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As of Wednesday, there were 540 active cases across the county, including 191 in Binghamton.
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“In coordination with this new cluster initiative, I am going to continue to ask people to stay home for these 14 days as well,” Garnar said.
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“You want to make sure cases still aren’t growing, even if they’re underneath the 100 threshold over a two week period."
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The majority of cases are not driven by college students, either. Garnar said just 21 of the 193 active cases are Binghamton University students.
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“A disturbing number were locked up due to slowdowns and failures in the assigned counsel and the public defender system.”
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“When you provide a sample for a test, it is a snapshot in time. It’s a false situation to assume it protects you going forward."
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Pressure on the health system multiplied when federal changes were made to the rules governing which tests insurance providers must cover.
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The processing time of COVID-19 tests depends on what's happening that day at Cayuga Medical Systems in Tompkins County.