get either a diagnostic test or an antibody test. During today’s briefing, Erie County Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein discussed how to know which test is right for you.  Burstein says it […]
  
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• Erie County officials urging people to find different ways to celebrate Mother’s Day

  08-05-2020 22:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)–With Mother’s Day this weekend, families are figuring out how to celebrate mom at a safe social distance. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz made a point to say the worst Mother’s Day gift you could give your mom is the coronavirus. Because of that he’s urging people to find different ways to celebrate. […]
  
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• West Seneca to hold virtual graduations at Transit Drive-In

  08-05-2020 20:43 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB)–West Seneca Central School District will hold virtual graduation ceremonies. The graduation for West Seneca East and West High Schools will be live-streamed at the Transit Drive-In for students and their families to safely share the experience together, the district says. West Seneca East’s graduation is scheduled for Wednesday, July 8 at […]
  
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• LIVE NOW: Americans lose 20.5 million jobs in April as COVID-19 spreads

  08-05-2020 19:54 via wivb.com
  
  One of the best ways to prevent spread of the virus is washing your hands with soap and water.
  
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• Americans lose 20.5 million jobs in April as COVID-19 spreads

  08-05-2020 19:54 via wivb.com
  
  One of the best ways to prevent spread of the virus is washing your hands with soap and water.
  
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• Local businesses joining together to put on mask giveaway Saturday

  08-05-2020 19:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)–Owners of ABC Hardware and the Oakk Room on Main Street in Buffalo are joining together to support the community. Organizers say they are giving away masks, gloves, and hand sanitizer on Saturday. The giveaway starts at noon and runs to 1 p.m. at 1435 Main Street on the corner of Glenwood Avenue. […]
  
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• Niagara County SPCA holding “Cutest Quarantined Pet Contest”

  08-05-2020 19:08 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB)–The Niagara County SPCA is asking the community to submit pictures of their pets to the “Cutest Quarantined Pet Contest” to find out who has the cutest pet sheltering during the pandemic. SPCA officials say this is an effort to have fun and continue to raise funds for the shelter animals. Participants […]
  
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• UB hosting virtual chat series on COVID-19 for K-12 students

  08-05-2020 18:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)–The University at Buffalo is hosting a live virtual chat series on COVID-19 for K-12 students. UB says the series will tackle questions like how do ventilators work? Can pets catch COVID-19? And what kind of hand sanitizer is the best? This series is organized by UB’s Genome, Environment and Microbiome Community of […]
  
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• Child Victims Act filing window extended through January

  08-05-2020 18:25 via wivb.com
  
  Originally, the time frame for filing was supposed to close after one year, this August.
  
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• Gov. Cuomo warns of severe illness in some children who contract COVID-19

  08-05-2020 17:53 via wivb.com
  
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• Gov. Cuomo warns of new illness possibly connected to COVID-19

  08-05-2020 17:53 via wivb.com
  
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• Experts: Severe Vitamin D deficiency may affect COVID-19 patient outcomes

  08-05-2020 17:42 via wivb.com
  
  These are still just the beginning stages of research, but they hope the data can help make a difference in finding a future treatment for coronavirus.
  
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• Villa Maria College develops plan for phased reopening

  08-05-2020 16:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)–Villa Maria College says its developed a plan that will allow for a phased reopening to its campus. President Dr. Matthew Giordano says his assumption is staff members will slowly return to campus over the summer with many safety precautions in place. “Having staff members back on campus will allow us to complete […]
  
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• In Erie County, 4,906 total have tested positive for coronavirus, 420 deaths

  08-05-2020 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB)– Saturday, May 16 (9:19 p.m.) Erie County is now reporting 4,906 confirmed cases of coronavirus. This is according to the county’s COVID-19 map. The death toll stands at 420. Saturday, May 16 (9:07 a.m.) Erie County Mark Poloncarz says Erie County has a total of  4,820 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 420 deaths. Friday, May 15 […]
  
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• In Erie County, 4,820 total have tested positive for coronavirus, 420 deaths

  08-05-2020 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB)– Saturday, May 16 (9:07 a.m.) Erie County Mark Poloncarz says Erie County has a total of  4,820 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 420 deaths. Friday, May 15 (11:30 a.m.) Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz says with testing increasing dramatically, so have the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the county. Out of the 28,663 residents tested, […]
  
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• In Erie County, 4,732 total have tested positive for coronavirus, 411 deaths

  08-05-2020 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB)– Friday, May 15 (11:30 a.m.) Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz says with testing increasing dramatically, so have the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the county. Out of the 28,663 residents tested, 4,732 are positive cases of COVID. There are also 11 new deaths to report bringing that number to 411. Poloncarz says 41% […]
  
