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North Country set to reopen May 15

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Wed, May 13th 2020 02:10 pm

Regional monitoring dashboard showing how many metrics each region has met to reopen is available here

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Wednesday announced that, as of today, the North Country has met all seven metrics required to begin phase one of the state's regional phased reopening plan when “New York State on PAUSE” orders expire on May 15. The area joins the Finger Lakes, Southern Tier and Mohawk Valley Regions.

If the trend continues, these four 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. The Central New York region has met six of the seven metrics and could potentially be ready at the end of the week.

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 the results of the state's antibody testing survey of 2,750 members of the New York State Police Show 3.1% of the members have COVID-19 antibodies. Additionally, results of the state's antibody testing survey of approximately 3,000 members of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision show 7.5% of members have COVID-19 antibodies. These results are compared to 12.3% of the general population in Upstate New York that tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies.

"As the numbers continue to decline and we are coming down the other side of the mountain, a lot of attention is now on reopening," Cuomo said. "We're doing something in this state that no other state is doing – we are having a transparent discussion about the reopening operations, because it only works if people understand it and are part of it. New Yorkers will know exactly what is happening in their region and in their county on a daily basis, and the state will continue to monitor these metrics to determine when regions are ready to reopen and if we need to adjust the reopening plans.

“Four regions have now met all seven metrics required to begin reopening, and we will continue to keep New Yorkers informed as this process goes forward."

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