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•Number of Positive Cases by County
•A Map of Confirmed Cases
•Closures
•Related News Articles
•Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
•A COVID-19 Guide
Visit www.rochesterregional.org
Website www.covid19tracker.health.ny.gov to provide New York’s Comprehensive COVID-19 Testing Data to the public.
Watch Dr. Alex Fahoury from Vine Medical Office discuss “How to Increase Immunity” https://www.facebook.com/vinemedicaloffice/videos/670152583768717/
From the Governor April 29, 2020
Total Hospitalizations is down 12,159, New Hospitalizations 957
Deaths in Nursing Homes 16, in Hospitals 314
New York 330 New Deaths
LAST UPDATED: APRIL 29, 2020 AT 2:45PM
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 outlined a phased plan to re-open New York starting with construction and manufacturing, implemented in phases based on regional analysis and determinations.
- 35 counties without a significant risk of a COVID-19 surge in the near term have been approved to resume elective outpatient treatments.
- Preliminary Phase II results of Antibody Testing Study show 14.9% of the population have COVID-19 antibodies. Find more information and FAQs on antibody testing.
- New York State is state is expanding diagnostic testing criteria to allow all FDNY and NYPD officers, first responders, health care workers, transit workers and essential employees to be tested for COVID-19 even if they aren’t symptomatic.
- Preliminary results of the FDNY and NYPD antibody testing survey show 17.1% of FDNY officers and EMTs have COVID-19 antibodies; and 10.5% of NYPD officers have COVID-19 antibodies.
- 1,000 transit workers will be tested for antibodies to further determine the spread of infections among frontline workers.
- New York State is now conducting 30,000 diagnostic tests for COVID-19 per day.
- Based on the COVID-19 Maternity Task Force recommendations, Governor Cuomo issues an executive order allowing for immediate establishment of additional birthing surge sites.
- The MTA has been directed to issue a full plan by April 30th, on how it will clean and disinfect trains in response to reported deteriorations of conditions in subways.
- 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.
