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New York COVID-19 Cases
New York Total Coronavirus Cases: 7,028,688
New York New Coronavirus Deaths: 2
New York Total Coronavirus Deaths: 77,685
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Coronavirus News for Ithaca
Reopen New York: Ithaca wants to cancel rent during the coronavirus pandemic - ABC7 New York
ITHACA, New York (WABC) -- Ithaca, New York wants to cancel rent during the coronavirus pandemic. Three-quarters of the residents are renters, but many have been forced out of work because of ... More info »
abc7NY - 06/14/2020 12:00pmIthaca mayor: Coronavirus could mean economic ‘shock’ for Central New York
As Syracuse University, Cornell University and other colleges move classes online due to concerns about the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, a potential economic crisis looms for Central New York ... More info »
syracuse.com - 03/11/2020 02:49amCoronavirus in NY: Ithaca nurses share stories from NY Presbyterian
NEW YORK - Less than two weeks after two buses left the parking lot of Cayuga Medical Center, a team of 50 health care workers from Tompkins County is immersed on the front lines of the COVID-19 ... More info »
The Ithaca Journal - 04/21/2020 12:00pmCancel rent: Ithaca, New York, is looking to cancel rent payment debt - USA TODAY
Ithaca, New York, wants to cancel rent payments due to COVID-19. It's believed to be the first U.S. city to approve a resolution to seek rent relief. More info »
USA Today - 06/12/2020 12:00pmIthaca hospital buses dozens of employees to NYC to fight coronavirus
Big-hearted hospital workers from a small city in central New York are headed to the Big Apple on a 200-plus-mile road trip to help out at a hotspot in the coronavirus pandemic, officials said. More info »
Fox News - 04/08/2020 02:13pm