2020 News Archives
County Administrator Jason Molino signed an Executive Order on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 requiring all licensed childcare centers in Tompkins County to close Wednesday, March 18 to April 13, 2020. This decision was made in collaboration with the Tompkins County Health Department, Child Development…
Out of concern for the health and safety of the public and County employees, and in order to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, Tompkins County Legislature Chair Leslyn McBean-Clairborne is directing Standing and Special Committees of the Legislature to postpone or defer non-essential in-…
The Tompkins County Health Department (TCHD) was notified of a second 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. “…
The Administrative Offices of the Tompkins County Sheriff, including the Civil and Records Divisions, will be closed until further notice in line with efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. The following functions of the Sheriff’s Office are suspended at this time: -Pistol permit transactions…
As announced yesterday (Saturday), Tompkins County has a confirmed case of COVID-19. As this situation continues to evolve and impact our community, multiple agencies and organizations are working together to provide a unified, coordinated response. As indicated in a letter to the Ithaca College…
The Tompkins County Legislature will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday March 17th, 2020 at 5:30pm. Out of concern for the health and safety of the public and in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the meeting will be closed to the public pursuant to Governor Cuomo’s Executive…
To protect our Corrections staff and inmates, we have suspended inmate contact visitation within the Tompkins County Jail. Non-essential professional visitors will also not be permitted into the jail for group meetings. To reduce the negative impacts this may cause to our inmates and their…
As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve and impact our community, multiple agencies and organizations are working together to provide a unified, coordinated response. On Friday, March 13th, a State of Emergency was declared by County Administrator Jason Molino. An emergency declaration…
The Tompkins County Health Department (TCHD) was notified by the New York State Department of Health (NYS DOH) of a positive case of COVID-19 analyzed at the NYS DOH Wadsworth Laboratory in Albany, NY. The sample has been sent to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for confirmation.…
The last few weeks have been unprecedented for our community and nation as a whole. As you know, cases of COVID-19 have been increasing and are expected to grow in the upcoming days and weeks. In New York State, as of today there are a total of 421 confirmed cases across 14 counties and New York…