Category: Health, Hot News
Help Wanted: COVID-19 Strains the Monroe County Health Department
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Monroe County’s COVID-19 cases are up so much that the help wanted sign is out at the...
Excitement Over a Potential COVID-19 Vaccine, Dismay Over the Increase in Cases
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Monroe County reported more new cases of COVID-19 in three days than it did the entire month...
Rise in COVID-19 Cases Puts Rochester, Several Towns in Yellow Zone
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net The city and several towns have a high enough rate of positive tests for COVID-19 that the...
Numbers Show Why Jordan Health Needed to be COVID-19 Test Site
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Health Center marked the six-month anniversary of its respiratory clinic by announcing numbers...
Rise in COVID-19 Cases Ahead of Thanksgiving Concerns Health Officials
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Update: Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Nov. 6 said Monroe County is becoming a problem spot for...
Monroe County Health Commissioner “Strongly Urges” Masks for Children in Daycare
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net As the number of positive COVID-19 tests increases, the Monroe County Health Department is...
Diversity Crucial to Success of COVID-19 Vaccine Trials
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Alexis Johnson gets lots of questions from people thinking about signing up for a COVID-19...
County to Review Effectiveness of COVID-19 Testing at Churches Before Committing to More Events
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Monroe County and the city will review information from 12 days of COVID-19 testing and...
New Rule Giving Patients More Access to Medical Record May Cause Confusion, Worry
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net A federal regulation meant to give patients faster access to test results could have...
URMC Announces Equity and Anti-Racism Action Plan
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net On June 13, the head of the University of Rochester Medical Center told a rally organized by...
