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Cuomo greenlights phased regional reopening starting May 15
IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. — New York State’s COVID-19 lockdown is poised to partially end across the Mohawk Valley and Southern Tier — and likely Central New

Oneida County reports a 22nd COVID-19 death
On Sunday, Oneida County also reported 22 new positive infections, bringing the county’s total to 646. The county also noted that, “upon further investigation,” one

Silicon Valley firm donates laptops for needy SUNY Poly students
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) will distribute additional laptops to students in need of certain computer programs and technologies for remote study.

Oneida County reports one new COVID-19 death
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County on Saturday reported one new COVID-19 death, bringing its total to 21 since the pandemic started. County officials did

Onondaga County reports five more COVID-19 deaths
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon on Friday announced five more people have died from COVID-19, bringing the county’s death toll to 65.

Oneida Health to use $25K Community Foundation grant for PPE, testing supplies
ONEIDA, N.Y. — Oneida Health announced it will use a grant of $25,000 from the Central New York Community Foundation to help purchase personal protective

Vetted Tech pitches in to assist first responders
DeWITT — When Mike Mowins, president of Vetted Tech, Inc., recently learned that several local first responders were short of critically needed personal protective equipment (PPE), he sprang into action to make and supply face shields. Vetted Tech, established in 2019, is an additive manufacturing company specializing in advanced 3D-printed parts created in metal or

Cornell provost says there’s no guarantee students return to campus this fall
ITHACA — Even though the university remains “hopeful” that it will be able to resume campus operations for the fall semester, Cornell University says “it is simply too soon to make that guarantee.” That’s part of a letter that Cornell University Provost Michael Kotlikoff wrote to the Cornell community. Kotlikoff referred to a recent message

Cayuga Health using Rheonix same-day COVID-19 testing for faster results
ITHACA — Cayuga Health is working with Rheonix Inc. to provide same-day turnaround for COVID-19 test results. The organizations announced their partnership April 30, a day after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (or FDA) had granted Rheonix emergency use authorization for its Rheonix COVID-19TM MDx assay. The “rapid” sample-to-answer test enables the “fully automated”
Oneida Health offering telehealth service for patient visits
ONEIDA — Oneida Health has implemented telehealth at all of its primary-care offices, its Quick Care locations, and many of its specialty practices throughout Madison and Oneida counties. The organization announced that it took the step to help meet the needs of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Across the nation, the public-health crisis has led
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