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Andrew Cuomo
Father, fisherman, motorcycle enthusiast, 56th Governor of New York
Today's update on the numbers: Of the 111,618 tests reported yesterday, 1,991 were positive (1.78% of total). Total hospitalizations are at 1,083. Sadly, there were 15 COVID fatalities yesterday.
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The test positivity rate in the focus areas under NY's Micro-Cluster strategy is 3.65%. The statewide positivity rate excluding these focus areas is 1.53%. We continue to take strong action to respond to outbreaks and to stop the spread. Mask Up.
It’s Day 5 of Early Voting in NYS. Find your polling place here: If you have a completed absentee ballot, you can DROP IT OFF in person at any polling site — without having to wait in line.
When I feel "COVID fatigue," I think about all the frontline workers who were out there every day at the height of the pandemic. They were tired, too, but they stepped up. Now they need us to step up. Let's keep fighting this thing. #MaskUp #NewYorkTough
If you haven’t already cast your absentee ballot, don’t mail it — DROP IT OFF in person. You can drop it off at any polling place (and skip the line) or at your local Board of Elections office. Make sure your vote counts.
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Certified young person Paul Rudd wants you to wear a mask. Listen up:
My mother is not expendable. Your mother is not expendable. We will not put a dollar figure on human life. We can have a public health strategy that is consistent with an economic one. No one should be talking about social darwinism for the sake of the stock market.
Wake up America. What’s happening across the country isn’t a second wave. It’s still the first wave.
If a hospital worker can wear a mask nonstop during a 10-hour shift. If women can wear masks during labor. You can wear a mask while running an errand.
We reported over 100,000 tests yesterday. Highest number to date. Our infection rate remains under 1%. The takeaway? More tests does not equal more cases. And masks work.
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