The Tompkins County Health Department says New York State has advised them of a positive test result, the first for the area. The sample, which was analyzed at the NYS DOH Wadsworth Laboratory in Albany, has been sent to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for confirmation.

The Health Department says the individual has been in isolation since the samples were collected for testing. TCHD public health nurses have begun a contact investigation to determine if there were any additional exposures.

A Tompkins County Health Department spokesperson declined to say where in the county the individual lives, or answer questions about age and other demographics. “In order to protect privacy, we cannot release any of that information.”

The Health Department urges anyone who develops symptoms such as fever, cough, or trouble breathing to call their doctor’s office before going in.

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