Press release from the Cortland County Legislature.
The County is announcing the results from this weekend’s successful partnership between the Cortland County Health Department, New York State Health Department and local School districts.
From Friday afternoon until 5 o’clock Sunday 1,913 individual rapid COVID tests were administered across all three testing sites. Of those tests 56 people tested positive for COVID with 1,857 people testing negative for the virus.
Of the 56 people that tested positive for the virus, 33 are Cortland County residents. Of the total number of individuals tested over 452 were non-county residents. The Health Department is still breaking down individual county of residence for those not from Cortland County.
Cortland County Legislative Chairman Paul Heider says, “I’m very pleased and encouraged with the number of people that participated in this event and overall I think that it provides additional insight to where and how the virus may be spreading within and outside of our County.
Heider went on to say that he is pleased with the overwhelming community support that made this event a success, “I want to personally thank our partners at the State Department of Health for bringing resources to our community and I specifically want to thank the Cortland, Homer, and Marathon School Districts for their willingness to work with the County to provide theses testing locations with very little advance notice.
Heider also noted over 40 volunteers donated their time and talents to help ensure that the event ran smoothly.
At the conclusion of each event Sunday each site was deep cleaned by teams from a private cleaning company as part of the State’s role in bringing the clinics to Cortland County.
The County is continuing to look at options for continued community-wide testing and reminds everyone that if you are feeling ill to please stay home and consult with your health care provider about getting tested for COVID.
