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Tompkins County
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
55 Brown Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 274-6600
FRANK KRUPPA
Public Health Director
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2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Potential Public Exposures
THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING of our community is our top priority. Tompkins County Health Department (TCHD) is working closely with community partners to prevent and respond to the evolving novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Public Exposure Alerts
Recommended actions
For anyone present during the timeframe for potential exposure listed below
- Get tested at the Cayuga Health Sampling Site,* then enter precautionary quarantine.
- If the test is negative, continue to monitor for symptoms a full 14 days from your most recent exposure date.
- If you become symptomatic, get tested again.
Notes
- There is no cost for Tompkins County residents to get tested at the Cayuga Health Sampling Site.
- Find press releases here.
- *Symptomatic or potentially exposed Cornell University students please contact Cornell Health at 607-255-5155. Do not go to an arrival or surveillance testing site.
Steps everyone should take to stop the spread of COVID-19 in our community
Locations and timeframes for potential public exposure
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Release Date: November 20, 2020 BJ’s Wholesale Club, 40 Graham Rd., Ithaca (employee)
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Release Date: November 14, 2020 Texas Roadhouse, 719-25 S. Meadow St., Ithaca (employee)
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Release Date: November 12, 2020 Ithaca Target, 40 Catherwood Dr., Lansing (employee at the customer service counter)
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Release Date: November 10, 2020 Ithaca Walmart, 135 Fairgrounds Memorial Pkwy, Ithaca (employee)
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Release Date: October 31, 2020 Dryden VFW, 2272 Dryden Rd, Dryden (employee, out of county resident)
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Release Date: October 26, 2020 Arby's Ithaca, 328 Elmira Rd., Ithaca (employee, out of county resident)
Staples, 742 S Meadow St Suite, Ithaca (employee, out of county resident)
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Release Date: October 22, 2020 TCAT bus route 31 (passenger traveling inbound)
TCAT bus route 43 (passenger traveling outbound to TC3)
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Release Date: October 16, 2020 Ithaca Ale House, 111 N Aurora St., Ithaca (customer, out of county resident)
Liquid State Brewing Company, 620 W Green St., Ithaca (customer, out of county resident)
Wegmans, 500 S Meadow St., Ithaca (cashier, out of county resident)
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Release Date: Sept. 4, 2020 The Boatyard Grill, 525 Old Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca (employee)
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Release Date: Sept. 2, 2020 The Boatyard Grill, 525 Old Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca (employee serving both indoor and outdoor seating)
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Release Date: August 27, 2020 TCAT bus route 30 (passenger)
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Release Date: August 22, 2020 Simeon’s American Bistro, 224 E State St., Ithaca (employee)
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Release Date: May 13, 2020 Greenstar Market, 770 Cascadilla St. Ithaca (employee)
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Release Date: April 16, 2020 Mirabito, 32 Peruville Rd., Lansing (employee)
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Release Date: March 25, 2020 Mango Mango Dessert, 159 Dryden Rd., Ithaca
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Everyone can continue to take these steps to stop the spread of COVID-19 in our community:
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Refrain from non-essential travel.
- Note: Individuals who enter New York State from a non-contiguous state must quarantine for a period of 14 days, or follow the travel-related testing requirements. More information about the testing option is here.
- Keep 6 feet distance between yourself and others when in public or with people who are not members of your household.
- Wear a mask when you are with people who are not members of your household. Masks and face coverings must be worn at all times in public places by everyone over age two when 6 feet of distance cannot be maintained. Businesses must deny entry to anyone who is not wearing a face covering. Fines are enforceable for individuals who are in violation of these regulations.
- Gatherings at private residences is limited no more than 10 individuals, either indoors or outdoors. Other non-essential gatherings are limited to 50 or fewer individuals, and must comply with distancing and face covering guidance.
- Wash hands well and often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
- Avoid close and continued contact with other people not in your household.
- Cover coughs and sneezes.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces.
To file a complaint about a business or social gathering go to the TCHD website.