COVID-19
First COVID-related Death Reported in Tompkins County
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A patient at Cayuga Medical Center died from coronavirus complications on Friday.
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‘Healthcare Heroes’ Honored at Cayuga Medical Send-Off to New York City
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The Cayuga Health System sent two buses with 60 doctors, nurses and staff to New York Presbyterian Hospital to help fight COVID-19.
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Photos: Ithaca Medical Workers Head to NYC to Fight Pandemic
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Two Campus to Campus buses left Ithaca for New York City on Wednesday, taking over 60 medical professionals to help fight on the coronavirus frontlines.
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After Cuomo’s Plea for Help, Cayuga Medical Sends Two Buses of Clinicians to New York
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As New York City continues to face shortage of medical professionals in its fight against COVID-19, the Cayuga Health System is sending two buses full of doctors, nurses and staff to New York Presbyterian Hospital.
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Bartels Hall Volunteers Sew Over 3,000 Surgical Masks
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Dozens of volunteers filled Bartels Hall on an empty Cornell campus to cut and sew surgical masks to aid local medical facilitites.
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Cayuga Medical Center Prepares to Add Beds As PPE Shortages Loom
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As the number confirmed COVID-19 cases in Tompkins County continues to rise, Cayuga Medical Center prepares to expand its patient capacity.
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As Campus Labs Halt Research, Cornell Pools Resources for New York Medical Centers
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As non-essential Cornell research and lab activities are now suspended, many Cornell researchers are now donating much needed supplies, doing their part to help mitigate an impending statewide shortage.
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Tompkins County Opens New COVID-19 Testing Center to Replace Drive-Through Location
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In order to accommodate the drastic local uptick in demand for virus testing, the county will open a new, expanded sampling location in Ithaca.
The sampling center is located in the parking lot of the Shops at Ithaca Mall and will be open starting Tuesday, March 24, after which the center will be open on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The new testing facility replaces the drive-through testing facility north of Cornell’s campus.
COVID-19 Testing
Drive-Through COVID-19 Testing Opens in Ithaca
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Ithaca’s first drive-through COVID-19 testing site opened Monday, testing around 70 individuals on its first day.
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As Cases Soar Statewide, Cayuga Medical Center Prepares for Patient Spike
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Severe estimates of COVID-19’s spread have sent hospitals, like Cayuga Medical, scrambling to prepare for a sudden influx of patients.
For instance, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dean Kathryn Boor sent an email to CALS faculty on the morning of March 16, alerting them that Cayuga Medical anticipated likely needing three different variants of swabs.