THE WORLD READS WHITE PLAINS CITIZENETREPORTER — 8,324,077 VISITS IN ONE YEAR

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GOVERNOR CUOMO CHALLENGES NYC AND WESTCHESTER ON COVID COMPLIANCE–KILLS INDOOR DINING IN NYC

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WPCNR THE LETTER TICKER. JULY 1, 2020:

New York City is expected to enter Phase 3 of reopening on Monday, July 6, but due to concerns about the risk of spreading the virus, indoor dining in NYC will be postponed.

As we see states across the country that have opted to reopen indoor dining experience upticks in the infection rate, we want to make sure the same thing doesn’t happen in New York. And at this point, we can’t rely on citizen compliance or local enforcement alone to manage the risk.

The safest option is to postpone indoor dining in NYC.  We need to continue to reopen based on facts and data—and we will be diligent and cautious. We will not risk the enormous progress New York has made.  

 Here’s what else you need to know tonight: 

1. New York State will expand its testing criteria to all New Yorkers statewide. New York conducts more tests per capita than any big country in the world and we now have the capacity to expand the testing criteria. Any New Yorker can go to any of the State’s 750+ testing sites and get a test at no cost.  

2. New York State will create an enforcement effort to supplement local enforcement of COVID-19 guidance and restrictions. It’s important that local governments enforce compliance of the safety protocols in place. If citizens slip and local governments don’t comply, we’ll find ourselves back on the mountain and we want to avoid that.

  3. Six major retailers are requiring customers to wear face coverings while shopping at their stores nationwide. The retailers are: Costco, C-Town, Gristedes and D’Agostino, Stop & Shop and Whole Foods.  

4. The number of total COVID hospitalizations continues to drop. Total hospitalizations fell to 879, from 891 the day before. Sadly we lost 11 New Yorkers to the virus yesterday.  

5. Yesterday, the State conducted 56,710 tests. Only 625 tests, or 1.1%, were positive. 

Ever Upward, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

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WPCNR CAMPAIGN 2020. By John F. Bailey. July 1, 2020:

Absentee Ballots were to have been started to be counted today by the Board of Elections, but they were not.

Absentee and Affiidavit Primary Ballots have been impounded by Assembly District 93 Candidate Chris Burdick, delaying the beginning of counting ballots until after July 8, the court date at Westchester County Supreme Court in White Plains. Ballots were supposed have begun to be counted today.

The 93rd Assembly District race is very close with three candidates, Mr. Burdick, Kristem Browde and Jeremiah Frie-Pearson in a 1-2-3 race after 5,600 ballots have been counted between 10,000 and 11,000 absentee votes remain to be counted in that 93rd race.

In the 17th Congressional District, which Mondaire Jones is leading by a 2 to 1 margin over Eva Farkas, Farkas would have to grab 75% of the estimated 21, 000 or more absentee ballots to win.

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Two Westchester County Pools are officially open for the summer season. Saxon Woods Pool in White Plains and Sprain Ridge Pool in Yonkers are now open daily to Westchester County residents.

Tibbets Brook Pool and Wilson Woods Pool will open Friday, July 3.

Session One, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Session Two, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Session One wristbands go on sale 9 a.m. until sold out at locations. Session Two wristbands go on sale only when Session One is sold out.

Any Session Two wristbands remaining will go on sale again at 2 p.m.

All tickets sold at the pool day of visit only. Admission – $4 adults and children; free for children under 5 but counted as part of maximum occupancy.

No issuance of seasonal Swim Passes. No refunds or rainchecks.

Pools and Parks – Open to Westchester Residents only. Visitors will be required to verify their residency with their Westchester County Park Pass or driver’s license with a Westchester address.

Pools (Swimmer Capacity Limited)– 50% capacity for sunning and swimming.

Food Concessions – Open under New York State social distancing protocols.

