Cornell lowers COVID-19 alert level after two days of no new cases
Cornell University has lowered its COVID-19 alert level to green, which means that cases are rare and transmission of the virus is controlled.
Cornell University has lowered its COVID-19 alert level to green, which means that cases are rare and transmission of the virus is controlled.
Christina Moylan was appointed director of public health emergency preparedness at Ithaca College in August.
Over the past few months, the spread of COVID-19 forced educational institutions to change their reopening plans for Fall 2020, and IC was no exception.
A third member of the Ithaca College community tested positive for COVID-19 and TC3 has extended its remote learning period to Sept. 11.
These are the first cases of COVID-19 in the Ithaca College community since the college shifted to remote learning for Fall 2020.
Cornell University has changed its COVID-19 alert level from green to yellow.
There are 57 active COVID-19 cases in Tompkins County as of Sept. 2. This is the largest single-day increase in the county since the pandemic began.
Twenty-one cases of COVID-19 linked to social gatherings have been reported among Cornell University students.
Officials from Ithaca College, Cornell University and Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3), presented plans for Fall 2020 at a virtual town hall Aug. 18.
Ithaca College will be holding classes remotely for Fall 2020, a change from its initial plans for in-person instruction.
IC has released its return to campus plan, which covers campus repopulation, monitoring community health, containment of the coronavirus and campus shutdown.
Ithaca College reinforced its decision to not aloow students from states on New York’s travel advisory list to return for the 2020–21 academic year.