MCC Daily Tribune

Update: COVID-19 Cases, Testing Sessions Offered on Mondays & Tuesdays Going Forward

Thank you for doing your part to protect yourself and others from COVID-19, especially those who participated in pooled testing during the past two weeks to help MCC determine its spring semester baseline measurement.

Employees who have not voluntarily verified vaccination must test for COVID-19 each week they come to campus. Testing is optional for employees who verified vaccination.

Starting today, MCC’s Testing Center (enter via the Flynn Campus Center Forum, 3-130) will be open on Mondays and Tuesdays as follows:

Mon., Feb. 7 from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 8 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 14 from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 15 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 21 from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. (There is only one session during Winter Break week.)
Tue., Feb. 22 Winter Break/No Testing Session
Mon., Feb. 28 from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Tue., March 1 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Do not go to the NYS Community Testing site in the Gilman Lounge that serves the general public.

Last week’s COVID-19 Test Results as of Feb. 6, 2022*:

3 positive cases were identified among students, faculty and staff who participated in MCC-administered testing (pooled and rapid tests only) during the week of Jan. 31.
11 students are isolating off campus.
1 student is isolating on campus.
No students are in mandatory or precautionary quarantine.
MCC 7-Day Rolling Average Positivity Rate (SUNY COVID-19 Case Tracker)
- Students: 0.12% Positivity Rate
- Employees: 0.61% Positivity Rate
- Overall average on-campus positivity rate since onset of pooled testing: 0.29%
Monroe County 7-day average positivity rate: 5.4%

Verified Employee COVID Isolation and Quarantine Data**:

1 MCC employee received a COVID isolation order based upon on-campus administered testing (pooled and rapid tests) during the week of Jan. 31.
2 employees received a COVID isolation order based upon off-campus administered testing.
No employees are currently subject to a MCDOH quarantine order.

Reminders:

If you feel ill or are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms (e.g., fever, cough, chills, etc.), please contact your health care provider or urgent care. Do not come to MCC. Do not contact MCC Health Services as responding to student health needs is their No. 1 priority.
If you test positive for COVID-19, contact Human Resources and Organizational Development, at 292-2048 or HR@monroecc.edu.
If a student notifies you that they tested positive for COVID-19 or have been instructed to quarantine (i.e., have been potentially exposed to the virus), direct them to immediately contact MCC Health Services at 292-2018 or healthsvc@monroecc.edu and the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities studentrights@monroecc.edu to confirm next steps.

* These numbers are subject to change. Quadrant Laboratories may continue to report and update case numbers as needed.

** The above employee data is current and verified through information provided to MCC by the New York State Department of Health, Monroe County Department of Health, MCC Human Resources Department, and the employees’ county of residence where applicable (if outside of Monroe County). The data shown in this section of this report may not be reflected in the data obtained through the SUNY COVID-19 Tracker web portal based upon the date and time of the notification to SUNY by the New York State Department of Health Contact Tracing division and the scheduling of dashboard updates by SUNY.

Rosanna Yule
Government and Community Relations
02/07/2022