The easing of quarantine recommendations for people who have contracted COVID is greeted with praise by New York's Governor but concern by nurses' groups.
New York has dropped the requirement to quarantine following exposure to COVID if the person has been fully vaccinated. This policy applies to everyone who received their second dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.
With coronavirus infection rates across the country continuing to be above New York’s 14-day quarantine requirement, those travel rules are being modified.
Tioga County Health officials issue an advisory for a location where someone testing positive for the coronavirus may have exposed others to the virus.
New sites where people may have been exposed to the coronavirus and tracers are not able to identify everyone are on a bus, at a bar and in a grocery store.