Bathrooms – Open

Showers – Closed

Swimming Features Closed – Saxon Woods Aqua Playground; Sprain Ridge Aqua Splash Pad; Wilson Woods No Waves, Aqua Playground, Splash Pad, Slides;

Tibbetts Brook No Tubes, Aqua Playground, Basketball Court, Slides. Social Distancing –

Visitors must wear a mask if they cannot social distance within six feet.

Small families in specific sand areas do not have to wear mask when sitting. Mask not required in the water.

Disinfection – areas disinfected throughout the session and then again from 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. between sessions.

Playland Pool – Closed for the season. For more information, visit the Westchester County Parks Department website.

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WPCNR CORONAVIRUS REPORT, From the Governor’s Office; JUNE 28, 2020:

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced New York State’s lowest death toll and hospitalizations due to COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Yesterday, there were five deaths and 869 hospitalizations in New York State. The number of new cases, percentage of tests that were positive and many other helpful data points are always available at forward.ny.gov.

“As states across the country struggle with new outbreaks related to reopening, New York’s numbers continue to go down to record lows,” Governor Cuomo said.  “Our progress is a direct result of New Yorkers’ discipline and hard work and an incremental, data-driven reopening. Yesterday, as our hospitalizations dropped below 900, New York had its lowest single-day death toll since March 15th.  While today’s numbers are very encouraging, New Yorkers must remain vigilant or the numbers will shoot right back up.  Be smart, wear a mask, stay New York Tough!”

Today’s data is summarized briefly below:

• Patient Hospitalization – 869 (-39)
• Patients Newly Admitted – 54 (-24)
• Hospital Counties – 30
• Number ICU – 229 (-1)
• Number ICU that are intubated – 145 (+1)
• Total Discharges – 70,369 (+133)
• Deaths – 5
• Total Deaths – 24,835

Of the 61,906 tests conducted in New York State yesterday, 616, or 0.99 percent, were positive. Each region’s percentage of positive tests over the last three days is as follows:

REGION	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
New York City	1.40%	1.00%	1.10%
Capital Region	0.90%	0.80%	0.70%
Central New York	1.40%	0.50%	1.20%
Finger Lakes	1.60%	1.30%	0.70%
Long Island	1.10%	0.90%	0.80%
Hudson Valley	1.20%	1.00%	1.00%
Mohawk Valley	2.00%	2.40%	2.30%
North Country	0.20%	0.20%	0.30%
Southern Tier	1.20%	0.30%	0.30%
Western New York	1.40%	0.90%	0.80%

The Governor also confirmed 616 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 392,539 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 392,539 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	2,097	6
Allegany	59	1
Broome	703	2
Cattaraugus	123	0
Cayuga	113	2
Chautauqua	123	0
Chemung	140	1
Chenango	146	0
Clinton	101	0
Columbia	463	2
Cortland	46	2
Delaware	91	0
Dutchess	4,198	7
Erie	7,228	22
Essex	42	0
Franklin	29	0
Fulton	255	6
Genesee	238	1
Greene	260	0
Hamilton	6	0
Herkimer	158	4
Jefferson	85	0
Lewis	29	3
Livingston	128	2
Madison	352	1
Monroe	3,690	14
Montgomery	118	2
Nassau	41,754	29
Niagara	1226	3
NYC	214,750	316
Oneida	1586	39
Onondaga	2,816	25
Ontario	256	2
Orange	10,713	3
Orleans	281	1
Oswego	195	1
Otsego	84	0
Putnam	1,323	4
Rensselaer	551	1
Rockland	13,576	10
Saratoga	548	2
Schenectady	792	6
Schoharie	58	1
Schuyler	12	0
Seneca	69	0
St. Lawrence	218	0
Steuben	266	2
Suffolk	41,306	53
Sullivan	1,451	0
Tioga	142	0
Tompkins	176	1
Ulster	1,778	5
Warren	263	0
Washington	246	1
Wayne	162	1
Westchester	34,780	32
Wyoming	95	0
Yates	45	0