New York Coronavirus Deaths Fall To Less Than 100 Per Day

TOPLINE

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a press conference on Saturday that the number of new coronavirus cases in his state continues to decline, with the daily death toll falling below 100 for the first time in months.

KEY FACTS

Key background

More than half of New York’s ten regions have started a phased reopening of businesses so far. Contact tracing programs are already under way in seven regions, Cuomo said. The seven regions that have started reopening are the Finger Lakes, including Rochester; Central New York, including Syracuse; the Southern Tier, which borders Pennsylvania; the Mohawk Valley, west of Albany; the rural North Country, which includes the Adirondack Mountains; Western New York, which includes Buffalo; and the Capital Region, surrounding Albany. The New York City region, which was hardest-hit by the pandemic, will likely be the last to open. It currently only meets four out of the seven criteria required by the state to begin a phased reopening.

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“We’re going to focus on true small businesses,” Cuomo said, adding that many have still not received help from the federal government.

Big number: Over 350,000

That’s how many cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in New York so far, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

Tangent

Cuomo reiterated his calls for more state funding. It is the federal government’s “obligation” that they provide financial relief to state and local governments, “the same way” they took care of the big corporations, he said.

Further reading

Cuomo: New York Down To 400 Coronavirus Hospitalizations Per Day (Forbes)

Cuomo: Five New York Regions To Begin Reopening Today (Forbes)

Cuomo’s Proposal To Stop Corporate Bailouts Is Heading To Congress (Forbes)

Cuomo: New Coronavirus Hospitalizations In New York Fall To 572, Lowest Level Since Crisis Began (Forbes)

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