Between 12% and 13% of total cases in Onondaga County are contact cases, which arise from individuals coming into contact with family members or people in their immediate household. Read more »
Students have struggled with loneliness and mental health issues as social distancing measures have increased. Read more »
New York state is also beginning to develop a plan so it can “restart life” when appropriate, though the state is not at that point yet. Read more »
SU students with off-campus housing said they’re still being asked to pay rent even though they decided to return home for the semester. Read more »
SU may not immediately decide to resume on-campus classes even if social distancing measures imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19 are lifted, Haynie said. Read more »
The county has created an online, expedited platform for recovering COVID-19 patients to input information regarding their health status. Read more »
SU is exploring platforms to deliver diversity-related professional development and other updates about its recent commitments amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »
New York will order that all schools and non-essential businesses remain closed until April 29, extending the governor’s previous order by nine days. Read more »
The county will also implement a voluntary shelter-in-place order for two weeks beginning Tuesday. Read more »
It’s possible that the number of cases will remain at a steady high for some period of time before declining, rather than increase sharply. Read more »
At the current rate of testing, officials expect to see an average of 20 to 30 cases confirmed each day. Read more »
Faculty and staff in SU Abroad programs supervised and supported students while they traveled to the U.S. and confirmed that each student arrived home safely. Read more »
The state administered 23,101 COVID-19 tests Friday, the highest number of tests conducted in the state so far. Read more »
Health care professionals told The Daily Orange that their hospitals have prepared for the virus spreading to the county. Read more »
Onondaga County has confirmed 21 cases of the virus since Thursday, and 322 cases in total have been reported in the area. Read more »
The governor will issue an executive order allowing the National Guard to redistribute unused supplies to hospitals at frontlines of the pandemic. Read more »
County Executive Ryan McMahon announced the county's second death, a woman in her late 60s with significant underlying health conditions, at a media briefing. Read more »
Syracuse’s Pro Day was canceled due to the coronavirus. Now, players are forced to exercise amid quarantine and market themselves to NFL teams. Read more »
From his South Campus apartment, Aouani spoke about his family back home in Italy, the “what ifs” of his shortened season and breaking records at SU Read more »
The state plans to open temporary facilities at the Staten Island Psych Center and the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal this week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. Read more »
Sixteen employees and two students at Upstate have tested positive for the virus, Syracuse.com reported Thursday. Read more »
While people cannot meet at Liverpool Art Center because of the coronavirus pandemic, the center has continued its programs online through Facebook Live art tutorials, Zoom classes and private virtual sessions. Read more »
The Onondaga County Health Department has found that many of the developing cases could be the result of community members spending time in groups of just 10 to 12 people. Read more »
All remaining UU events of the spring 2020 semester, including Mayfest and Block Party, will be canceled. Read more »
