Posts by WRFI News Staff
Coronavirus Update, December 30, 2020
Beginning Monday, Ithaca City School District plans to institute surveillance testing for COVID-19 among students doing in-person learning, reports the Ithaca Voice. The school system plans to test about 20 percent of the in-person population every two weeks. According to ICSD plans, the testing will take place on Mondays for students in pre-K to 5th…
Read MoreSouthside Community Center’s Virtual Kwanzaa 2020 [AUDIO+VIDEO]
The holiday of Kwanzaa began on Jan. 26 and ends Jan. 1. On the Dec. 30 edition of WRFI Community Radio News we shared excerpts from days 2 and 5 of the series, and the full videos for every day of the celebration can be found on the Community Unity Music Education Program (CUMEP) Youtube…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, December 29, 2020
We’ll start by looking at the local COVID-19 caseload. The number of hospitalizations due to complications from the virus have more than doubled since last Monday. According to the Tompkins County health department, as of the time of our 6 p.m. broadcast there are 29 people hospitalized. There are 14 additional positives and 13 new…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, December 28, 2020
The Tompkins County Health Department is reporting a number of potential public exposures to COVID-19. The toy store Alphabet Soup, at 171 East State Street in Ithaca is reporting potential exposures from 10 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday December 22nd and Wednesday December 23rd. The TCAT bus system is reporting eight potential exposures on…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, December 23, 2020
The Tompkins County Health Department is alerting the public of a potential COVID-19 exposure at the Walmart in Ithaca. The exposure occurred on Monday, December 14, 2020, from 8:30am–6:30pm, and Tuesday, December 15, 2:00pm–12:00am. The health department recommends anyone who may have been exposed to the virus to monitor their health for any COVID-19 symptoms.…
Read MoreNAISAC seek justice from Cornell University [Audio]
Native American and Indigenous Students at Cornell, or (NAISAC), are calling on Cornell University to make changes to support Indigenous students and acknowledge the university’s founding. WRFI News Intern Tessie Devlin reports. Full article can be read here: https://www.ithacaweek-ic.com/native-american-and-indigenous-students-at-cornell-seek-justice-from-university/
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, December 18, 2020
Tompkins County has yet to receive any doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine even though shipments around the state began on Tuesday. The Southern Tier region will receive 4,500 of the 170,000 doses available for distribution as of now. Cayuga Health Systems, or CHS, is expected to lead the vaccine distribution. Cayuga Medical Center spokesperson…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, December 17, 2020
The Tompkins County Health Department is alerting the public of potential COVID-19 exposures at the Ithaca Applebee’s, Tops Markets Bakery in Lansing, and on TCAT Bus Routes 14 and 30. The individuals who tested positive and close contacts identified are in quarantine. It was announced this afternoon by the Tompkins County Health Department that a…
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