Posts Tagged ‘COVID-19’
New Yorkers Mixed on Present and Future of Pandemic, New Poll Shows
(Unsplashed) ITHACA, NY — A new Siena College Research Institute poll shines some light on what New Yorkers thoughts are on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic. Of people polled, 68 percent think the worst of the coronavirus is over. An even greater percentage are comfortable in doing activities that were normal before the pandemic,…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, June 29, 2021
Cornell University is planning a full reopening in the fall. Nearly all classes will be in-person with seating that will not require social distancing. Students planning to take fall classes in person have been informed that they must provide Cornell with proof of full vaccination by August 16. The University currently only recognizes vaccines…
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 MoreCoronavirus Update, June 25, 2021
Tompkins County is reporting 1 new case COVID-19, and a total of 10 active cases. Schuyler County is reporting no new cases of the coronavirus, and just 1 active case.
Read MoreNew York’s State of Emergency is Over, and so are Cuomo’s Executive Powers
ITHACA, NY — Cocktails to go are no more as of today, but so is New York’s disaster emergency status and Governor Cuomo’s broad powers to combat the COVID-19 pandemic along with it. Cuomo made the announcement at a press conference in Manhattan on Wednesday. The state of emergency was originally set to expire on…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, June 23, 2021
Tompkins County is reporting 2 new cases of COVID-19 and a total of 8 active cases. Schuyler County is reporting 0 new cases of the coronavirus, and a total of 2 active cases.
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, June 22, 2021
The Tompkins County Health Department announces an additional free COVID vaccine clinic. It will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, June 23 at the Tompkins County Public Library from 10 am to 2 pm. Healthcare workers will provide the one-dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine, available only to individuals age 18 and older. The Health department will be…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, June 18, 2021
Tompkins County is reporting no new cases of COVID-19. And a total of 7 active cases. Schuyler County is reporting no cases as well, and 12 actie cases.
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