Posts by WRFI News Staff

For Tompkins County Residents, free rides are available to the State-Run vaccination clinic in Binghamton.  There are two round trips each day, One leaving at 9am and returning at 2:15pm. The other, leaving at 2:15pm, and returning at 6:30pm. The busses are departing from 130 East Seneca Street in Downtown Ithaca. In addition, is a…

Data from the New York State Health Department shows that COVID-19 vaccinations have exceeded 20,000 in Tompkins County. This makes 9.74 percent of the county fully vaccinated. The Ithaca Voice reports that Public Health Director Frank Kruppa has said that 75 percent of the population has to be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity. Tompkins County’s…

Tompkins county is reporting 11 new positive COVID cases, totaling 93 active cases.  Schuyler County is reporting 4 new COVID cases, bringing their active cases to a total of 13.

The Tompkins County Health Department is announcing new groups of people who are eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine locally. Public-facing hotel workers and people who are homebound are encouraged to sign up for the Tompkins County Vaccine Registry. You can access the registry here, and the Health Department will reach out when appointments become…

Active cases of COVID-19 have been on a downward trend in Tompkins County. According to the County’s local coronavirus data, the weekly average for new positive cases is 9 a day. 9 new positive cases a day — the last time this was the average was in Early November, before the well predicted holiday spike of…

The Tompkins County Health Department is reporting two potential public exposures to COVID-19. The first was at Planet Fitness on Triphammer Road in Ithaca. The individual who tested positive used the gym during the following days and times: Wednesday, February 24: 4:00pm – 6:00pm Thursday, February 25:  4:00pm – 6:00pm Friday, February 26:  2:00pm –…