Amid Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, Governor Cuomo Announces Results of Completed Antibody Testing Study of 15,000 People Showing 12.3 Percent of Population Has COVID-19 Antibodies

State Will Distribute Over 7 Million More Cloth Masks to Vulnerable New Yorkers and Frontline Workers Across the State

State is Distributing $25 Million to Food Banks Across the State Through the Nourish New York Initiative

Confirms 4,663 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 312,977; New Cases in 44 Counties

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the results of the state's completed antibody testing study, showing 12.3 percent of the population have COVID-19 antibodies. The survey developed a baseline infection rate by testing 15,000 people at grocery stores and community centers across the state over the past two weeks. Of those tested, 11.5% of women tested positive and 13.1% of men tested positive. A regional breakdown of the results is below:

Region	Percent Positive
Capital District	2.2%
Central NY	1.9%
Finger Lakes	2.6%
Hudson Valley (Without Westchester/Rockland)	3%
Long Island	11.4%
Mohawk Valley	2.7%
North Country	1.2%
NYC	19.9%
Southern Tier	2.4%
Westchester/Rockland	13.8%
Western NY	6%

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The Governor also announced that the state will distribute over seven million more cloth masks to vulnerable New Yorkers and essential workers across the state. The masks will be distributed as follows:

500,000 for NYCHA residents
500,000 for farm workers
1 million for vulnerable populations, including the mental health and developmental disabled communities
500,000 for homeless shelters
2 million for elderly New Yorkers and nursing homes
1 million for faith-based organizations and food banks
2 million for grocery stores, supermarkets and food delivery workers

While we're in uncharted waters it doesn't mean we proceed blindly, and the results of the 15,000 people tested in our antibody survey program - the largest survey in the nation - will inform our strategy moving forward

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

The Governor also announced the state is distributing $25 million to food banks across the state through the Nourish New York Initiative. The Nourish New York initiative, announced earlier this week by Governor Cuomo, is working to quickly reroute New York's surplus agricultural products to the populations who need them most through New York's network of food banks. Funding will be distributed as follows:

New York City Region: $11 million

Westchester Region: $1 million

Long Island Region: $1.6 million

Capital/Hudson Valley Region (includes portion of North Country and Mohawk Valley): $4.4 million

Central NY Region (includes portion of North Country and Mohawk Valley): $2.2 million

Southern Tier Region: $1.1 million

Western New York Region: $2.1 million

Finger Lakes Region (includes portion of Southern Tier): $1.7 million

"While we're in uncharted waters it doesn't mean we proceed blindly, and the results of the 15,000 people tested in our antibody survey program - the largest survey in the nation - will inform our strategy moving forward," Governor Cuomo said. "We're also going to undertake a full survey of antibody testing for transit workers, who have been on the front lines of this crisis. We've said thank you to our essential workers thousands of times but actions speak louder than words, and we want them to know that we're doing everything we can do to keep them safe."

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Finally, the Governor confirmed 4,663 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 312,977 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 312,977 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	1,238	34
Allegany	35	0
Broome	305	6
Cattaraugus	50	1
Cayuga	51	0
Chautauqua	35	0
Chemung	124	1
Chenango	99	0
Clinton	62	1
Columbia	205	3
Cortland	28	0
Delaware	61	0
Dutchess	3,049	47
Erie	3,598	117
Essex	28	0
Franklin	15	0
Fulton	79	4
Genesee	155	1
Greene	142	3
Hamilton	3	0
Herkimer	61	1
Jefferson	62	1
Lewis	9	0
Livingston	76	3
Madison	149	10
Monroe	1,534	56
Montgomery	54	0
Nassau	36,519	358
Niagara	457	17
NYC	172,354	2,664
Oneida	474	23
Onondaga	903	43
Ontario	92	1
Orange	8,910	159
Orleans	93	1
Oswego	66	2
Otsego	67	0
Putnam	1003	13
Rensselaer	311	13
Rockland	11,945	133
Saratoga	361	3
Schenectady	521	7
Schoharie	43	0
Schuyler	7	0
Seneca	42	1
St. Lawrence	176	0
Steuben	217	1
Suffolk	34,478	441
Sullivan	931	51
Tioga	90	0
Tompkins	128	0
Ulster	1,327	29
Warren	185	3
Washington	184	14
Wayne	73	2
Westchester	29,626	394
Wyoming	69	1
Yates	18	0