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Gov. Cuomo Announces Additional Reopening Guidance
Published: April 26, 2021 at 04:00 p.m.
By: Press Release from Governor Cuomo’s Office
Governor Cuomo
Announces Additional Reopening Guidance and Updates New Yorkers on State's
Progress during COVID-19 Pandemic
Large-Scale
Outdoor Event Venues Can Increase Spectator Capacity from 20% to 33%
Beginning May 19
Casinos and
Gaming Facilities Can Increase Capacity from 25% to 50% Beginning May 15
Offices Can
Increase Capacity from 50% to 75% Beginning May 15
Gyms/Fitness
Centers Outside of New York City Can Increase Capacity from 33% to 50%
Beginning May 15
Social
Distancing, Masks, Health Screenings and All Other State Health/Safety
Protocols Remain in Effect
Statewide
Positivity Rate is 2.39%; 7-Day Average Positivity is 2.13%, Lowest Since
November 8
3,174 Patient
Hospitalizations Statewide; Lowest Since November 26; Down 609 Over the
Last Week
729 Patients in
the ICU; Lowest Since November 30
454 Intubated;
Lowest Since December 4
41 COVID-19
Deaths in New York State Yesterday
Governor Andrew
M. Cuomo today announced that spectator capacity at large-scale outdoor
event venues, including professional and collegiate sports and live
performing arts and entertainment, will increase from 20 to 33 percent
beginning May 19. This increase will coincide with the previously announced
increase in large-scale indoor event venue capacity. Social distancing,
masks, health screenings and all other State health and safety protocols
remain in effect.
The Governor also
announced that capacities would be increased throughout several industries
that have proven to safely reopen in accordance with the State's COVID-19
health and safety guidelines, starting May 15:
·
Gyms and fitness centers outside of New York City
will increase from 33% to 50% capacity.
·
Casinos and gaming facilities will increase from 25%
to 50% capacity.
·
Offices will increase from 50% to 75% capacity.
"We are
making tremendous progress in the fight against COVID-19 — our vaccination
rates are going up and the positivity and hospitalization rates are going
down, so now we are going to open the valves of our economy even
further," Governor Cuomo said. "We are increasing the capacity
limits throughout several industries, including gyms outside of New York
City, casinos, offices and large-scale outdoor event venues. This is all
great news, but we are not out of the woods yet. Washing hands, wearing masks and staying socially distanced are critical tools
each of us can use to slow the spread as we continue our efforts to defeat
COVID once and for all."
Today's data is summarized briefly below:
Test Results
Reported - 126,953
Total Positive -
3,039
Percent Positive
- 2.39%
7-Day Average
Percent Positive - 2.13%
Patient
Hospitalization - 3,174 (-24)
Net Change
Patient Hospitalization Past Week - -609
Patients Newly
Admitted - 306
Hospital Counties
- 54
Number ICU - 729
(-13)
Number ICU with
Intubation - 454 (-6)
Total Discharges
- 174,087 (+312)
Deaths - 41
Total Deaths -
41,849
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