In Rochester, people are stepping up to help out neighbors whose lives and livelihoods have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
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City employee who distributed meals tests positive for COVID-19
Officials say there’s no heightened threat to the members of the public who received meals or to coworkers of the employee
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Estate planning, health proxies spike amid pandemic
Estate attorneys and financial advisors say they have fielded a flurry of inquiries from people looking to draft or update wills, review beneficiary designations, appoint a health care proxy, and otherwise get their affairs in order in preparation for the worst.
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CITY stops the presses, but not reporting
This week, the painful and unprecedented decision was made to suspend printing CITY, at least temporarily. We will continue to report online.
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Monroe County sees third coronavirus death
Public health officials have received confirmation of 14 new COVID-19 cases in Monroe County since 4 p.m. Monday.
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URMC to launch trials for possible coronavirus drug
Remdesivir was developed to treat other viruses, including Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, known as MERS, and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS.
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Two RIT students test positive for coronavirus
The students have been in isolation and an unspecified number of students who came in contact with them are now in self-quarantine.
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Monroe County sees second COVID-19 death
The second death in Monroe County comes less than a week after the first.
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COVID-19 wilts Lilac Fest
Festival organizers stated that they’ll let the public know “if, and when,” they plan to reschedule.
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Monroe County Legislator John Lightfoot resigns
Legislator John Lightfoot, a Democrat, said he needs a break to “restrategize.”
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1 in 4 local coronavirus victims are under 50
Think young and healthy people can’t contract coronavirus? Think again.
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Black Button shifts from gin to germicide
The distillery on Railroad Street has switched 100 percent of its operations over to making hand sanitizer for area health care facilities, daycares, and homeless shelters.
