Posts Tagged ‘COVID-19’
Domestic Violence During COVID-19
While domestic violence has always been a serious societal issue, the challenges survivors face in seeking help have changed, and in many ways increased, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizations such as the Tompkins County Advocacy Center have adapted in how they offer services to survivors and have gained new approaches in how…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, March 11, 2021
Starting April 1, domestic travelers entering New York State from non-contiguous states will no longer be required to quarantine for two weeks. Travelers will still be required to monitor their health for 14 days upon arrival in New York, and are asked to self-isolate if they show any symptoms of COVID-19. Also, those entering the…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, March 10, 2021
Schuyler county now has 200 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The doses are available for Adults 18 and older with certain medical conditions, employees of the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities and some essential workers. Schuyler County is in phase 1b of their vaccine rollout program, members of the county 65 and older…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, March 9, 2021
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…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, March 8, 2021
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…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, March 5, 2021
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.
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, March 4, 2021
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…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, March 3, 2021
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…
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