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MCC Daily Tribune

COVID-19 Update: Pooled Testing Sessions Today and Tomorrow

Monroe County continues as a high COVID-19 transmission zone, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID Data Tracker. Monroe County’s positivity rate is 5.49%.

MCC’s on-campus COVID-19 positivity rate is 0.15% (SUNY COVID-19 Case Tracker).

Please stay vigilant to protect yourself and those around you. We strongly encourage you to get vaccinated before the start of classes on Thursday, August 26. MCC requires students, faculty, staff, and visitors—regardless of vaccination status—to wear masks inside college buildings until further notice.

MCC employees who voluntarily submit their vaccine verification form to and receive approval from Human Resources are not required to participate in weekly COVID-19 testing (Click here for more information).

Pooled Testing Sessions
This week, pooled testing sessions will be held from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. today, August 23 and 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. tomorrow, August 24 in the Flynn Campus Center. (No appointment necessary.) Expanded testing hours will continue until further notice as follows:

  • Mondays: 12:30 to 6:30 p.m.
  • Tuesdays: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Vaccination Clinics: Brighton and Downtown Campuses

  • The Monroe County COVID-19 Vaccine site is open daily from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Downtown Campus. Visit Monroe County’s vaccine web site for more information and to schedule an appointment.
  • A vaccine clinic will be held on Thursday, August 26 at the Brighton Campus. Details will be added to this article as soon as possible.

Questions? Please contact us at covid19response@monroecc.edu.

Rosanna Yule
Government and Community Relations
08/23/2021