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• In Erie County, 4,579 total have tested positive for coronavirus, 400 deaths

  08-05-2020 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) Wednesday, May 13 (Noon) According to the Erie County COVID Map, the total number of positive cases in the county has risen to 4,579. There are also 13 more deaths to report, bringing the total to 400. County officials are scheduled to hold a COVID update at 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 11 (8:00 p.m.) […]
  
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• In Erie County, 4,484 total have tested positive for coronavirus, 387 deaths

  08-05-2020 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) Monday, May 11 (8:00 p.m.) There have been 30 more COVID-19 deaths reported in Erie County, county executive Mark Poloncarz tweeted on Monday evening. The deaths include deaths reported over the weekend. Monday, May 11 The Erie County Department of Health is reporting, out of the 26,783 people tested in the county, there are […]
  
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• In Erie County, 4,484 total have tested positive for coronavirus, 357 deaths

  08-05-2020 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) Monday, May 11 The Erie County Department of Health is reporting, out of the 26,783 people tested in the county, there are 4,484 confirmed COVID, a confirmed positive rate of 18.7%. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz says, from May 3 to May 9, the positive test rate dropped to 12.1%. According to the county […]
  
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• In Erie County, 4,333 total have tested positive for coronavirus, 357 deaths

  08-05-2020 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) Saturday, May 9 Erie County is reporting a total of 4,333 cases of COVID -19 according to the county’s coronavirus map. The death toll is now 357, up 11 from Friday. 24,488 people have been tested. Friday, May 8 Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz says there are now 4,161 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in […]
  
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• In Erie County, 4,161 total have tested positive for COVID-19, 346 deaths

  08-05-2020 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) Friday, May 8 Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz says there are now 4,161 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county. The death toll is now 346. 23,471 people have been tested. Wednesday, May 6 Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz says of the 20,734 people who have been tested for COVID-19 in the county, 3,939 […]
  
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• Brooks-TLC Hospital System approved to perform elective surgeries

  08-05-2020 15:50 via wivb.com
  
  To date, Brooks has seen seven cases of COVID-19, two of which were fatal.
  
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• Jobless rate spikes to 14.7%, highest since Great Depression

  08-05-2020 14:37 via wivb.com
  
  The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst monthly loss on record. The figures are stark evidence of the damage the coronavirus has done to a now-shattered economy.
  
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• “Rock Out For Our Protectors” will raise money to make masks

  08-05-2020 14:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A group that started as a call for action on Facebook is now hosting a full virtual concert in the hopes of raising money to create thousands of masks for people across western New York and the country. We introduced you to “Operation Protect Our Protectors” back in March, when the […]
  
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• Niagara Falls firefighter talks about battle with coronavirus

  08-05-2020 05:42 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — As a first responder, Earl Bass knew he had a higher chance of exposure to COVID-19, so the firefighter made sure he took precautions to stay safe. “I wash my hands constantly, when I get to work I wipe down my work area with disinfectant wipes, I wore my gloves, […]
  
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• A woman with dementia had no known family members on record- then a determined nurse reunited her with her son

  08-05-2020 03:38 via wivb.com
  
  (CBS NEWS) – During this Nurses Week, a Virginia man is recognizing a nurse he calls his “angel in disguise.” Anthony Bookert is praising Susan Franco, a nurse at Chippenham Hospital, who helped him reunite with his mother after 17 years apart. Bookert’s mother, Gail, was separated from him when he was a child due […]
  
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• Cattaraugus County has total of 46 positive cases of COVID-19 to date

  08-05-2020 03:05 via wivb.com
  
  CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB) – Cattaraugus County has three additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the county’s total of confirmed cases to 46. The new cases are a male resident who who lives in the southwest quadrant of the county and has significant travel history to the Buffalo area for work and direct contact to a known […]
  
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• Bills have four primetime games in 2020; full schedule released

  08-05-2020 01:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – It’ll be a battle of two 2018 first-round quarterbacks in week one as the Bills host the Jets to kickoff the 2020 season. Josh Allen and Sam Darnold will meet for the fourth time in their careers with this matchup. Allen is 1-2 against Darnold so far but the two have […]
  
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• Amherst Birthday girl, who recently contracted Bell’s Palsy, uses her birthday wish to help people in need

  08-05-2020 00:24 via wivb.com
  
  Alanna Bell, who likes to be called Ally, has turned her birthday drive-by party, into a food drive for FeedMore WNY. Ally recently contracted Bell’s Palsy. It’s a condition that causes temporary facial paralysis and it took her smile away. She says it was a spiritual message from her church that inspired her to host […]
  
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