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Expanded Pooled Testing Hours Begin Today

Since August 9, no positive cases of COVID-19 were identified through pooled testing. (One individual did test positive with another provider; that individual did not come to campus.) Our on-campus positivity rate is 0.15% (SUNY COVID-19 Case Tracker).

Please continue to stay vigilant to protect yourself and those around you. We strongly encourage you to get vaccinated. Verify with MCC Health Services that you are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before the start of classes next week or by September 17. If you are unvaccinated, you will be welcomed on campus, but be prepared to follow the latest Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance, including wearing a mask and participating in weekly COVID-19 testing.

MCC requires students, faculty, staff, and visitors—regardless of vaccination status—to wear masks inside college buildings until further notice.

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 5.32%.

Pooled Testing Sessions
This week, pooled testing sessions will be held from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. today, August 16 and 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. tomorrow, August 17 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.

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

Yule, Rosanna
Government and Community Relations
08/16/2021