After Meeting Contact Tracing Metric, Mid-Hudson Valley Will Join Capital Region, Western New York, Central New York, North Country, Finger Lakes, Southern Tier and Mohawk Valley Regions, Which Have Met the Seven Metrics Required to Begin Reopening
If Number of Deaths Continues to Decrease and Tracing is Online, Long Island Could Reopen Wednesday, May 27th
State is Partnering with Advantage Care Physicians to Establish 15 New Testing Sites at Medical Centers Downstate
New York State Now Has More Than 760 Testing Sites
Reminds New Yorkers to Vote in the Wear a Mask New York Ad Contest by Monday, May 25th
Confirms 1,772 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 359,926; New Cases in 50 Counties
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the Mid-Hudson Valley is on track to meet all seven metrics required to begin phase one of the state's regional phased reopening plan starting Tuesday, May 26th, joining the Capital Region, Western New York, Central New York, North Country, Finger Lakes, Southern Tier and Mohawk Valley Regions. The Mid-Hudson Valley has now identified enough contact tracers to meet the state's guidelines, and the tracers are being trained in preparation for the Mid-Hudson Valley entering phase one, which includes construction; manufacturing and wholesale supply chain; retail for curbside pickup and drop-off or in-store pickup; and agriculture, forestry and fishing. On Long Island, the number of deaths is continuing to drop and contract tracing is coming online, and if this trend continues Long Island could be ready to open by Wednesday, May 27th. Business guidance for phase one of the state's reopening plan is available here. A guide to the state's "NY Forward Reopening" Plan is available here. The state's regional monitoring dashboard is available here.
Governor Cuomo also announced the state is partnering with Advantage Care Physicians to establish 15 new testing sites at medical centers downstate, including testing centers in low-income and minority communities. New York State now has more than 760 testing sites across the state. The Governor also encouraged eligible New Yorkers to visit coronavirus.health.ny.gov to find a nearby testing site and get tested.
The Governor also reminded New Yorkers to vote in the state's Wear a Mask New York Ad Contest, which was launched by the Governor on May 5th and is being overseen by his daughter Mariah Kennedy Cuomo. New Yorkers can vote for the winning ad until Monday May 25th at WearAMask.ny.gov. The winning ad will be announced on Tuesday, May 26th, and that ad will be used as a public service announcement.
The numbers are going down every day and we're making real progress to stop the spread of this virus, and now we're focusing on reopening
"The numbers are going down every day and we're making real progress to stop the spread of this virus, and now we're focusing on reopening," Governor Cuomo said. "Reopening has been different in different regions all across the state, but each region has to meet the same criteria to reopen and we are keeping New Yorkers informed with where each region stands. We don't want a region to reopen before its ready, and the Mid-Hudson Valley Region has now met all the criteria necessary to begin reopening on Tuesday. This has been a tough situation, but New Yorkers are tough and we've shown how tough we really are here."
Finally, the Governor confirmed 1,772 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 359,926 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 359,926 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:
County |
Total Positive |
New Positive |
Albany |
1,770 |
14 |
Allegany |
44 |
0 |
Broome |
485 |
17 |
Cattaraugus |
78 |
4 |
Cayuga |
76 |
3 |
Chautauqua |
72 |
9 |
Chemung |
136 |
1 |
Chenango |
118 |
0 |
Clinton |
95 |
1 |
Columbia |
359 |
3 |
Cortland |
38 |
1 |
Delaware |
74 |
2 |
Dutchess |
3,793 |
26 |
Erie |
5,552 |
155 |
Essex |
36 |
0 |
Franklin |
20 |
1 |
Fulton |
193 |
4 |
Genesee |
191 |
2 |
Greene |
217 |
2 |
Hamilton |
5 |
0 |
Herkimer |
100 |
5 |
Jefferson |
72 |
0 |
Lewis |
19 |
0 |
Livingston |
114 |
0 |
Madison |
301 |
4 |
Monroe |
2,661 |
60 |
Montgomery |
77 |
0 |
Nassau |
39,726 |
118 |
Niagara |
927 |
30 |
NYC |
197,266 |
782 |
Oneida |
864 |
36 |
Onondaga |
1,904 |
76 |
Ontario |
182 |
2 |
Orange |
10,197 |
55 |
Orleans |
196 |
21 |
Oswego |
99 |
3 |
Otsego |
68 |
1 |
Putnam |
1,200 |
13 |
Rensselaer |
463 |
3 |
Rockland |
12,934 |
29 |
Saratoga |
452 |
4 |
Schenectady |
648 |
3 |
Schoharie |
49 |
0 |
Schuyler |
11 |
0 |
Seneca |
54 |
0 |
St. Lawrence |
196 |
1 |
Steuben |
240 |
0 |
Suffolk |
38,802 |
130 |
Sullivan |
1,297 |
10 |
Tioga |
121 |
3 |
Tompkins |
149 |
2 |
Ulster |
1,606 |
11 |
Warren |
249 |
3 |
Washington |
225 |
1 |
Wayne |
107 |
3 |
Westchester |
32,881 |
114 |
Wyoming |
80 |
1 |
Yates |
37 |
3 |
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