Contact tracing

COVID-19 cases at Buffalo's New Zion Baptist Church prompting diagnostic clinic Friday

By • Jul 29, 2020
CDC Image Library / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

A group of positive COVID-19 cases identified within a Buffalo church is prompting a one-day diagnostic clinic to check for more potential cases.

State looks at protecting information gathered through contact tracing

By • Jun 17, 2020
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The chairs of the state legislative health committees are proposing a bill that would help protect the privacy of New Yorkers who give personal information to coronavirus contact tracers. They say without the protections, the contact tracing system -- aimed at curbing the virus and avoiding future shutdowns -- won’t work.


Burstein says county prepared to do coronavirus contact tracing

By Mark Scott • May 10, 2020

During a briefing with local media Saturday afternoon, Erie County Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein outlined the process of contact tracing to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Wanted In New York: Thousands Of COVID-19 Contact Tracers

By • May 8, 2020

Updated at 10:07 p.m. ET

As more states turn to contact tracing as part of their next phase in containing the coronavirus, New York is trying to build what could become one of the largest contact tracing programs for COVID-19 in the United States.

Erie County seeks to participate in state's contact tracing program

By • Apr 23, 2020

The Erie County Health Department wants to know more about the major contract tracing initiative for positive cases of COVID-19 that was announced Wednesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo for the New York City and tri-state area. 

Increased testing, contact tracing program provide a boost to pandemic battle

By • Apr 23, 2020
Buffalo.edu

Despite increasing calls to lift the New York PAUSE restrictions, most public officials throughout the state are refraining from predicting when most activities will resume. The effort to move beyond the standstill of the COVID-19 pandemic was boosted in recent days, so says Dr. Nancy Nielsen. In her weekly appearance with WBFO, she sees help coming from an increase in coronavirus testing and a funded contact tracing program.

Bloomberg to head NYS' new contact tracing program to help contain COVID-19 spread

By • Apr 22, 2020
File Photo / Office of the Governor

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has offered to take over the complex and labor-intensive process of contact tracing after someone becomes sick with coronavirus and is putting up $10.5 million to help do so.