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ITHACA, NY -- The Tompkins County Health Department announced that a fifth resident at Oak Hill Manor Nursing Home has died due to COVID-19. The facility has been dealing with an outbreak for the past couple weeks that began with 39 residents and 13 staff members testing positive for the disease at the end of November. The New York State Department of Health took over contact tracing and case investigations at that time. "We were notified today of the passing of a resident at Oak Hill nursing home," Public Health Director Frank Kruppa said. "Our thoughts are with the family and with all of...

ITHACA, NY -- The Tompkins County Health Department announced a potential COVID-19 exposure at the Wegmans deli counter after an employee who tested positive for COVID-19 worked during the time when they could have infected others. The individual who tested positive is in isolation and any close contacts are being notified for quarantine. Potential public exposure may have occurred at Wegmans Deli Counter, 500 S Meadow St., Ithaca Saturday, Dec. 5, 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, 8 a.m – 2:30 p.m. If you were in the Wegmans Deli Count...