How will WNY colleges deal with positive COVID-19 cases?

There are just over 700 new cases in New York State.

At least two of those positive cases have surfaces here in WNY at college campuses, but some say that is good news.

GOOD EVENING ONCEAGAIN,I'M KEITH RADFORD...MILESTONES FOR NEWYORK STATE TODAY...WITH A NEWRECORD-HIGHNUMBER OF COVID-19TESTS REPORTED ANDLOWESTHOSPITALIZATIONSSINCE MARCH 16...THIS IS THE 14-THSTRAIGHT DAY THEINFECTION RATE HASSTAYED BELOW 1-PERCENT.WITH JUST OVER 700-NEW CASES BEINGREPORTEDSTATEWIDE.AT LEAST TWO OFTHOSE POSITIVECASES HAVE SURFACEHERE ON TWOCOLLEGE CAMPUSES...AND AS TAYLOR EPPSTELLS US..

THAT ISGOOD NEWS... SHEEXPLAINS WHY..FOR AT COLLEGES INWNY..

STUDENTS AREMOVING BACK IN ANDCLASSES ARE SET TOBEGIN IN THE COMINGWEEKSPLANNING AROUNDTHE THOUSANDS ATDAEMEN COLLEGE ISEASIER SAID THANDONE.DR. GREG NAYOR "WEHAVE A GREAT PLANAND A SYSTEM FORDOING IT, BUT IT'SBEEN A LOT."IT GOT EVEN HARDERWHEN DR. GREGNAY-ER LEARNED ASTUDENT TESTEDPOSITIVE AHEAD OFTHE START OFCLASSES ONSEPTEMBER 8TH.."TAYLOR: DID YOUANTICIPATE HEARINGNEWS LIKE THAT?

DR.NAYOR: ABSOLUTELY.WHAT WE WERE ABLETO DO WERE ISCAPTURE A POSITIVETEST BEFORE THEYWERE AROUNDEVERYBODY ELSE ANDINFECT PEOPLE."TAYLOR "SCHOOLOFFICIALS SAY THISPOSITIVE CASE ISACTUALLY A POSITIVETHING, THEY SAY ITSHOWS THEIR COVIDSTRATEGY ISWORKING."DR. NAYOR "WE ARETHE ONLY SCHOOL INTHE AREA THAT ISREQUIRING TESTING OFALL FACULTY STAFFAND STUDENTSBEFORE THESEMESTER STARTS."THEY'VE COMPLETEDFIVE HUNDRED ANDFIFTY TESTS SO FAR..SO LET'S SAY ASTUDENT TESTSPOSITIVE, WHATHAPPENS NEXT?DR. NAYOR "WE HAVE ASYSTEM FORQUARANTINING THATINDIVIDUAL, FOR BEINGABLE TO ISOLATETHEM, FOR DELIVERINGFOOD, FOR MAKINGSURE THEY'RE TAKENCARE OF WITH THEIRMENTAL HEALTH,MONITORING ANYONEELSE THEY MAY HAVECOME IN CONTACTWITH."DR. NAYOR SAYSTHERE IS ON CAMPUSHOUSING AND BACKUP OFF CAMPUSOPTIONS FOR THOSEIN ISOLATION..THE STUDENT WITHTHE POSITIVE CASE ISCURRENTLY ISOLATEDOFF CAMPUS..HERE'S HOW THEYPLAN TO HANDLE IT ATBUFF STATE..GORDON "WECERTAINLY WILLPRECAUTIONARILYISOLATE ANYONE WEBELIEVE MIGHT HAVEREASONABLY BEENEXPOSED OR BECOMESYMPTOMATIC, WEHAVE RAPID TESTINGAVAILABLE TODETERMINE HOW LONGAND WHERE PEOPLENEED TO BE MOVED TOTHAT ISOLATIONSPACE."SUNY FREDONIA ALSOREPORTED A STUDENTWITH A POSITIVECASE..IN A STATEMENT SENTTO 7EWN..THESCHOOL'S PRESIDENTSAYS THAT STUDENTWAS MOVED TO OFFCAMPUS ISOLATION..AND ALL EXPOSEDSTUDENTS AREQUARANTINING..THEY HAVE A PAGE ONTHEIR WEBSITE WITHALL OF THE LATESTINFORMATION TO KEEPSTUDENTS UPDATEDBEFORE CLASSESBEGIN ON MONDAY.ALL COLLEGES IN OURAREA ARE STRONGLYDISCOURAGINGPARTYING ANDWARNING STUDENTSTO TAKEPRECAUTIONS.DR. NAYOR "IT'S ANABSOLUTE CHALLENGEAND ANY INSTITUATIONTHAT THINKS WE CANCONTROL THAT ISBEING NAIVE.

IT'SGONNA TAKE AVILLAGE, EVERYBODY'SGONNA HAVE TO DOTHEIR PART AND IFTHEY'RE DOING THAT,WE HAVE THE BESTCHANCE FORSUCCESS."IN AMHERST, TEPPS,7EWN.