UR Medicine said the move will free up staff members at Sawgrass who can be redeployed for inpatient care.
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With 2020 in the rear view, can we reconnect with arts and culture in 2021?
Before COVID-19, I would be out four or five nights a week — at concerts, restaurants, or a friend’s house. Now, I’m uncomfortably out of touch.
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Cuomo: Bills fans may be able to attend playoff game
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a plan for allowing 6,700 Buffalo Bills fans to attend a home playoff game amid calls for caution during the holidays.
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KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival and Cure team up for ‘Shotspeare’ on New Year’s Eve
New York state’s COVID-19 regulations have been difficult to navigate for bars and restaurants, but Cure has a solution for New Year’s Eve.
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City Council President Loretta Scott: vaccine misinformation dangerous
Scott said that rumors are especially harmful in minority communities that have been hit hard by COVID-19.
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Medical experts optimistic about vaccines, caution it will take time
Local experts on COVID-19 vaccine research at a live forum Thursday night said it will take time for the community to build up immunity.
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The stardust of RIT’s ‘Spoon River Anthology’
RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf presents Edgar Lee Master’s “Spoon River Anthology,” connecting the 1918 pandemic era to the present-day COVID crisis.
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County prepares for more COVID-19 cases, possible vaccine deployment
COVID-19 cases are still climbing in Monroe County, but immunizations might not be far off.
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Cuomo: vaccines could come as early as the weekend
In a Wednesday news briefing, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he expects 170,000 initial doses of COVID-19 vaccine to be available as early as this weekend.
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Rochester hospitals adapt to heightened demands of coronavirus surge
With the highest numbers of hospitalized COVID-19 patients since the pandemic began, Rochester-area hospitals are adapting their medical care.
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Monroe County COVID-19 daily numbers above 600 again
As of Tuesday, the Department of Public Health reported that the number of daily coronavirus cases in Monroe County has surpassed 600 again.
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Cuomo warns of potential dining restrictions, shutdowns
State officials will be monitoring region-by-region hospitalization rates and tightening restrictions if certain thresholds are surpassed.
