jason garnar

According to Garnar, the rapid test machines employed at the site can produce results in 15 minutes.

54 new active cases were added to the county's COVID-19 dashboard between Wednesday and Thursday, with 8 people currently hospitalized.

The majority of cases are not driven by college students, either. Garnar said just 21 of the 193 active cases are Binghamton University students.

“We have waited long enough for the federal government to act, and we are going to come up with our own plan.”

“It is really, really going to hurt this community if we don’t get some type of assistance.”

Local officials complained about a lack of communication with state officials leading up to today.

County Executive Jason Garnar's office said the Willow Point resident was moved to a negative pressure room in the facility.

The Southern Tier region includes Broome, Delaware, Chemung, Tioga, Tompkins, Chenango, Schuyler and Steuben counties.

The Governor said more details will be available on Monday.

The guidelines run until at least April 29th