Archive: NYS COVID-19 Resources & Information
5/13/20

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.

5/13/20 Updates
From Governor Cuomo’s press briefing in Watertown:   

OVERVIEW 

• Total hospitalizations and intubations are down.    

TOTAL NYS DEATHS: 21,279 (166 new)  

TESTING 

• Antibody test results for essential workers: testing positive at lower rates than other groups.  

HOSPITALS 

• Elective surgeries to continue in 12 more counties:
  Albany, Cayuga, Chemung, Columbia, Clinton, Cortland, Montgomery, Orange, Otsego, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Warren  

REOPENING 

• The North Country region now meets the reopening criteria, along with the Southern Tier, Finger Lakes and Mohawk Valley.  

CHILDREN 

• DOH is investigating 102 cases of what may be rare COVID- related illness in children with symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease/toxic shock like syndrome.
• Illness has taken lives of 5-year old boy, 7 year old boy, and 18 year old girl.
• 60% of children with symptoms tested positive for COVID-19 and 40% tested positive for the antibodies (14% positive for both). 71% of cases end up in ICU.
• DOH sent alert to 49 other state health departments and Dr. Zucker did a nationwide call with health commissioners.
• 14 other states, Washington D.C, and Spain, France, England, Italy, and Switzerland have reported cases as well.
• Parents who have been exposed to COVID-19 or have reason to believe their child has been exposed should take heightened precautions and seek medical attention.
• Hospitals have been directed by DOH to prioritize COVID-19 testing for children presenting symptoms.