The Tompkins County Health Department is alerting the public of two potential COVID-19 exposures. The Health Department received notification of an individual who tested positive for COVID-19 and worked at Home Depot in Ithaca during the time when they could have infected others. Another individual who tested positive for COVID-19 worked at Ithaca Walmart. The individuals who tested positive are in isolation and any close contacts are being notified for quarantine.
Potential public exposure may have occurred at Home Depot, 410 Elmira Rd., Ithaca during the following date and times:
- Thursday, December 3, 5:00pm - 9:00pm
- Friday, December 4, 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Potential public exposure may have occurred at Walmart, 135 Fairgrounds Memorial Parkway, Ithaca during the following date and times:
- Tuesday, December 1, 7:00am-4:00pm
- Wednesday, December 2, 7:00am-4:45pm
- Thursday, December 3, 12:00pm-6:00pm
If you were at Home Depot or Walmart during the dates and times above, please do the following:
- It is recommended that you get tested at a Cayuga Health Sampling Site:
- Mass Sampling Site: The Shops at Ithaca Mall parking lot, 40 Catherwood Rd. Regular hours, Monday-Friday 8:30AM-4:00PM.
- Downtown Sampling Site: 412 N. Tioga St. Monday-Friday 8:00AM-4:00PM
- Appointment Required. Register for an appointment online at cayugahealthsystem.org or call the Cayuga Health Call Center at 607-319-5708. Regular hours for the Call Center are Monday-Friday 8:30AM-4:00PM.
- Monitor your health for any symptoms of cough, fever, congestion, and shortness of breath for 14 days from the last time specified above that you were at this business. For a full list of symptoms, go to the TCHD website.
- If you seek testing and the result is negative, continue to monitor your health for the full 14 days from the last time specified above that you were at this business. If you become symptomatic, seek testing again.
- If potentially exposed, Cornell University students should contact Cornell Health at 607-255-5155; do not go to an arrival or surveillance testing site.
- All other students and community members should seek testing at the Cayuga Health Sampling Sites.
Home Depot and Walmart shared with the Health Department that they are following COVID-19 precautions and cleaning protocols.
“Anyone who may have been at Home Depot or Walmart during these times should seek a test and closely monitor themselves for symptoms. To reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19, we’re reminding everyone to continue to wear a mask, stay six feet apart, and consider density when going out,” stated Frank Kruppa, Public Health Director.
