May 14, 2020
Governor’s Press Office
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that as of today, Central New York has met all seven metrics required to begin phase one of the state’s regional phased reopening plan when NYS on PAUSE orders expire on May 15th, joining the North Country, Finger Lakes, Southern Tier and Mohawk Valley Regions. If the trend continues, these five regions can begin opening businesses for phase one, which includes construction; manufacturing and wholesale supply chain; retail for curbside pickup and drop-off or in-store pickup; and agriculture, forestry and fishing. Business guidance for phase one of the state’s reopening plan is available here. A guide to the state’s “NY Forward Reopening” Plan is available here. The state’s regional monitoring dashboard is available here.
The Governor also announced an initial $3 million in grants are available to businesses to manufacture emergency medical supplies and equipment.Companies interested in growing or starting a medical supply business should go to www.esd.ny.gov.
Governor Cuomo also announced that President Trump has expedited $3.9 billion in funding for the MTA at the request of the Governor.
“All the arrows are pointed in the right direction and now the question becomes focused on reopening – people have to get back to work and the state needs an economy – but we have to make sure we don’t reopen too soon,” Governor Cuomo said. “We are doing this in a calibrated way and monitoring the data, facts and metrics every single day and using the lessons we’ve learned from others who have already gone through this. And right now, based on our criteria we have five regions that are poised to reopen beginning tomorrow, and as they start to reopen certain businesses we will continue to monitor the level of activity and make sure it doesn’t create a second wave of this virus.”
Finally, the Governor confirmed 2,390 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 343,051 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 343,051 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:
|
County |
Total Positive |
New Positive |
|
Albany |
1,509 |
15 |
|
Allegany |
44 |
0 |
|
Broome |
383 |
1 |
|
Cattaraugus |
64 |
3 |
|
Cayuga |
60 |
0 |
|
Chautauqua |
44 |
1 |
|
Chemung |
132 |
0 |
|
Chenango |
112 |
0 |
|
Clinton |
81 |
3 |
|
Columbia |
327 |
9 |
|
Cortland |
33 |
2 |
|
Delaware |
67 |
1 |
|
Dutchess |
3,474 |
45 |
|
Erie |
4,671 |
65 |
|
Essex |
32 |
0 |
|
Franklin |
17 |
0 |
|
Fulton |
144 |
4 |
|
Genesee |
175 |
1 |
|
Greene |
207 |
1 |
|
Hamilton |
5 |
0 |
|
Herkimer |
86 |
2 |
|
Jefferson |
69 |
1 |
|
Lewis |
12 |
1 |
|
Livingston |
106 |
3 |
|
Madison |
255 |
2 |
|
Monroe |
2,019 |
60 |
|
Montgomery |
69 |
1 |
|
Nassau |
38,743 |
156 |
|
Niagara |
710 |
20 |
|
NYC |
188,545 |
1,295 |
|
Oneida |
698 |
12 |
|
Onondaga |
1,423 |
28 |
|
Ontario |
129 |
20 |
|
Orange |
9,771 |
78 |
|
Orleans |
145 |
3 |
|
Oswego |
78 |
2 |
|
Otsego |
67 |
0 |
|
Putnam |
1,115 |
7 |
|
Rensselaer |
423 |
3 |
|
Rockland |
12,596 |
53 |
|
Saratoga |
415 |
5 |
|
Schenectady |
597 |
10 |
|
Schoharie |
47 |
0 |
|
Schuyler |
8 |
0 |
|
Seneca |
49 |
0 |
|
St. Lawrence |
192 |
0 |
|
Steuben |
230 |
0 |
|
Suffolk |
37,544 |
239 |
|
Sullivan |
1,168 |
33 |
|
Tioga |
108 |
0 |
|
Tompkins |
136 |
0 |
|
Ulster |
1,495 |
14 |
|
Warren |
227 |
4 |
|
Washington |
215 |
1 |
|
Wayne |
89 |
5 |
|
Westchester |
31,792 |
181 |
|
Wyoming |
77 |
0 |
|
Yates |
22 |
0 |
