WHITE PLAINS CITIZENETREPORTER SETS RECORD VISITS FOR YEAR 7,017,658 VISITS! 2,098,003 VISITORS MADE 6 VISITS A DAY EVERY DAY. 63,330 UNIQUE VISITORS MADE 133,730 VISITS IN DECEMBER. WPCNR AVERAGED 17,284 VISITORS A WEEK, VISITING 31,270 TIMES.

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WPCNR THE FEINER REPORT. From Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner. January 26, 2021:

 Monday morning an employee of the Building Department   was not feeling well.

The employee  has tested positive for the Covid 19 virus.  The employee’s most recent day of working at the Building Department was this past Friday, January 23^rd. 

The Department of Health has recommended that anyone who had contact with such employee beyond 15 minutes should be told to quarantine for 10 days from the last point of contact with such employee.

 As a result,  Building Department employees are in self-quarantine and each will get tested. 

 Absent any symptoms or positive test results, the anticipated return date for the Building Department employees is Tuesday, February 2.  The support staff will continue to work from home by answering the phones and responding to e-mails. 

Unfortunately, no inspections will take place, and no permits will be issued during this temporary period of shut-down. 

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WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. From Dr. Joseph Ricca, White Plains Superintendent of Schools. January 26, 2021:

WPCNR asked the White Plains Superintendent of Schools Dr. Joseph Ricca, whether White Plains was planning to open sports for play under Westchester County protocols, and whether regular school days without remote learning might resume as well for the spring term in White Plains. He said the protocols for playing could be out by February 1, which he felt was ambitious, and that opening of schools for normal sessions after midterm depended on the rate of teacher and staff vaccinations delayed by vaccine supply, but the district definitely wants to do that if possible. His statement is in the above video made to WPCNR this morning.

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WPCNR GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO CORONAVIRUS REPORT. January 25, 2020:

We expected that increased social activity around the holidays would lead to a spike in COVID cases and that the spike would eventually recede. We are in fact seeing that happening in the numbers and the trends now.

The rate of transmission—one of the most important numbers—has now declined below one, meaning the virus is no longer spreading as quickly. That’s good news.

But as I’ve said before, never get cocky with COVID. We must continue to stay vigilant, wash hands, wear masks and socially distance as we have been. We can stop the spread but each and every New Yorker needs to continue to take steps and do all they can to look out for the health of their community.  

Chart of the Day: The estimated rate of transmission has dropped below one in New York.  Here’s what else you need to know tonight:

 1. Total hospitalizations are at 8,730. Of the 219,538 tests reported yesterday, 12,003, or 5.47 percent were positive. There were 1,522 patients in ICU yesterday, down five from the previous day. Of them, 1,005 are intubated. Sadly, we lost 167 New Yorkers to the virus. 

 2. As of 1:00pm today, New York’s health care distribution sites have administered 91 percent of first dose vaccinations. 1,180,468 first doses have been administered out of a total allocation of 1,304,050 first doses (this data excludes the federally run Long Term Care Facility program). These sites have administered 71 percent of first and second doses.  

3. So far, 72 percent of New York State hospital workers received the COVID vaccine. We will continue encouraging our health care heroes to get the vaccine—which helps ensure the integrity of our entire hospital system. 

 4. New York is expanding its deployment of community vaccination kits to further strengthen fairness and equity in the vaccine distribution process. 

Last week, New York successfully piloted the deployment kits to five NYCHA senior housing developments and eight churches and cultural centers where nearly 4,200 seniors and eligible New Yorkers received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Kits are now being redeployed to four additional NYCHA sites and eight other churches to further build on that progress. In total, this initiative is expected to provide first doses of the vaccine to an additional 3,000 seniors and eligible New Yorkers by Tuesday. The sites will be stood up again in three weeks to administer second doses.

  5. Beware of COVID vaccine fraud. To help root out vaccination fraud or scams across the State, New York established a hotline that New Yorkers can call to report suspected fraud. It is a red flag if anyone is promising you the vaccine in exchange for payment. To make a report, call 1-833-VAX-SCAM (1-833-829-7226) or email STOPVAXFRAUD@health.ny.gov 

6. Following the region’s positivity rate decline, elective surgeries can resume in Erie County. The county’s positivity has steadily declined for nearly three weeks, from 8.6 percent in early January to 5.2 percent yesterday (on a 7-day rolling average). Hospitalizations have declined from 427 on December 31 to 323 yesterday. The county’s hospital capacity is at 48 percent.  

Ever Upward, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

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WPCNR GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO CORONAVIRUS REPORT. January 23, 2021: