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WPCNR ALBANY ROUNDS. From the Governor’s Press Office. June 22, 2020 UPDATED WITH SUNDAY RESULTS:

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Monday updated New Yorkers on the Sunday Covid situation this morning.

The Governor announced that global public health experts cleared the Mid-Hudson Valley to enter Phase 3 of reopening tomorrow. Long Island is on track to enter Phase 3 of reopening Wednesday. Business guidance for Phase Three of the state’s reopening plan is available here.

“In New York, we’ve been following the science and the data and the metrics from day one. We have the best numbers that we’ve had since this started today in New York,” Governor Cuomo said. “Yesterday, we only had ten deaths, down from a high of 800. We have about 1,000 people in our hospitals, which is one of the lowest numbers we’ve had since this began. Because of the changes New Yorkers made, we now have the lowest transmission rate in the United States of America.”

Monday’s data is summarized briefly below:

• Deaths: 10, lowest since March 21st  
• Hospitalizations: 1,122 (down from 1,142 the day before)
• ICU Hospitalizations: 330
• ICU Hospitalizations that are Intubated: 228
• Total Discharges: 69,710

Of the 56,780 tests conducted in New York State yesterday, 552, or .97 percent, were positive. Each region’s percentage of positive tests over the last three days is as follows:

REGION	FRIDAY	SATURDAY	SUNDAY
New York City	1.10%	1.20%	1.10%
Capital Region	0.70%	0.40%	0.70%
Central New York	0.60%	0.90%	0.70%
Finger Lakes	1.10%	0.40%	0.70%
Long Island	1.10%	1.00%	0.90%
Hudson Valley	1.10%	1.00%	1.00%
Mohawk Valley	1.80%	1.00%	1.40%
North Country	0.40%	0.20%	0.10%
Southern Tier	0.40%	0.30%	0.30%
Western New York	0.80%	0.80%	1.00%

The Governor also confirmed 552 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 388,488 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 388,488 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	2,060	6
Allegany	58	0
Broome	670	2
Cattaraugus	115	0
Cayuga	108	0
Chautauqua	116	0
Chemung	139	0
Chenango	140	1
Clinton	100	0
Columbia	452	1
Cortland	44	0
Delaware	90	0
Dutchess	4,145	7
Erie	7,035	31
Essex	41	0
Franklin	27	0
Fulton	244	1
Genesee	225	3
Greene	256	0
Hamilton	6	0
Herkimer	137	1
Jefferson	84	0
Lewis	23	0
Livingston	124	1
Madison	347	2
Monroe	3,512	14
Montgomery	108	2
Nassau	41,513	34
Niagara	1,193	1
NYC	212,741	295
Oneida	1,416	23
Onondaga	2,675	9
Ontario	242	2
Orange	10,654	6
Orleans	276	0
Oswego	173	0
Otsego	83	1
Putnam	1,305	4
Rensselaer	528	4
Rockland	13,514	10
Saratoga	535	2
Schenectady	761	7
Schoharie	57	0
Schuyler	12	0
Seneca	64	0
St. Lawrence	217	1
Steuben	263	2
Suffolk	41,010	38
Sullivan	1,438	1
Tioga	140	0
Tompkins	175	0
Ulster	1,756	2
Warren	262	1
Washington	244	0
Wayne	143	0
Westchester	34,557	36
Wyoming	93	0
Yates	42	1

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Sunday updated New Yorkers on the state’s progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

New York City will enter Phase Two of reopening on today, June 22, and the Mid-Hudson region remains on track to enter Phase Three on Tuesday, June 23. The number of new cases, percentage of tests that were positive and many other helpful data points are always available at forward.ny.gov.

“The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t over, and as we reopen New York safely and incrementally, the state government will continue to provide timely information so that New Yorkers can make educated decisions for themselves and their families,” Governor Cuomo said. “Yesterday, less than 1 percent of COVID-19 tests conducted in the state were positive, which means we continue to be on the right path toward defeating the virus.”

