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PHOTO BY JEREMY MOULE Dead alewives have been washing up on the shores of Lake Ontario, including along Durand Eastman Beach. Visitors to Durand-Eastman Beach may have noticed something fishy recently: small, silver, fish have washed up dead where Lake Ontario’s waters lap at the sand of the beach. But the state Department of Environmental Conservation cautions there’s no reason for alarm. The body count, according to the agency, is likely related to the lake’s natural cycles. The agency has fielded several reports about dead fish along Lake Ontario, DEC spokesperson Kevin Frazier said. Staff “determined that alewives are dying as they get trapped in cold water in the northern end of their natural range,” Frazier explained in an e-mail. “This causes stress and occasionally mortality among this species.”
"COVID-19 spreads less commonly through contact with contaminated surfaces. Respiratory droplets can also land on surfaces and objects. It is possible that a person could get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or eyes. Spread from touching surfaces is not thought to be a common way that COVID-19 spreads." News10NBC also reached out to the Monroe County Department of Health. Chief Community Engagement Officer Julie Philipp said, "The CDC has determined that the risk of surface transmission of COVID-19 is low, so routine cleaning is adequate. The primary mode of transmission is airborne and aerosol. As we work to stop the spread of the virus and return to normal, getting vaccinated is far more beneficial than extensively disinfecting surface areas."