Cuomo: Five New York Regions To Begin Reopening Today

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.

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