Today’s data is summarized briefly below:

• Hospitalizations: 1,142
• Deaths: 15
• ICU Hospitalizations: 332

Of the 67,526 tests conducted in New York State yesterday, 664, or .98 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	1.10%	1.10%	1.20%
Capital Region	1.00%	0.70%	0.40%
Central New York	1.30%	0.60%	0.90%
Finger Lakes	1.00%	1.10%	0.40%
Long Island	0.80%	1.10%	1.00%
Hudson Valley	1.10%	1.10%	1.00%
Mohawk Valley	1.50%	1.80%	1.00%
North Country	0.10%	0.40%	0.20%
Southern Tier	0.20%	0.40%	0.30%
Western New York	0.70%	0.80%	0.80%

The Governor also confirmed 664 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 387,936 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 387,936 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	2,054	1
Allegany	58	0
Broome	668	3
Cattaraugus	115	2
Cayuga	108	0
Chautauqua	116	1
Chemung	139	0
Chenango	139	0
Clinton	100	0
Columbia	451	0
Cortland	44	0
Delaware	90	0
Dutchess	4,138	11
Erie	7,004	24
Essex	41	0
Franklin	27	0
Fulton	243	0
Genesee	222	0
Greene	256	1
Hamilton	6	0
Herkimer	136	2
Jefferson	84	1
Lewis	23	1
Livingston	123	0
Madison	345	2
Monroe	3,498	11
Montgomery	106	0
Nassau	41,479	36
Niagara	1,192	4
NYC	212,446	385
Oneida	1,393	15
Onondaga	2,666	22
Ontario	240	1
Orange	10,648	10
Orleans	276	1
Oswego	173	4
Otsego	82	0
Putnam	1,301	0
Rensselaer	524	3
Rockland	13,504	9
Saratoga	533	2
Schenectady	754	5
Schoharie	57	1
Schuyler	12	0
Seneca	64	0
St. Lawrence	216	0
Steuben	261	0
Suffolk	40,972	64
Sullivan	1,437	2
Tioga	140	0
Tompkins	175	1
Ulster	1,754	4
Warren	261	0
Washington	244	0
Wayne	143	0
Westchester	34,521	35
Wyoming	93	0
Yates	41	0

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Monday updated New Yorkers on the Sunday Covid situation.

The Governor announced that global public health experts cleared the Mid-Hudson Valley to enter Phase 3 of reopening tomorrow. Long Island is on track to enter Phase 3 of reopening Wednesday. Business guidance for Phase Three of the state’s reopening plan is available here.

“In New York, we’ve been following the science and the data and the metrics from day one. We have the best numbers that we’ve had since this started today in New York,” Governor Cuomo said. “Yesterday, we only had ten deaths, down from a high of 800. We have about 1,000 people in our hospitals, which is one of the lowest numbers we’ve had since this began. Because of the changes New Yorkers made, we now have the lowest transmission rate in the United States of America.”

Monday’s data is summarized briefly below:

• Deaths: 10, lowest since March 21st  
• Hospitalizations: 1,122 (down from 1,142 the day before)
• ICU Hospitalizations: 330
• ICU Hospitalizations that are Intubated: 228
• Total Discharges: 69,710

Of the 56,780 tests conducted in New York State yesterday, 552, or .97 percent, were positive. Each region’s percentage of positive tests over the last three days is as follows:

REGION	FRIDAY	SATURDAY	SUNDAY
New York City	1.10%	1.20%	1.10%
Capital Region	0.70%	0.40%	0.70%
Central New York	0.60%	0.90%	0.70%
Finger Lakes	1.10%	0.40%	0.70%
Long Island	1.10%	1.00%	0.90%
Hudson Valley	1.10%	1.00%	1.00%
Mohawk Valley	1.80%	1.00%	1.40%
North Country	0.40%	0.20%	0.10%
Southern Tier	0.40%	0.30%	0.30%
Western New York	0.80%	0.80%	1.00%

The Governor also confirmed 552 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 388,488 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 388,488 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	2,060	6
Allegany	58	0
Broome	670	2
Cattaraugus	115	0
Cayuga	108	0
Chautauqua	116	0
Chemung	139	0
Chenango	140	1
Clinton	100	0
Columbia	452	1
Cortland	44	0
Delaware	90	0
Dutchess	4,145	7
Erie	7,035	31
Essex	41	0
Franklin	27	0
Fulton	244	1
Genesee	225	3
Greene	256	0
Hamilton	6	0
Herkimer	137	1
Jefferson	84	0
Lewis	23	0
Livingston	124	1
Madison	347	2
Monroe	3,512	14
Montgomery	108	2
Nassau	41,513	34
Niagara	1,193	1
NYC	212,741	295
Oneida	1,416	23
Onondaga	2,675	9
Ontario	242	2
Orange	10,654	6
Orleans	276	0
Oswego	173	0
Otsego	83	1
Putnam	1,305	4
Rensselaer	528	4
Rockland	13,514	10
Saratoga	535	2
Schenectady	761	7
Schoharie	57	0
Schuyler	12	0
Seneca	64	0
St. Lawrence	217	1
Steuben	263	2
Suffolk	41,010	38
Sullivan	1,438	1
Tioga	140	0
Tompkins	175	0
Ulster	1,756	2
Warren	262	1
Washington	244	0
Wayne	143	0
Westchester	34,557	36
Wyoming	93	0
Yates	42	1

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WPCNR’S PROGRAM “PEOPLE TO BE HEARD” interviewed all five Democratic primary candidates for the 93rd New York Assembly Candidates back in March and early April.

