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<ul>
<li>Wear a mask indoors in public</li>
<li>Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines</li>
<li>Get tested if you have symptoms</li>
<li>Additional precautions may be needed for people at high risk for severe illness</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>COVID-19 Testing Sessions Held Today and Tomorrow</strong><br />
Located in the Flynn Campus Center Forum (3-130), MCC&rsquo;s Testing Center will be open 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. today, April 25 and 9:00 to 3:00 p.m. tomorrow, April 26.<strong> </strong>No appointment is necessary. MCC uses COVID-19 antigen rapid tests&mdash;a simple and more comfortable nasal test.</p>

<p>Monitoring your health before coming to campus and testing are key factors to our ability to stop the spread of the virus and its variants on campus.</p>

<p><strong>This Week&rsquo;s Surveillance Testing Groups</strong><br />
COVID-19 testing helps MCC quickly respond to potential outbreaks of COVID-19. Surveillance testing of specific groups of students and employees is an important part of our spring health and safety plan. Groups invited and encouraged to participate in COVID-19 testing today or tomorrow include:</p>

<ul>
<li>Monday, April 25: Facilities, Building Services, Public Safety, Communications and Network Services, and Information and Computer Technologies (all MCC locations)</li>
<li>Tuesday, April 26: All Office Support Staff (all MCC locations)</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Last Week&rsquo;s Testing Results:</strong><br />
Following are results received for MCC-administered COVID-19 tests during the week of April 18:</p>

<ul>
<li>2 positive cases were identified among students, faculty and staff who participated in MCC-administered testing during the week of April 18.</li>
<li>4 students are isolating off campus.</li>
<li>No students are isolating on campus.</li>
<li>No students are in quarantine and precautionary quarantine.</li>
<li>MCC 7-Day Rolling Average On-campus Positivity Rate
<ul>
<li>Students: 1.89%</li>
<li>Employees: 0.0%</li>
<li>Overall average on-campus positivity rate since onset of pooled testing: 0.31%</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Monroe County 7-day average positivity rate: 13.9%</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Verified Employee COVID Isolation and Quarantine Data as of April 24:*</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>No MCC employee received a COVID isolation order based upon on-campus administered testing during the week of April 18.</li>
<li>No employee is currently subject to a MCDOH quarantine order.</li>
<li>7 employees received a COVID isolation order based on off-campus administered testing. T<em>hese employees will need to complete their five-day isolation order requirement as of 4/24/2022 before they can be released from isolation with a strict masking requirement for an additional five days after release.</em></li>
<li>Isolation-period breakdown for employees who self-reported a positive COVID-19 test to MCC Human Resources as verified by a Monroe County-issued isolation order:
<ul>
<li>April 17-22: 1 employee</li>
<li>April 18-23: 6 employees</li>
<li>April 19-24: 2 employees</li>
<li>April 20-25: 0 employees</li>
<li>April 21-26: 0 employees</li>
<li>April 22-27: 0 employees</li>
<li>April 23-28: 4 employees</li>
<li>April 23-May 1: 1 employee</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>

<p><em>* 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&rsquo; 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 </em><a href="https://www.suny.edu/covid19-tracker/"><em>SUNY COVID-19 Tracker</em></a><em> 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.</em></p>

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MCC Daily Tribune

COVID-19 Case Update, COVID-19 Transmission Rate High in Monroe County

According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (link to CDC website) the COVID-19 transmission rate in Monroe County is high. The CDC recommends the following prevention steps when the level is high:

  • Wear a mask indoors in public
  • Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines
  • Get tested if you have symptoms
  • Additional precautions may be needed for people at high risk for severe illness

COVID-19 Testing Sessions Held Today and Tomorrow
Located in the Flynn Campus Center Forum (3-130), MCC’s Testing Center will be open 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. today, April 25 and 9:00 to 3:00 p.m. tomorrow, April 26. No appointment is necessary. MCC uses COVID-19 antigen rapid tests—a simple and more comfortable nasal test.

Monitoring your health before coming to campus and testing are key factors to our ability to stop the spread of the virus and its variants on campus.

This Week’s Surveillance Testing Groups
COVID-19 testing helps MCC quickly respond to potential outbreaks of COVID-19. Surveillance testing of specific groups of students and employees is an important part of our spring health and safety plan. Groups invited and encouraged to participate in COVID-19 testing today or tomorrow include:

  • Monday, April 25: Facilities, Building Services, Public Safety, Communications and Network Services, and Information and Computer Technologies (all MCC locations)
  • Tuesday, April 26: All Office Support Staff (all MCC locations)

Last Week’s Testing Results:
Following are results received for MCC-administered COVID-19 tests during the week of April 18:

  • 2 positive cases were identified among students, faculty and staff who participated in MCC-administered testing during the week of April 18.
  • 4 students are isolating off campus.
  • No students are isolating on campus.
  • No students are in quarantine and precautionary quarantine.
  • MCC 7-Day Rolling Average On-campus Positivity Rate
    • Students: 1.89%
    • Employees: 0.0%
    • Overall average on-campus positivity rate since onset of pooled testing: 0.31%
  • Monroe County 7-day average positivity rate: 13.9%

Verified Employee COVID Isolation and Quarantine Data as of April 24:*

  • No MCC employee received a COVID isolation order based upon on-campus administered testing during the week of April 18.
  • No employee is currently subject to a MCDOH quarantine order.
  • 7 employees received a COVID isolation order based on off-campus administered testing. These employees will need to complete their five-day isolation order requirement as of 4/24/2022 before they can be released from isolation with a strict masking requirement for an additional five days after release.
  • Isolation-period breakdown for employees who self-reported a positive COVID-19 test to MCC Human Resources as verified by a Monroe County-issued isolation order:
    • April 17-22: 1 employee
    • April 18-23: 6 employees
    • April 19-24: 2 employees
    • April 20-25: 0 employees
    • April 21-26: 0 employees
    • April 22-27: 0 employees
    • April 23-28: 4 employees
    • April 23-May 1: 1 employee

* 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
Community Relations
04/25/2022