Will Scott: It’s Wednesday, October 28th and here in your NCC News Brief.
SCOTT: Cazenovia High School students are learning remotely today after a teacher tested positive for COVID-19. Superintendent Matt Riley announced the news in a letter to the students and parents this morning. The teacher tested positive late Tuesday. Reilly says the County Health Department will be identifying and notifying people considered to be in close contact with the affected faculty member.
SCOTT: SUNY-ESF is currently working on the logistics that ensure that all students get tested for CCOVID-19 before they leave for Thanksgiving. A new policy announced by SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras says that in order to go home for the break, they must have a negative COVID-19 test.
SCOTT:Onondaga County Director of Medial Services Jeff Van Beveran says SUNY-ESF will be working with Upstate Hospital for testing.
JEFF VANBEVEREN: “Most of the medical staff from the majority of the SUNY campuses do their own testing. And then they work directly with Upstate to get the swabbing and have them resulted at Upstate.”
SCOTT:Onondaga County Board of Elections Commissioner Dustin Zarne says he roughly 130 thousand people to vote on election day here in Onondada County. Zarne says he expects early voting numbers to eclipse 63,000, which would break a record. Zarne thinks election day turnouts may also break records.
For NCC News, I’m Will Scott.
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