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MVCC donates ventilators, supplies to MVHS for COVID-19 fight
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) has donated medical supplies to the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) to help local health-care providers respond

Oswego Health to furlough 25 percent of workforce as COVID-19 disrupts services
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health announced it plans to furlough 25 percent of its workforce, or about 300 of its 1,200 employees, effective April 13

SUNY Poly manufacturing personal protective equipment to help area health-care workers
SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) recently announced it’s using 3D printing technology to manufacture parts for face shields to be used by area health-care workers.

(Updated on 4/10/20 at 4:00 p.m. & 4/13/20 at 5:30 p.m. to reflect that the money is not going directly to the tribes.) Communities where

Tioga County launches website for COVID-19 questions
“During these challenging times, there is a lot of information out there for our residents to work through. The purpose of the web portal is

Broome County plans more expansive COVID-19 testing after securing 4,000 tests
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County Executive Jason Garnar announced on Monday that over the past few days the county has secured more than 4,000 coronavirus

Excellus says it’s waiving COVID-19 cost sharing
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield announced it will waive out-of-pocket costs for COVID-19 medical testing, diagnosis, and treatment for the next 60 days for

Ithaca Wegmans coffee shop employee tests positive for coronavirus, Tompkins County warns
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Tompkins County Health Department announced Sunday that a Wegmans employee who works in the coffee shop of its Ithaca store has

Hartwick president elected vice chair of independent colleges commission
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College President Margaret Drugovich has been elected vice chair of the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU). The CICU held

COVID-19 outbreak in New York state shows initial signs of peaking, slowing
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State reported a substantial drop in new COVID-19 cases, deaths, and hospitalizations on Sunday, in a sign that the disease
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