Archive: NYS COVID-19 Resources & Information
5/10/20

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.

5/10/20 Updates
From Governor Cuomo’s press briefing in the Red Room of the NYS Capitol: 

OVERVIEW  

• Total hospitalizations and intubations are down. Net change is also down.
• Number of new hospitalizations is also down.    

TOTAL NYS DEATHS: 20,757 (207 new)  

NURSING HOMES 

• All nursing home staff must be tested twice a week with a diagnostic test, as well as temperature check.  This will be a rule. If nursing homes are not in compliance, they will lose their license to operate.
• Hospitals cannot discharge a patient to a nursing home unless patient tests negative for COVID.
• There are alternative facilities for nursing home patients, both COVID and non-COVID: 90,000 hospital beds, surge capacity.
• The State is not reducing bed capacity until the end of COVID.  

CHILDREN WITH COVID-19 

• NYS is investigating 85 cases in mostly toddler to elementary school age.  Cases are different than typical COVID symptoms.
• NYS DOH is investigating two additional deaths. NYSDOH is issuing notice to all other states’ Departments of Health.
• Two elementary and one adolescent has died.  

REOPENING 

• NY-PAUSE order is set to expire May 15. The Governor will talk more about reopening tomorrow.
• All County Executives will participate on a call tomorrow. 

There will be Regions that qualify for reopening on May 15.