Posts by WRFI News Staff
Coronavirus Update, January 15, 2021
The Tompkins County Health Department is reporting yet another potential public exposure to COVID-19. This time, the positive case was detected at Aurora Shoe Repair at, 111 N Plain St, Ithaca (employee) An employee of the business who tested positive worked at the Aurora Shoe Repair on Thursday, January 7, from 8:00am to 5:00pm Tuesday,…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, January 14, 2021
In Tompkins County, the number of hospitalizations due to complications from the virus had a staggering drop of 20 between Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing the total down to 9 as of last night. According to the Tompkins County health department, at the time of our 6 p.m. broadcast there are 269 active cases of COVID-19.…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, January 13, 2021
First, a look at the local COVID-19 caseload: the number of hospitalizations in Tompkins due to complications from the virus are at 29. Sadly there was one death from the virus reported yesterday.According to the Tompkins County health department, as of the time of our 6 p.m. broadcast there are 266 active cases of COVID-19.…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, January 12, 2021
First, the Tompkins County Health Department is reporting a potential public exposure to COVID-19 at Red’s Place, 107 N Aurora St. Ithaca in Ithaca An employee of the restaurant who tested positive worked at Red’s on Saturday, January 9, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The health department recommends that anyone who may have been…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, January 11, 2021
Yesterday the New York State Health Department updated the information on scheduling for and receiving the Covid-19 vaccine. Starting today people in phase 1B are eligible to register for COVID-19 vaccinations. That group includes education workers, first responders, public safety workers, public transit workers and people aged 75 and older. Continuing to be eligible are…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, January 8, 2021
The Tompkins County Health Department is reporting a potential public exposure to COVID-19 at AT&T, 748 S Meadow St in Ithaca The employee who tested positive worked on Friday, January 1, from 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., and Saturday, January 2, from 9:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. The health department recommends anyone who may have…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, January 5, 2021
COVID vaccine distribution is ramping up locally, as announced in a statement today by the Tompkins County Health Department. Clinics held by Tompkins county this week are for individuals in the New York State Phase 1A category that are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Phase 1A eligible individuals include outpatient and ambulatory front-line, high…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, January 4, 2021
First, we’ll take a look at the local COVID-19 caseload. The number of hospitalizations due to complications from the virus are up to 31 as of yesterday. In addition, another death linked to a COVID infection at a local nursing home was reported yesterday. As of now, it’s unknown which area nursing home the resident…
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