The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/tompkins-county-health-department/)
Tompkins County reported two cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant last week — but even as the variant has caused cases to suge in some regions of the world, local experts are not sounding alarm bells for those that are vaccinated.
On April 29, the Tompkins County Health Department will hold vaccination clinics at the Ithaca Mall and Newfield Central School for individuals that are 18 years old or older.
New York State residents age 16+ will be eligible to schedule and receive COVID-19 vaccines as of April 6th. Here’s how to get your shot.
The end of March saw COVID-19 cases surpass 100 in a single week causing the University to double down on safety measures.
While the Cornell campus has returned to the green COVID-19 alert level, rising cases within the student population are contributing to an increase in Tompkins County cases overall.
Tompkins County’s early success in its COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been marked by a fast transition into phase 1b and little wastage of vaccine doses.
As vaccine distribution in the U.S. slowly progresses, the Tompkins County Health Department has hired a Preparedness Coordinator and Director of Community Health to aid with the county’s COVID-19 contact tracing and eventual vaccine distribution.
Critical to Cornell’s ability to reopen safely is its surveillance testing program, which subjects everyone on campus to regular COVID-19 tests. What does the data from this testing say about where Cornell stands?
The Tompkins County Health Department has issued a health alert after potential COVID-19 public exposures at three Ithaca businesses.
The Tompkins County Health Department reported the first COVID-19 death of a resident in the county on Monday afternoon.