AMID ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, GOVERNOR CUOMO OUTLINES PHASED PLAN TO RE-OPEN NEW YORK STARTING WITH CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURING

Plan Will Be Implemented in Phases and Based on Regional Analysis and Determinations

State Will Closely Monitor Hospitalization Rate and Public Health Impact During Each Phase of Re-Opening and Will Adjust Plan and Make Other Decisions Based on Those Indicators

Confirms 5,902 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State – Bringing Statewide Total to 288,045; New Cases in 48 Counties

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today outlined a phased plan to re-open New York and re-imagine a new normal for the state starting with construction and manufacturing. The plan will be implemented in phases and will be based on regional analysis and determinations. Based on CDC recommendations, once a region experiences a 14-day decline in the hospitalization rate they may begin a phased re-opening. The State is closely monitoring the hospitalization rate, the infection rate and the number of positive antibody tests, as well as the overall public health impact, and will make adjustments to the plan and other decisions based on these indicators.

·        Phase one will include opening construction and manufacturing functions with low risk.

·        Phase two will open certain industries based on priority and risk level. Businesses considered “more essential” with inherent low risks of infection in the workplace and to customers will be prioritized, followed by other businesses considered “less essential” or those that present a higher risk of infection spread. As the infection rate declines, the pace of reopening businesses will be increased.

·        The region must not open attractions or businesses that would draw a large number of visitors from outside the local area.

·        There will be two weeks in between each phase to monitor the effects of the re-opening and ensure hospitalization and infection rates are not increasing.

·        This plan will be implemented with multi-state coordination, especially in downstate New York. The plan will also coordinate the opening of transportation systems, parks, schools, beaches and businesses with special attention on summer activities for downstate, public housing and low-income communities, food banks and child care.

·        The phased re-opening will also be based on individual business and industry plans that include new measures to protect employees and consumers, make the physical work space safer and implement processes that lower risk of infection in the business. The state is consulting with local leaders in each region and industry to formulate these plans.

“We’ve been talking about re-opening the state and re-imagining a new New York, and to do that we’re going to have to make governmental decisions in partnership with business decisions,” Governor Cuomo said. “Every business leader understands that we can’t just re-open and go back to where we were and what we were doing before – we have to move forward in light of the circumstances that have developed. So we are going to re-open the economy in phases, based on regional and specific industry determinations and CDC guidelines, and in the midst of all this continuing to monitor the public health impact because all that progress we made by flattening that curve we could lose in a matter of days if we’re not careful.”

Finally, the Governor confirmed 5,902 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 288,045 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 288,045 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County Total Positive New Positive
Albany 948 49
Allegany 35 0
Broome 257 6
Cattaraugus 45 0
Cayuga 47 0
Chautauqua 29 2
Chemung 106 3
Chenango 93 2
Clinton 57 3
Columbia 143 3
Cortland 28 0
Delaware 58 0
Dutchess 2,729 69
Erie 2,954 181
Essex 24 0
Franklin 14 0
Fulton 62 1
Genesee 144 3
Greene 110 3
Hamilton 3 0
Herkimer 57 1
Jefferson 60 1
Lewis 9 0
Livingston 60 2
Madison 123 2
Monroe 1,316 31
Montgomery 47 1
Nassau 34,522 724
Niagara 368 24
NYC 158,258 3,145
Oneida 384 20
Onondaga 692 28
Ontario 84 2
Orange 8,106 133
Orleans 80 5
Oswego 61 4
Otsego 60 0
Putnam 904 19
Rensselaer 242 21
Rockland 11,256 165
Saratoga 330 10
Schenectady 449 18
Schoharie 35 2
Schuyler 7 0
Seneca 38 2
St. Lawrence 167 11
Steuben 207 3
Suffolk 32,059 691
Sullivan 724 35
Tioga 71 0
Tompkins 126 0
Ulster 1,190 24
Warren 135 3
Washington 127 14
Wayne 65 0
Westchester 27,664 433
Wyoming 59 2
Yates 17 1

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