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From the Governor April 20, 2020
51 days since the first Covid case in New York, 92 days since the first case in America.
New formula to determine numbers is a net 3-day average.
New Hospitalizations 1,380
Intubations – -32
Deaths in Nursing Homes – 23, in Hospitals 455
Deaths in New York – 478 New Deaths
•New question is How long and steep is the descent?
•When to Re-open? We all agree we need to get back to work.
•How, When and How Fast? We need to use this time to learn the lesson and reimagine how we want society to be. Stop saying re-open and say re-imagine. And re-imagine a better everything using a multi-state regional coalition plan, and a re-imagine New York Task Force. In the meantime – Do No Harm and increase testing.
•Activity will increase with warmer weather. When activity increases we need to watch the dial. We know the infection rate increases with contact. We have a thin margin of error to control infection. Coordination and discipline is key.
•Testing requires all levels of government to work together.
•National Governors Association is renewing a bipartisian call for $500 billion is aid to states. Without Federal aid there will be a 20% cut to Schools, Local Governments and Hospitals.
•Also propsed is Federal Hazard Pay for frontline workers. The frontline workers are our heroes. 41% are people of color, 2/3 of frontline workers across the country are women and 1/3 are from low income households.
•Calling on Federal Government to increase hazard pay for essential public workers and a 50% bonus.
•NYS will be delivering more than 500,000 cloth masks and 100,000 gallons of hand sanitizer to public housing communities.
•New York is Tough, Smart, Disciplined, Unified and Loving.
LAST UPDATED: APRIL 20, 2020 AT 4:15PM
What You Need to Know
- Schools and nonessential businesses will stay closed through May 15th.
- Governor Cuomo issued executive orders 202.17 and 202.18 requiring all people in New York to wear masks or face coverings in public, including when taking public or private transportation or riding in for-hire vehicles.
- Governor Cuomo calls on federal government to provide hazard pay to essential public workers.
- A new partnership with Ready Responders will expand health care services and testing to NYCHA residents.
- NYS will deliver more than 500,000 cloth masks and 10,000 gallons of hand sanitizer to public housing communities.
- COVID-19 Maternity Task Force will develop plan to certify additional birth centers to provide mothers with a safe alternative to already stressed hospitals.
- Governor Cuomo announces the creation of Reimagine NY Task Force to improve systems downstate once the State is no longer on PAUSE.
- SUNY is distributing 8,800 laptops and chromebooks to students in need to complete their spring semester coursework.
- New COVID-19 testing facilities are opening downstate, primarily in minority communities. Find testing site locations and hours or operation.
- New Yorkers without health insurance can apply through NY State of Health through May 15, 2020; must apply within 60 days of losing coverage.
- New Yorkers can call the COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline at 1-844-863-9314 for mental health counseling.
- Testing is free for all eligible New Yorkers as ordered by a health care provider.
- Your local health department is your community contact for COVID-19 concerns.
