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Tompkins County Health Department Hires Additional Public Health Staff to Aid Vaccine Distribution

By Samantha Stern | December 17, 2020

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.

COVID-19 Reopenings

Student Cases Stay Near Zero as Cornell Staff, Local Residents Account for Latest Spike

By Anil Oza | October 20, 2020

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?

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Potential Public COVID-19 Exposure at 3 Ithaca Businesses

By Kathryn Stamm and Ari Dubow | October 16, 2020

The Tompkins County Health Department has issued a health alert after potential COVID-19 public exposures at three Ithaca businesses.

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Tompkins County Reports First COVID-19 Resident Death

By Meghna Maharishi | October 12, 2020

The Tompkins County Health Department reported the first COVID-19 death of a resident in the county on Monday afternoon.

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No Public Risk Identified by Health Department After GreenStar Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

By Ari Dubow | October 2, 2020

While no public risk has been detected, the GreenStar employee at West End location has tested positive.

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Cornell Ticks Up to Yellow Alert Level

By Meghna Maharishi, Alec Giufurta and Anil Oza | September 3, 2020

On Thursday — the second day of classes — Cornell entered a yellow alert level, indicating a low to moderate risk level. There are now 47 total active cases on campus and 61 active cases in Tompkins County.

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Cornell Identifies First COVID-19 Student Cluster on Campus

By Anil Oza and Tamara Kamis | August 29, 2020

On Friday, Tompkins County Health Department identified the first cluster of COVID-19 cases at Cornell, following several small social gatherings where people did not social distance or wear masks. The county now has 18 active cases.

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What To Expect From Cornell’s COVID-19 Testing Experience

By Tamara Kamis and Srishti Tyagi | August 20, 2020

The Cornell program has three core components — arrival testing, surveillance testing and testing with cause. Here’s what you need to know about those three components.

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Tompkins County Residents Urge Cornell To Modify Reopening Plans

By Tamara Kamis | August 7, 2020

Cornellians aren’t the only ones affected by the University’s reopening plans — some Tompkins County residents worry that Cornell’s reopening will negatively impact the surrounding areas.

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Tompkins County Can Begin Reopening May 15, Cuomo Says, As 3 Upstate Regions Meet Health Criteria

By Raphy Gendler | May 11, 2020

The Southern Tier region of New York State can begin reopening later this week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) said on Monday, marking the most significant step so far toward a return to everyday operations in the state.

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2 Jan

From a crowded ClubFest and winning hockey games to weekly protests and deserted classrooms — here’s a look back at 2020, in photos.

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1 Jan

A raging pandemic. Climate justice protests. A racial justice movement. A nail-biter election week. This was 2020.

Here is a glimpse — beyond Instagram stories and Zoom backgrounds — of what the year actually looked like for Cornellians.

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1 Jan

The year ticked by in numbers — so The Sun tallied them. The 22 emails from President Martha Pollack. The 351 coronavirus cases on campus this fall. Here’s 2020 in the numbers that defined it.
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