ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) — Nursing homes are seeing a re-emergence of COVID-19 cases. 

Tompkins County Medical Director Doctor William Klepack shared details Wednesday on Ithaca’s Morning News.

Those numbers were reported recently at the Groton Community Health Care Center Residential Facility. Klepack says the sickness can spread quickly. 

Masks are no longer a state requirement in healthcare facilities.  

FULL INTERVIEW: Dr. William Klepack on Ithaca’s Morning News