JCC Announces COVID-19 Case

JCC Announces COVID-19 Case
Monday, December 14, 2020

JCC president Daniel DeMarte announced on August 24, 2020 that an individual associated with the college community has tested positive for COVID-19.

“JCC has rigorous health-related protocols in place to keep students and employees safe while they are on campus,” said DeMarte. “We will continue to exercise the disinfection directives recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and the state health department and, as we have since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, stress the importance of social distancing, frequent hand washing, and wearing a face mask.”

Upon learning of the person’s condition, JCC’s health services staff alerted county health department officials who will direct and conduct contact tracing.

“Based on CDC recommendations, we developed and enacted protocols several months ago to ensure that anyone who had contact with someone who tested positive for the virus would be provided information about quarantine measures, signs and symptoms of the illness, and testing procedures,” said DeMarte.

JCC students and employees were alerted about the confirmed case today in an email from the president.

In accordance with the Health Information Privacy Act, JCC does not release health information about students and employees to the public.

Additional information on JCC’s health and safety protocols and procedures can be obtained at sunyjcc.edu/about/coronavirus or by calling Kirk Young, vice president of student affairs, at 716.338.1025.