July 29, 2020
Albany, NY

Governor Cuomo Announces U.S. Open Championship to Be Held Without Fans from September 14 to September 20 in Mamaroneck

Announces SLA and State Police Task Force Observed 29 Additional Violations from Establishments for Violating Social Distancing Requirements

Announces DMV Licensed Driving Schools Can Now Conduct Distance Learning Pre-Licensing Courses

Number of Intubations Down to 76 — New Low Since March 15

1.14 Percent of Yesterday's COVID-19 Tests were Positive

5 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

Confirms 715 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 413,593; New Cases in 42 Counties

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the U.S. Open Championship will be held at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck from September 14th to September 20th without fans. The USGA will put protocols in place to protect players and staff, including rigorous protocols for testing, cleaning, use of face coverings and social distancing.

"The 2020 U.S. Open will take place at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck this September. The national championship is a great event. It will be held without fans and the organizers are working with the State Department of Health to ensure everyone's safety," Governor Cuomo said. "Today's numbers show continued progress - and our goal now is to protect that progress as states across the nation see their infections rates surge. We cannot go backwards, so remember to wear your mask and stay New York Tough."

USGA CEO Mike Davis said, "We are very grateful to Governor Cuomo and his team for their collaboration over the past few months. We are very proud to give our competitors and champions the opportunity to chase their dreams at the U.S. Open to Winged Foot Golf Club in September. While we will miss having fans on-site, we know this is the right decision to make for the players and the community."

The Governor also announced that the joint State Liquor Authority and New York State Police Task Force observed 29 additional violations of state social distancing requirements yesterday. The task force conducted nearly 500 compliance checks last night.

The Governor also announced that DMV-licensed driving schools can now conduct distance learning Pre-Licensing Courses. Due to the COVID-19 public health crisis, driving schools across the state have been unable to offer the Pre-Licensing Course - also known as the five-hour course - to students. In order to safely meet the demand for driver training while adhering to social distancing guidelines, the State Department of Motor Vehicles has issued guidance to driving schools allowing them to conduct Pre-Licensing Courses using established and secure technology, such as Zoom, WebEx, Go To Meeting and Skype.

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Patient Hospitalization - 619 (-29)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 79
  • Hospital Counties - 31
  • Number ICU - 154 (+2)
  • Number ICU with Intubation - 76 (-5)
  • Total Discharges - 72,900 (+87)
  • Deaths - 5
  • Total Deaths - 25,132

Of the 62,276 test results reported to New York State yesterday, 715, or 1.14 percent, were positive. Each region's percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

REGION

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

Capital Region

0.5%

1.2%

1.8%

Central New York

0.4%

0.9%

0.8%

Finger Lakes

0.9%

0.4%

0.6%

Long Island

1.5%

1.1%

1.1%

Mid-Hudson

0.8%

1.1%

1.3%

Mohawk Valley

1.0%

2.0%

1.8%

New York City

1.2%

0.9%

1.1%

North Country

0.2%

0.6%

0.3%

Southern Tier

0.5%

0.6%

1.3%

Western New York

1.2%

0.9%

1.6%

The Governor also confirmed 715 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 413,593 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 413,593 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

2,480

12

Allegany

74

0

Broome

1,015

23

Cattaraugus

157

4

Cayuga

141

1

Chautauqua

223

4

Chemung

161

1

Chenango

205

2

Clinton

123

0

Columbia

510

6

Cortland

90

1

Delaware

101

2

Dutchess

4,453

6

Erie

8,410

46

Essex

55

0

Franklin

48

1

Fulton

270

0

Genesee

267

1

Greene

285

2

Hamilton

7

0

Herkimer

236

0

Jefferson

128

0

Lewis

34

0

Livingston

163

1

Madison

393

2

Monroe

4,656

24

Montgomery

152

0

Nassau

43,100

41

Niagara

1,430

6

NYC

224,551

302

Oneida

2,053

25

Onondaga

3,437

18

Ontario

347

2

Orange

11,034

10

Orleans

291

1

Oswego

239

0

Otsego

107

2

Putnam

1,416

4

Rensselaer

694

4

Rockland

13,852

7

Saratoga

701

10

Schenectady

1,010

12

Schoharie

68

0

Schuyler

20

0

Seneca

84

0

St. Lawrence

259

1

Steuben

290

1

Suffolk

43,084

60

Sullivan

1,476

0

Tioga

183

3

Tompkins

225

0

Ulster

1,973

31

Warren

298

0

Washington

254

0

Wayne

243

0

Westchester

35,874

36

Wyoming

111

0

Yates

52

0

Yesterday, there were 5 deaths due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 25,132. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence

County

New Deaths

Albany

1

Bronx

1

Broome

1

Erie

1

Kings

1

Contact the Governor's Press Office

Contact us by phone:

Albany: (518) 474 - 8418
New York City: (212) 681 - 4640

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