Archive: NYS COVID-19 Resources & Information
4/13/20

In the rapidly changing dynamics of combating the Cornonavirus, information is updated constantly. This archive is being provided as an additional resource for those seeking to learn more about how New York State is addressing COVID-19.

4/13/20 Updates
Press conference held in the Red Room of the NYS Capitol in conjunction with regional governors who participated by phone. Participants included: 

  • Governor Phil Murphy (NJ)
  • Governor Ned Lamont (CT)
  • Governor Tom Wolf (PA)
  • Governor John Carney (DE)
  • Governor Gina  Raimondo (RI) 
  • Reopen with a regional smart plan.
  • Each state will assign a public health official and an economic official to work in conjunction with the Chief of Staff of each Governor. This will be the core working group tasked with reopening.
  • The group will begin work immediately. 
  • Initial guidelines should come out within weeks, per Governor Cuomo. 

From Governor Cuomo’s earlier press conference in the Red Room of the NYS Capitol   

OVERVIEW 

  • The curve continues to flatten.
  • Total net hospitalizations are down.
  • Intubations are down.
  • New COVID hospitalizations to date are still increasing.    

REOPENING 

Reopening Objectives: 

  • ease isolation
  • increase economic activity
  • recalibrate “essential worker” economy
  • apply more testing and more precautions
  • do not increase the infection rate 

Reopening Plan: 

  • leverage public health and economic experts
  • regional design (larger geographic region the better)
  • coordinated design (economic, transportation, schools)
  • need federal support to states
  • testing will be key
  • take precautions such as masks, gloves and temperature taking 

Governor Cuomo will talk with other Governors this afternoon to discuss reopening, announcement forthcoming this afternoon, expected at 2:00 p.m. 

The Governor believes a COVID vaccine is 12-18 months away. 

DEATHS: 10,056 (671 new)