2021 Public Health Press Release Archives
The Tompkins County Health Department is clarifying for the community when to seek a COVID-19 test. TCHD is also clarifying what you should do following results from an over the counter at-home COVID-19 test.
Testing remains one of the most effective tools in identifying positive cases and…
The Tompkins County Health Department is publishing data on the increased prevalence of the COVID-19 Delta variant. The Delta variant contains mutations that make the coronavirus spread more easily, even in fully vaccinated individuals. The Delta variant has become the predominant variant both…
The Tompkins County Health Department is notifying the community of several upcoming COVID-19 vaccination clinics. Vaccine is readily available in Tompkins County, and TCHD urges all individuals aged 12+ to get vaccinated.
Tompkins County Health Department is offering the following clinics…
The Tompkins County Health Department is publishing a breakdown of recent positive COVID-19 cases by vaccination status. This information is being published following the recent Health Advisory issued by TCHD asking residents to wear a mask while indoors and around others regardless of vaccination…
Tompkins County will host a virtual COVID-19 update on YouTube this Thursday, August 5 at 4:30pm. Tompkins County Medical Director Dr. William Klepack, Cayuga Health System CEO Dr. Martin Stallone, Interim County Administrator Lisa Holmes, and Deputy County Administrator and head of the Emergency…
World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is an annual campaign to raise awareness about breastfeeding. This year’s theme focuses on how breastfeeding contributes to the survival, health and well-being of all, and the imperative to protect breastfeeding worldwide.
New York State has laws that protect…
Beginning Monday, Aug. 2, the Tompkins County Health Department (TCHD) will resume daily COVID-19 data posting through the table on the department’s website and social media. The table reporting had shifted from daily to weekly earlier in July as active cases had remained low for multiple weeks.…
The Tompkins County Health Department reported 15 new positive COVID-19 cases today, bringing the total number of new positive cases over the past seven days to 59. This rise in cases is primarily attributed to several clusters related to large indoor gatherings and domestic travel. Out of an…
The Tompkins County Health Department is reporting 31 total new positive COVID-19 cases over the past seven days and 27 active cases today. This report follows a recent shift from daily to weekly reporting of data in TCHD’s data table. This uptick in local cases follows statewide and national…
Multiple suspicious blue-green algae blooms, also known as HABs (Harmful Algal Blooms), have been reported in the Tompkins County portion of Cayuga Lake during the past two weeks and monitoring is continuing. These blooms may be small in size and confined to specific areas of the shoreline and bays…
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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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