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“The big change for New Yorkers is that if you test positive, you should no longer expect a call from your health department."
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Given the spike in COVID-19 cases, county officials are advising residents to make sure they stay safe during holiday gatherings.
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The governor gave updates on the current mask mandate, hospital capacity and testing, in the midst of a surge in COVID-19 cases across the state.
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Tompkins County currently has more than 1,100 active COVID-19 cases. The vast majority of them, nearly 900, can be attributed to Cornell University students. But the county only has nine hospitalizations.
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A total of 12 cases have been detected in New York state so far. Nineteen states across the U.S. have reported cases of Omicron.
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"We knew the Omicron variant was coming and we expect to see more cases. But let me be clear: We are not defenseless."
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Across the state about one in every seven positive COVID-19 tests is sent to a lab to be screened for variants. But some counties, like Tompkins, are able to screen nearly all of their tests.
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“I’m not prepared to shut down schools or the economy at this time. That would be considered an overreaction.”