Posts Tagged ‘Pandemic’
Tompkins Co. Medical Director, Dr. Klepack, On the Delta Variant And Breakthrough Infections
Tompkins County Medical Director, Dr. William Klepack (Provided) SUMMARY: Tompkins County has seen a surge in cases of COVID-19. As of Friday, August 6th, there are 90 active cases in Tompkins County. Two weeks ago there were just 4.Data from the Tompkins County Health Department shows a rise in breakthrough cases as well. All of…
Read MoreTompkins County Considers How to Spend $19.8M in American Rescue Plan Funds
Tompkins County Interim-County Administrator gives a virtual presentation on how Tompkins County could spend American Rescue Plan Funds on the County’s Capital Program (Provided) Tompkins County Legislator Deborah Dawson (Provided) SUMMARY Tompkins County has almost $20 million in American Rescue Plan Funds. The money is meant to get Tompkins County on track to economic recovery…
Read MoreImplementing Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic [AUDIO]
In the last four months the coronavirus pandemic has upended our lives and changed life as we know it. Along with differences in: the way we see friends and family; go to work; and go on with everyday life, the way we get medical attention has also changed in a big way. In this feature,…
Read MoreStories from Quarantine From the Lives of WRFI Volunteers: A Family Copes [AUDIO]
We’re into week 12, but still in the storm of the COVID-19 pandemic. New York state’s Southern Tier is continuing into phase two of reopening. The state is relaxing restrictions surrounding in-person gatherings, but many are still in a state of isolation. Things are even quiet at WRFI,where we’ve been closed to all but a few…
Read MoreStories from Quarantine From the Lives of WRFI Volunteers: A Third Grade Tom Sawyer [AUDIO]
We’re into week 12, but still in the storm of the COVID-19 pandemic. New York state’s Southern Tier is continuing into phase two of reopening. The state is relaxing restrictions surrounding in-person gatherings, but many are still in a state of isolation. Things are even quiet at WRFI, where we’ve been closed to all but…
Read MoreRep. Tom Reed speaks to leadership role of Congress in pandemic management
In over 100 countries, experience and data surrounding COVID-19 has been accumulating, and techniques are clear for successful control of both infection and death rates. For example, Australia, with a slightly larger population than New York state’s 20 million, has a total COVID-19 death count of 96 since January 1st. Taiwan, with 22 million people…
Read MoreIthaca resident Angela Zhang returns to WRFI to further reflect on the impacts of the pandemic [AUDIO]
In February 2020, WRFI first spoke with Angela Zhang, an Ithaca resident, about the impacts of the novel coronavirus on her, and her family in China. At the time, there were 34 cases of Coronavirus in the US and no cases in New York State. A lot has changed since then. Now, New York is…
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