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MCC Daily Tribune

COVID-19 Case Update, Antigen Rapid Tests Now Used for Mandatory Testing

MCC’s Testing Center now uses COVID-19 antigen rapid tests—a simple and more comfortable nasal test. Students and employees no longer need to register with or sign into the Quadrant Laboratories site prior to testing.

If you , have not voluntarily verified vaccination and engage in-person work , you are required to test every week you are on campus.

Located in the Flynn Campus Center Forum (3-130), the testing center will be open today and tomorrow as follows; no appointment necessary:

  • Mon., Feb. 14 from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m.
  • Tue., Feb. 15 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Do not go to the NYS Community Testing site in the Gilman Lounge (3-114) that serves the general public.

Last week’s COVID-19 Test Results: The following reflects data received between Feb. 11- 13 and may be updated following initial publication.

  • 0 positive cases were identified among students, faculty and staff who participated in MCC-administered testing during the week of Feb. 7.
  • 4 students are isolating off campus.
  • 0 students are isolating on campus.
  • 3 students are precautionary quarantine on campus.
  • MCC 7-Day Rolling Average On-campus Positivity Rate (SUNY COVID-19 Case Tracker)
    • Students: 0%
    • Employees: 0%
    • Overall average on-campus positivity rate since onset of pooled testing: 0.28%
  • Monroe County 7-day average positivity rate: 3.8%

Verified Employee COVID Isolation and Quarantine Data*:

  • 0 MCC employees received a COVID isolation order based upon on-campus administered testing during the week of Feb. 7.
  • 1 employee received a COVID isolation order based upon off-campus administered testing.
  • No employees are currently subject to a MCDOH quarantine order.

* 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
02/14/2022