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For New York State COVID-19 information visit www.governor.ny.gov
DON’T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN
COVID-19 Infection Rates are Rising
- Keep your circle of contacts small. Lower your risk of exposure to COVID-19, even during the holidays.
- When you are around others, stay 6 feet apart and wear your mask.
- If you’re sick, stay home! Don’t go to work or school. Get tested and isolate until you know your results.
- If you have been in contact with someone who has COVID-19, stay home and away from others for 14 days.
- Download the COVID-19 Alert NY app and get private COVID-19 exposure alerts.
From Governor Cuomo December 14, 2020
LAST UPDATED: DECEMBER 14, 2020 AT 7:14 PM
What You Need to Know
- The first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. was administered on December 14 to Sandra Lindsay, nurse at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center.
- A new Micro-Cluster Strategy is addressing COVID-19 hot spots that have cropped up across the state.
- Look up an address to see if falls into a Red, Orange, or Yellow Zone
- See the restrictions that correspond to each color-coded level of cluster zone
- Bars, restaurants and gyms, as well as any State Liquor Authority-licensed establishment, must close in-person service from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily.
- Indoor and outdoor gatherings at private residences are limited to no more than 10 people.
- Read New York’s COVID-19 Winter Plan to mitigate the spread of the virus and bolster New York’s hospital’s preparedness.
- New travel guidelines are in effect that allow out-of-state travelers to “test out” of the mandatory 14-day quarantine.
- Go to New York’s COVID Report Card to find COVID-19 positive case data for every school district in the state.
- To report violations of health and safety restrictions and requirements for businesses, gatherings and individuals, please choose the appropriate link below:
- New Yorkers without health insurance can apply through NY State of Health through December 31, 2020; must apply within 60 days of losing coverage.
- Health care workers can text NYFRONTLINE to 741-741 to access 24/7 emotional support services. Any New Yorker can call the COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline at 1-844-863-9314 for mental health counseling.
