UPDATE (3:45 PM) Tompkins County Whole Health tells WHCU the air quality has improved to “moderate.”

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ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) — Officials in Tompkins County say today’s air quality is unhealthy.

The Whole Health Department says older adults and people with lung disease should reduce time outdoors.

The Dryden Central School District is also advising children with asthma to take precautions.