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MCC Daily Tribune

COVID-19 Case Update & Reminders

Starting today, Dec. 13, 2021 through Jan. 15, 2022, New York state requires masks to be worn in all indoor public places unless businesses or venues implement a vaccine requirement.

According to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recent announcement, this action to addresses the winter surge and comes as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise statewide. The mask mandate aligns “with the CDC's recommendations for communities with substantial and high transmission.”

Thank you for continuing to wear a mask inside MCC facilities. Your cooperation has helped MCC safely provide in-person education and services this semester.

MCC-administered COVID-19 pooled and rapid test results* for the week of December 6 are as follows:

  • No positive cases were identified among students, faculty and staff who were tested.
  • 6 students are isolating off campus.
  • No students are isolating on campus.
  • 4 students are in mandatory quarantine off campus.
  • MCC’s overall on-campus positivity rate to date: 0.21%.
  • Monroe County rolling 7-day average positivity: 8.7%

Pooled Testing Sessions Today, Dec. 13 and Tuesday, Dec. 14
If you have not verified vaccination and you plan to come to campus—frequently or infrequently—for any reason, you must test each week for COVID-19. If you have verified vaccination, participation in pooled testing is optional.

MCC pooled testing sessions will be held 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. today, Dec. 13 and 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. tomorrow, Dec. 14 in the Flynn Campus Center, starting in the Forum (3-130). No appointment necessary. Upcoming test dates through February 1, 2022 are available on the pooled testing web page.

Reminders: If you test positive for COVID-19, contact Kristin Lowe, executive director, Human Resources and Organizational Development, at 292-2048 or klowe5@monroecc.edu.  

  • 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 have not verified vaccination and you plan to come to campus—frequently or infrequently—for any reason, you must test each week for COVID-19.
  • 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@monroec.edu and the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities studentrights@monroecc.edu to confirm next steps.

* Source: SUNY COVID-19 Case Tracker

Rosanna Yule
Government and Community Relations
12/13/2021