COVID-19
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New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo paid a visit to Rochester yesterday to address the growing number of COVID-19 cases that will undoubtedly grow higher due to Thanksgiving travel and family get-togethers. Cuomo gave his talk at the Baber A.M.E. Church on Meigs street. He mentioned that it would be next to impossible to predict […]
According to the new regulations surrounding the “orange zone” designation, gyms are required to close their doors this morning. Most gyms made the necessary preparations on Tuesday, but the designation goes by infection zone, so not everyone is closing up shop. There are two LA Fitnesses in Rochester that will be temporary closing their doors: […]
The city announced the following changes to operations as a result of the City of Rochester being upgraded to a COVID-19 Orange Zone, effective Wednesday, Nov. 25. R-Center Learning Labs will close on Wednesday, Nov. 25 and nine R-Centers will convert to Meal Distribution Sites beginning Monday, Nov. 30, serving grab-and-go meals. Meals will include breakfast, […]
Certain parts of Monroe County have officially been designated as an “orange zone” by the powers that be in Albany. Parts of Rochester, Brighton, Gates, Greece, Irondequoit and Pittsford are now officially subject to restrictions and regulations close to what they were back in March. The regulations include schools ending in class sessions, a ban […]
Monroe County’s abnormally high COVID-19 infection rate is threatening to push it’s designation into an “orange zone” unless it drops significantly in the coming weeks. According to New York State guidance principles, if the county gets an “orange zone” rating places of worship would be limited to 33% capacity or 25 people maximum, and restaurants […]
In February, the Rochester City School District plans on allowing some students to return to school, following a plan that was presented by the Superintendent, Lesli Meyers-Small. Meyers-Small showed the school board her ideas on Thursday and suggested that elementary students should be allowed to return to school in February, followed by students in grades […]
Monroe County broke its previous single-day COVID-19 case increase yesterday, clocking in 373 new cases in one day. This brings the 7 day rolling average to 270 new cases per day. With over 18,00 new COVID-19 cases over the past 7 days, Monroe County Public Health Commissioner Dr. Michael Mendoza isn’t too happy. In a […]
The Coronavirus has inconvenienced the whole world. As it comes to the holidays this year we’re going to have to celebrate it differently. Medical professionals are encouraging people not to do the annual family gatherings this year for Thanksgiving. Some ideas suggested were for family members get together on a digital chat platform such as […]
Officials have announced that the Wheatland-Chili Central School District have moved to remote learning after finding out that a staff member working in the transportation building has tested positive for the coronavirus. The staff member is in isolation and a few other members are taking quarantine precautions per contact tracing recommendations. The transportation department is […]
New York City’s 7 day COVID-19 average hit 3% positive testing rate threshold, so all students will be switching back to remote learning. On Wednesday, a letter was sent from New York City School chancellor Richard Carranza to the families of the students in the country’s largest school district. “Given recent increases in transmission, we […]
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