Posts by Michayla Savitt
Coronavirus Update, May 22, 2020
In Tompkins County the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 increased by 2 Friday, to bring the total number of cases in the area to 148. According to the Tompkins county health department, 1 person remains hospitalized for the virus. 124 of the positive cases have recovered. The total number of people tested stands at…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, May 21, 2020
In Tompkins County the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has increased by 1, to 146. According to the Tompkins county health department, 1 person remains hospitalized for the virus. 121 of the positive cases have recovered. In the last day, over 1200 more people have been tested in total, bringing the total number to…
Read MoreLisa Hoeschele of Cortland returns to WRFI to further discuss her bid for NY Assembly [AUDIO]
Lisa Hoeschele, CEO of Family Counseling Services in Cortland County, and Assembly candidate for New York’s 125th District, called into WRFI Community Radio News at 6 on Wednesday May 20. She spoke with WRFI News Director Michayla Savitt about how her campaign had adapted in the midst of social distancing, and discusses the need for…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, May 19, 2020
In Tompkins County the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 increased by 4 today, to 145 as of Tuesday. According to the Tompkins county health department, 1 person remains hospitalized for the virus. 118 of the positive cases have recovered, and over 7000 people have been tested in total. There were no new confirmed cases…
Read MoreJordan Lesser of Tompkins County returns to WRFI to further discuss his campaign for 125th Assembly District [AUDIO]
Jordan Lesser, long term legislative counsel to Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton, called in to WRFI Community Radio News at 6 on Tuesday May 19. He spoke with WRFI News Director Michayla Savitt about how his campaign had adapted in the midst of social distancing, his proposed economic development initiatives amid the pandemic, and key issues on…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, May 18, 2020
In Tompkins County the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 stands at 141 as of Sunday. Sampling Site numbers from Monday will be reflected in Tuesday’s update. According to the Tompkins county health department, 1 person remains hospitalized for the virus. 117 of the positive cases have recovered, and over 6300 people have been tested…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, May 13, 2020
In Tompkins County the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 increased by 2, to 136, as of 6 p.m. Wednesday. According to the Tompkins county health department, 1 person remains hospitalized for the virus. 114 of the positive cases have recovered, and over 5000 people have been tested in total. The Tompkins County Health Department…
Read MoreThe Cherry Artists’ Collective on “Felt Sad, Posted a Frog” and other streams of global quarantine [AUDIO]
WRFI News Director Michayla Savitt spoke live on WRFI News at 6 with The Cherry Artspace Artistic Director Sam Buggeln and Cherry Arts Collective Artist Erica Steinhagen about the company’s new live-stream theater project, “FELT SAD, POSTED A FROG, and other streams of global quarantine.” There are three performances left of the production: Thursday 5/7,…
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