May 15, 2020 / Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes Staff
TOPLINE
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a press conference on Friday that five upstate regions would begin a phased reopening today, as the number of coronavirus hospitalizations and intubations continues to decline across the state.
KEY FACTS
- New York’s number of coronavirus hospitalizations and intubations were down again on Friday: “That’s what we like to see,” Cuomo said.
- He said that the daily death toll is “still painful,” with another 132 New Yorkers dying from the virus, down from 157 a day earlier.
- Cuomo also announced that five of the state’s ten regions would begin a phased reopening of some nonessential businesses—including construction, manufacturing and curbside retail—on Friday, so long as people continue to follow social-distancing measures.