The last two candidates were interviewed in the last two weeks you can see their interviews on wwwwpcommunitymedia.org. In order for the first three interviewees to comment on the coronavirus situation and challenges and how the first three candidates would handle them, WPCNR is scheduling the the first three interviewees for interviews centering on the new coronavirus situation that is challenging the state. The SECOND of those interviews recorded in Chappaqua, NY USA Saturday morning features Kristen Browde. The primary is Tuesday, March 23. Here is that interview.

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WPCNR WEDNESDAY GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO  CORONAVIRUS BRIEFING by John F. Bailey, June 17,2020:

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo in his Wednesday morning Coronavirus briefing today closed by signing an Executive Order declaring Juneteenth, the anniversary of the official freeing of the slaves, a state holiday this Friday for all New York State Employees. He added that he would introduce legislation next year to make Juneteenth a state holiday.

He called upon local communities to step up and develop a dialogue on redesigning their police departments, calling on Mayors, councilpeople, community groups to get together and lead specific instructions on how to reestablish a new kind of policing in their community. He called upon leaders to lead, to step up and start the process.

The Governor gave some advice on how to start the process:

” People have said we have to change our police departments and our public safety strategy. Now is the time to do it, and they happen to be right. We have April 1, (2021) as the deadline. 288 days, and counting, for local governments to enact real reform.

“And we mean real reform, we mean start with a blank sheet of paper, and come up with your vision, for your public safety department, in your community.

“What do you want it to be, and what do you want it not to be? What is the use of force policy for your department? What is the staffing level? What does demilitarize the police mean in your community? People talk about defunding the police. What is the budget that you want for the police, which you can only arrive at after you determine what staffing you want for the police? What is your transparent disciplinary process? How do you want your police department to work in your community, in your city, in your county?

“And the collaborative means elected officials, police officials, community activists, put everybody at the table and answer the questions. What we have determined from this period of unrest and demonstration, from the beginning of which I said I stand with the protesters, we need to change.

“We need reform. Good.

“Second question, what change, what reform do you want? And how do we do it? That’s the intelligent progression of this moment towards action. And this moment without action is a wasted moment.

“Make change when you can make change.

“Make change when the planets line up to change. After the Sandy Hook massacre, passed sensible gun control. The nation saw children massacred in a classroom. They were outraged. They should have been. Turn the outrage into action. How do you turn outrage into action in society? By actually coming up with a new policy and making it a reality.

“But that starts with leadership, and it starts with the leadership on the local level. Somebody stand up and lead. Mayor, stand up and lead. City council president, stand up and lead. City council person in charge of public safety, stand up and lead. 288 days. Who has the paper, who has the pen, who’s calling the meeting?

” I ask that question to every one of the 500 communities in this state that have a police department. Who’s doing it in your city? Who’s doing it in your county? Only 288 days, and a lot of work to do in 288 days. Everyone says what they’re against. Great. What are you for? And how do we do it? That’s the question. Show some leadership.

Next he spoke somberly about the tide of new covid-19 spread across America. He said “The Federal Government is Making a Big Mistake.” He said he feared this spread will come back to New York when travelers start flying back into New York.

 He did not say anything about whether New York  State would attempt to test these travelers for the Covid-19 virus or quarantine them, which currently is a decision made by TSA (Transportation Safety Administration), and Customs Officials  as they screen persons coming in to New York area airports. Most recently, he told reporters, “We are not there, yet.”

Finally he ended the briefing showing  where New York State is now with the lowest number of deaths in New York since March 20, and went through the charts, hospitalizations an all-time low, new cases all time low. He announced New York City would move to Phase 2 Monday. He said the Mid Hudson Valley (including Westchester) could move on to Phase 3 Monday.

In the news conference that followed, the governor patiently explained again to reporters not getting the memo that the decision to move covid patients who had been showing covid symptoms and were no longer showing them back from hospitals to a nursing home was the protocol issues by the CDC. He for perhaps the 10th time explained this to reporter who asked.

Queried on a decision about whether schools would be open to receive students in school buildings, Governor Cuomo told reporters it is too soon to make that decision and listed the factors the state is considering before school doors are thrown open.

The Governor announced these daily briefings that he has conducted daily for 110 days, would end with Friday’s briefing, and thereafter be resumed when necessary.