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From the Governor April 22, 2020
Day 53 of Pandemic in New York
Total Hospitalizations 15,593, New Hospitalizations 1,366
Intubations – -41
Deaths in Nursing Homes – 28, in Hospitals 446
Deaths in New York – 474 New Deaths
•Actions shape our future. Only the truth and facts matter.
•Governor met with the President and White House officials in Washington on April 21. Politics were put aside and plans were established for going forward. A state and federal partnership was discussed included are the issues of testing, federal funding for states and state/FEMA matching.
•Test, Trace and Isolate remains the key. We need a tracing army. Governor is working on building a tracing army working with neighbors, states of NJ and CT, to build a nation-leading contact tracing program. Former Mayor of NYC Mayor Bloomberg has volunteered to help develop a testing/tracing/isolation program.
•There is pressure to reopen. We cannot be stupid. This is a marathon not a sprint.
LAST UPDATED: APRIL 22, 2020 AT 4:50PM
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 announced a partnership with the federal government to double testing capacity in New York State.
- The State Department of Health has begun to conduct statewide antibody testing. Find more information and FAQs.
- Governor Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg announced a nation-leading COVID-19 contact tracing program being done in coordination with Connecticut and New Jersey.
- Governor Cuomo announces financial and administrative relief for all New York State hospitals.
- Elective outpatient treatment can resume in counties and hospitals without significant risk of COVID-19 surge starting next week.
- 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.
