MCC Daily Tribune
College Update on COVID-19 Testing Efforts & Cases
Monroe County announced 260 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, Nov. 15. The County's 7-day rolling average positivity rate is 4.77%, and as a result, parts of Monroe County are a yellow precautionary zone.
Being extra careful this week and leading up to Thanksgiving will help us reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring Rochester and Brighton out of the yellow zone.
To date, MCC has conducted 2,695 pooled tests. Since Monday, Nov. 9, the Monroe County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) confirmed 3 positive cases among MCC students and employees. The cases were identified through pooled testing on campus. Contact tracing is complete and people who need to quarantine or isolate have been notified. According to MCC Health Services:
- 0 students are isolating on campus
- 30 students are isolating off campus
- 34 students are in mandatory quarantine (on and off campus)
- 1 student is in precautionary quarantine
At this time, there is not a need to cancel classes or activities. If the MCDPH indicates that additional steps need to be taken, we will update you immediately. MCC is unable to legally disclose any further details or personal identifiable information about these students and employees per federal privacy laws.
In order to prevent potential COVID-19 community spread and comply with SUNY Testing Policy for Departing Campus prior to Thanksgiving Recess, pooled testing sessions will be held 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. tomorrow, Nov. 17 and Wednesday, Nov. 18 in the Warshof Conference Center, Flynn Campus Center (Monroe A/B). Walk-ins only; no appointment is necessary. (There will not be a pooled testing session on campus the week of Nov. 23.)
Campus population density will continue to decrease for the remainder of November and December. Thanks to your efforts, limited in-person classes and labs will continue through the end of the semester on Dec. 22.
Rosanna Yule
Government and Community Relations
11/16/2020