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MCC Daily Tribune

MCC Locations No Longer in COVID-19 Yellow and Orange Micro-Cluster Zones

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that following a decline in new case and hospitalization rates over the past weeks all orange zone restrictions, and some yellow zone restrictions, have been lifted statewide. MCC's Applied Technologies Center, Brighton Campus, Downtown Campus, and Eastman Business Park site are no longer in yellow and orange zones. Population density will continue to be minimized and monitored for the safety of students, faculty, and staff. Weekly COVID-19 testing is still required per SUNY guidelines.

"New York State has finally reached a point where we are comfortable saying the holiday surge we experienced from November to January has subsided, "Governor Cuomo said. "While our infection and hospitalization rates are on the decline and more vaccines are in our immediate future, this war is not over and we must remain smart. Protecting of our hospitals and their staff remains a top priority and we will continue to do everything we can to ensure these facilities do not become overwhelmed. With more and more vaccines being administered every day and an increase in allotment from the Biden administration, the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter, but until it is in full view we must keep doing what we know works - wear a mask, social distance and avoid gatherings." 

Governor Cuomo also noted:

  • Communities in New York City and Newburgh continue to qualify under the state's metrics for yellow zones.
  • In New York City, the Bronx, Queens and Washington Heights remain in yellow zones. Existing statewide restrictions remain in place for areas no longer in orange and yellow zones, including capacity limits for certain businesses and restrictions on mass gatherings.  
  • Additional cases of the UK variant have been found in Long Island, New York City, Westchester, Saratoga, Tompkins, Niagara, Onondaga, Essex and Warren Counties, bringing the statewide total to 42 cases. 

 

Rosanna Yule
Government and Community Relations
01/28/2021