Rising hospitalizations are thought to be the result of a state executive order that restricts the release of patients in hospitals to nursing homes.
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Monroe County builds an ‘army’ of COVID-19 contact tracers
More than 600 people have signed up to be contact tracers in Monroe County, according to the official responsible for training them
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COVID-19 early detection sites set up in Rochester communities of color
The screenings are not coronavirus tests. Rather they test for early signs of COVID-19 in populations in which the disease is most rampant.
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Monroe County COVID-19 hospitalizations reach new high on eve of reopening
As of Thursday, 109 people were hospitalized for COVID-19 in Monroe County. That number marks the highest since the outbreak and caps five straight days of increases.
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Monroe County records largest daily increase in coronavirus cases as testing grows
Monroe County reported 83 news coronavirus cases on Wednesday — the largest single-day jump of the outbreak.
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URMC to furlough 3,500 workers
Nearly 700 of the URMC staffers will be out of work entirely with no guarantee of returning to their jobs when furloughs end.
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Inside Monroe County’s COVID-19 contact tracing team
This team is containing the spread of COVID-19 by identifying and isolating people who been in contact with a person who tested positive.
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URMC hopes are high after COVID-19 drug trial
URMC researchers say their part of a national study for the drug remdesivir showed promising signs for treating COVID-19.
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URMC warns workers of impending furloughs
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy financial toll on the University of Rochester’s Medical Center, which employs 16,000 full-time and 2,000 part-time workers.
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Monroe County to get new drive-thru coronavirus testing site, Cuomo says
Where the testing sites will be located and how many samples they will be able to collect remain unclear.
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Clinics open to increase coronavirus test access for people of color
Jordan Health and Trillium Health are opening clinics to give people of color easier access to testing and treatment for COVID-19.
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Monroe County coronavirus cases hit 1,000, but there are signs of a plateau
Of the 1,016 confirmed coronavirus cases, 442 patients have fully recovered and the number of patients in ICU appears to be leveling off.
