Posts Tagged ‘coronavirus’

The Tompkins County Health Department announced yesterday that a TCAT customer who rode the Route 30 bus on Wednesday has tested positive for COVID-19. Anyone who rode the outbound Route 30 bus on Wednesday, August 26, between 11:51 a.m. to 12:26 p.m., or inbound from 2:28 p.m. to 2:51 p.m. to Seneca Street station, should…

As Cornell students move into their living spaces amid the COVID-19 pandemic, those coming from states on the New York quarantine list must stay in their apartments for a period of 14 days.  Because Cornell is supplying food only to students living in on- campus housing, students living off campus have to find a way…

During their regular meeting Tuesday night, the Ithaca City School District Board of Education approved the expenditure of $1.2 million dollars to enhance buildings for reopening schools during the pandemic. The Ithaca Voice reports over $300,000 will go towards repairing deficient or outdated HVAC and air filter systems to strengthen airflow and combat the spread…

Looking at the local COVID-19 caseload, the latest numbers, released today from the Tompkins County health department, indicate that there are 2 additional positive cases, and no new recoveries. According to the County Health Department, that leaves 10 active cases of COVID-19 in Tompkins County. In Schuyler County, there are 0 new cases of COVID-19…

This past Saturday, August 22, the Tompkins County Health Department announced that an employee at Simeon’s American Bistro in Ithaca has tested positive for COVID-19. The health department states that diners might have been exposed if they were at the bistro this past Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 11:00 am to 2:00 PM, or from…

Cornell Greek life leadership have officially announced a policy that no social gatherings or parties will be allowed during the fall semester over concerns of spreading COVID-19, reports the Cornell Sun. Returning Cornell students involved with Greek life might have already seen the writing on the wall, with several outbreaks of COVID-19 traced back to…

Cornell administration has agreed to meet with organizers of a Resident Assistants’ strike, on the heels of over 50 RAs filing a list of demands to the university. The RAs cited concerns over their own health, residents’ needs, and evolving campus procedures as the school prepares to reopen. The Cornell Daily Sun reports that more…

The Ithaca City School District Board of Education voted Tuesday night to enact a new school reopening plan for the Fall. Now, all ICSD students will begin the school year with remote learning on September 14, and students who elected to attend in-person classes will go back to school on October 5, the Ithaca Times…