Posts Tagged ‘coronavirus’

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…

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…

The Tompkins County Health Department is alerting the public of potential COVID-19 exposures at the Wegmans Sub Shop and Downtown Ithaca Post Office. The individuals who tested positive and close contacts identified are in quarantine.  Potential public exposure may have occurred at Wegmans Sub Shop, 500 S Meadow St., Ithaca on Saturday, December 5, 10:00am…

Employees at Collegetown Bagels and Ithaca Bakery outlets expressed relief Monday after the owners of the local food cafes responded to a widely-circulated workers rights petition. The Cornell Daily Sun reports that the employees’ requests for better COVID-19 safety measures and hazard pay were heard.  In their petition, employees at CTB and Ithaca Bakery asked…

The Tompkins County Health Department is alerting the public of numerous potential COVID-19 exposures in the area. The latest warning details that an individual who tested positive for COVID-19 had attended a funeral service at Perkins Funeral Home in Dryden during the time when they could have infected others. The individual who tested positive is…

It was revealed at a press conference held Friday by New York Governor Cuomo that household and social gatherings account for nearly 74% of COVID-19 transmissions. The state’s date doesn’t even account for the number of cases that have grown exponentially since the holidays. For two months, 46,000 cases were studied beginning at the start…

According to the Ithaca Voice, today’s announcement by Governor Cuomo revealed that over 170,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be distributed throughout New York State. 4,500 of those doses will go to the Southern Tier region which encompasses Tompkins and Schuyler counties. Nursing home residents and staff members, along with general healthcare workers will…

The Tompkins County Health Department is reporting potential exposures to COVID-19 at the Home Depot and Walmart in Ithaca.  One individual who tested positive for COVID-19 is an employee at Walmart, and the other is an employee at Home Depot. Both people are in isolation and any close contacts are being asked to quarantine. Potential…