Cayuga Health (CH) and Tompkins County officials announced Monday that they are opening a new COVID-19 sampling center location for patients who meet screening criteria for testing to handle more widespread screening. The Sampling Center will be open starting Tuesday, March 24 from 10am-3pm,…
2020 News Archives
During this challenging time we want to assure the community that services continue to be provided to our homeless population. Tompkins County Department of Social Services (DSS) along with St. John’s Community Services have been working to accommodate the needs of homeless persons in our community…
Please note that Executive Order 202.8 of NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo states the following to be in effect from March 20, 2020 until April 19, 2020: • The extension of validity of any Driver’s License, Non-Driver Identification or registration expiring on or after March 1, 2020 • The extension of…
The Tompkins County Health Department (TCHD) is reinforcing the importance of social distancing for the community. Social distancing is crucial to slowing the spread of COVID-19. Community social distancing means: People should not gather in groups outside of their homes, with the exception of…
On March 17th, County Administrator Jason Molino directed all licensed daycare centers within Tompkins County be closed through April 13th, 2020. In response to this order, the Child Development Council has established a plan to accommodate the child care needs of those individuals who are deemed…
The Tompkins County Health Department (TCHD) was notified of additional positive cases of COVID-19 earlier today (Wednesday). The individuals have been in isolation since the samples were collected for testing. TCHD public health nurses are conducting contact investigations to determine if there…
The Tompkins County Legislature voted 10-4 (with Legislators Glenn Morey, Shawna Black, Amanda Champion and Henry Granison voting no) in favor of a resolution committing to financial terms between the City of Ithaca and Tompkins County in support of a community conference center. The center would…
Tompkins County is temporarily reducing its onsite workforce in compliance with an executive order issued by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. On March 16th, Cuomo ordered all local governments to pare down workforces as the COVID-19 situation evolves. This allows non-essential personnel to work from home or…
Tompkins County Legislature Chair Leslyn McBean-Clairborne (D-Ithaca) opened Tuesday night’s meeting by recognizing it was taking place under very different circumstances. As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order to suspend the Open Meeting laws, there was no in…
The Tompkins County Health Department (TCHD) was notified of a third positive case of COVID-19. The individual has been in isolation since the samples were collected for testing. TCHD public health nurses have begun a contact investigation to determine if there were any additional exposures.…