Tag: COVID-19
Rochester Starts Memorial to Residents Lost to COVID-19
Feb 25, 2021
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net As the one-year anniversary of the city’s first case of COVID-19 approaches, Mayor...
Pastor Follows Examples of Former Presidents in Deciding to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
Feb 12, 2021
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net He thought about the legacy of Tuskegee, and the adage that when a white American gets a cold,...
Monroe County Seeks Volunteers to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine
Jan 19, 2021
By Tyronda Jamestyrondajames@minorityreporter.net Centrally located, the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center opened...
City Waives License Renewal Fees for Some Entertainment Businesses
Jan 05, 2021
Staff reports The city is waiving license fees under three sections of the city code in the January update to the emergency order issued by...
City Offers Guide to Prepare Families If COVID-19 Hits Home
Dec 07, 2020
Staff reports If you or a family member were to get COVID-19, do you have enough masks and cleaning supplies, is the pantry stocked for a...
Quarantine, Contact Tracing Help Health Department Anticipate New COVID-19 Cases
Dec 03, 2020
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Another day, another record number of COVID-19 cases in Monroe County. On Dec. 3, the county...
Data Snapshot Showed COVID-19 Rate Spiked Among Whites and Slowed Among Minorities
Dec 02, 2020
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net A lot of COVID-19 talk is about the number of new cases and the percentage of tests that come...
Jordan Health Respiratory Clinic Receives Local Honor
Dec 01, 2020
Staff reports The respiratory clinic at the Anthony L. Jordan Health Center was honored by the Rochester Area Task Force on AIDS (RATFA)....
City Adjusts Services, Seeks More Tests as State Raises Alert Over Micro-Clusters
Nov 24, 2020
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Libraries are back to curbside pickup, City Hall has reduced hours and some salons and barbers...
Excitement Over a Potential COVID-19 Vaccine, Dismay Over the Increase in Cases
Nov 13, 2020
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Monroe County reported more new cases of COVID-19 in three days than it did the entire month...