2020 Public Health Press Release Archives
The Tompkins County Health Department received notification that a GreenStar employee tested positive for COVID-19. The individual worked multiple shifts at the GreenStar location at 770 Cascadilla St. last weekend.
Potential exposures may have occurred during two shifts at GreenStar:
Friday,…
The Tompkins County Health Department must locate a dog that bit a person at the Cornell Arboretum in Ithaca. The bite occurred Sunday, May 3, 2020.
The dog is described as approximately 40-50 lbs., black and white pit bull or pit bull mix. It was accompanied by a woman in her 20s-30s and on a…
The Tompkins County Health Department must locate a dog that bit a person on the South Hill Recreation Way in Ithaca. The bite occurred Wednesday, April 29, 2020.
The dog is described as a black standard poodle, not miniature, accompanied by a woman and possibly a child. The dog bit someone as…
The Tompkins County Health Department thanks all media outlets that published or broadcast our press release dated May 1, 2020. The reports along with the community’s help allowed the Health Department to resolve the issue.
The Health Department was able to quickly locate the owner of the biting…
Governor Cuomo has announced that testing for COVID-19 will be made available for essential workers, in addition to individuals who should seek testing because they are symptomatic or were in close contact with someone who has tested positive.
Public Health Director Frank Kruppa said, “As many…
Essential businesses that need cloth masks for their employees are encouraged to make requests through this form. Guidance on what businesses and organizations are essential is given by Empire State Development.
New York State Executive Order 202.16 states:
For all essential businesses or…
Following the Governor’s Executive Order 202.16, the Tompkins County Health Department is initiating a collaborative effort to produce and distribute cloth masks for essential workers. Essential businesses can request cloth masks for their employees through a process set up by the Tompkins County…
The Tompkins County Health Department received notification that a Mirabito employee who works at the Lansing Mirabito Convenience Store is a confirmed COVID-19 case.
Potential exposures may have occurred during two shifts at Mirabito, located at 32 Peruville Rd., Lansing, NY 14882:
Thursday,…
The Tompkins County Health Department received notification that a Wegmans employee who works in the Coffee Shop is a confirmed COVID-19 case. The individual worked multiple shifts at Wegmans during the past two weeks, located at 500 S. Meadow St., Ithaca, NY.
If you had close contact (within 6ft…
The Tompkins County Health Department was notified today (3/27) about 16 additional positive cases of COVID-19 in our community, bringing our total to 48 cases. As the number of positive test results has increased, we have evidence of community spread.
Community spread is defined when individuals…
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Samantha Hillson, Public Information Officer, shillson@tompkins-co.org
Shannon Alvord, Communications Coordinator, press contact, salvord@tompkins-co.org
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