Andrew Cuomo
Cuomo Unveils State Reopening Guidelines; Tompkins County Ahead of the Curve
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In a Monday press conference, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) outlined a plan for reopening New York’s businesses.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/testing/page/2/)
In a Monday press conference, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) outlined a plan for reopening New York’s businesses.
Thanks to a partnership with alum-founded and Ithaca-based Rheonix Inc., Cayuga Health can offer patients same-day results.
COVID-19 testing criteria in Tompkins County now includes essential workers, beyond those with symptoms.
By eliminating closed-book assignments for the semester, we can better reflect student understanding of course material and foster a sense of togetherness in the process.
After an initial period of exponential growth, the number of positive COVID-19 in Tompkins County cases seems to have leveled off.
The sampling site has the capacity to test up to 1,000 patients a day; as of Wednesday evening, TCHD had tested 2,546 people.
Symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough and shortness of breath.
Ithaca’s first drive-through COVID-19 testing site opened Monday, testing around 70 individuals on its first day.
Six individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 in Tompkins County as 93 still await test results.
“Approximately 1 in 4 college students has an STI at some point in their life,” Rachel Clark, Cornell Health clinical director of women’s and sexual health, told The Sun. She said the clinic sees about 8,000 patients for STD testing each year.