9-3-20 SUNY Oneonta ends in-person classes and activities for rest of semester due to an outbreak caused by numerous off-campus parties. 507 cases detected between August 24 and September 3. (Day 187)

9-8-20 COVID-testing of all Tour de France teams found zero riders positive and four staff members (from different teams) positive, so all teams can continue to compete. Race director Paul Prudhomme (who was outside bubble) tested positive. (Day 192)

9-9-20 Strong enforcement of distancing laws at bars by the State Liquor Authority increased compliance significantly. NYC restaurants scheduled to open for indoor dining at 25% capacity on September 30. (Day 193)

9-10-20 Thirty-four days New York's positive rate is under 1% & nine million tests performed in New York so far. Some other states (like Florida) are reducing testing to make their COVID numbers appear lower than they are. (Day 194)

9-10-20 First day of school - Mohonasen teacher tests positive for COVID and school district shifts to remote learning. (Day 194)

9-11-20 AWOL (Adirondack Women On the Loose) starts - COVID style. (Day 195)

9-14-20 785 COVID tests are performed at the Tour de France with ZERO positives! (Day 198)

9-14-20 Smoke from west coast wildfires reaches New York and can be seen as high, hazy cloud cover. (Day 198)

9-14-20 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security relaxes border restrictions which largely limited travel from the 31 countries to returning U.S. citizens and permanent residents and required planes to land at one of 15 airports equipped with increased public health resources. These restrictions were aimed at preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus within the United States. "Terminating this effort will allow public health resources to be more effectively reprioritized for other containment and mitigation efforts and will stimulate air travel," DHS said in its Federal Register notice.

9-17-20 COVID cases at SUNY as of 9-17: Albany 95, Cortland 68, Fredonia 92, Oneonta 671, Oswego 174, Buffalo 64. (Day 201)

9-21-20 200,000 COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. (Day 205)

9-24-20 Governor Cuomo announces two task forces: 1) Clinical Advisory Task Force comprised of medical and science experts to review every vaccine authorized by federal government, and 2) Vaccine Distribution and Implementation Task Force to prepare for administration of COVID-19 vaccine In New York State. (Day 208)

9-25-20 For the first time since June 5, over 1,000 New Yorkers test positive for COVID-19. (Day 209)

9-26-20 Jen and Don take our first exercise at JCC since March (TRX in the tennis courts). (Day 210)

9-28-20 One million COVID-19 deaths worldwide. (Day 212)