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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">August 26, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">CONTACT: Kara Kane /
<a href="mailto:kara.kane@erie.gov">kara.kane@erie.gov</a> / (716) 858-4941
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ERIE COUNTY, NY –
</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Erie County will continue to offer regular updates to the media and community on COVID-19 and the County’s response.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">WHAT</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Media availability with
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz and Erie County Commissioner of Health Dr. Gale Burstein
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">WHERE:
</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Edward A. Rath Building, 12<sup>th</sup> Floor, 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, NY 14202
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">WHEN</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Wednesday, August 26, 2020,
2:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">CONTACT</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Kara Kane, 716-289-2825<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The video will be streamed on Erie County’s YouTube channel (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/eriecountyny">www.youtube.com/eriecountyny</a>)
and Facebook page (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/eriecounty">www.facebook.com/eriecounty</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(<b>NOTE</b>: Local media is asked to please arrive and check in with building security by 2:15 p.m. Please wear a cloth face covering
or mask.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%">Erie County Department of Health, COVID-19 Information Line</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%">: (716) 858-2929 – foreign language interpretation available<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%">Erie County Department of Health, COVID-19</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%">:
<a href="http://www.erie.gov/covid19">http://www.erie.gov/covid19</a> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%">Erie County Department of Health, Online Case Mapping:
</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%"><a href="http://www.erie.gov/covidmap">www.erie.gov/covidmap</a>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%">New York State Department of Health, Novel Coronavirus</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%">:
<a href="https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/">https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/</a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%">New York State Department of Health Hotline:</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%"> (888) 364-3065</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coronavirus</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%">:
<a href="http://www.coronavirus.gov">http://www.coronavirus.gov</a> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Kara Kane</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<b><span style="color:blue">|</span></b> Public Information Officer (Health)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Erie County
<b><span style="color:blue">|</span></b> Health<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, NY 14202<br>
P: (716) 858-4941 <b><span style="color:blue">|</span></b> F: (716) 858-8701<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:Kara.Kane@erie.gov"><span style="color:blue">Kara.Kane@erie.gov</span></a>
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