2,905,611 VISITORS VISIT 8,324,077 TIMES 3 TIMES EVERY DAY IN ONE YEAR. HIGHEST ACTIVITY IN WPCNR HISTORY.White PlainsCitizeNetReporter lifted its worldwide visits from unique visitors to wpcnr.com to 8,324,077,a 1,306,419 increase in visits in one year from 7,017,658 visits to the site last year which covers White Plains and Westchester County. The 8,324,077 visits were made by 2,005,611 unique visitors who visited wpcnr an average of 3 visits a day. ON JULY 20- -2026 visitors have accessed wpcnr and made 3,072 visits an average of 1.6 visits. In the last week 33,495 individual vistors made 54,458 visits, averaging 1.6 visits. In the last month, 152,940 visitors recorded 229,338 visits (1.5 visits)
DOWN THE NUMBERS GO: GOVERNOR CUOMO SHOWS THE VERY POSITIVE DECLINE IN ALL THE LEADING CORONAVIRUS INDICATORS.
WPCNR TUESDAY GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO CORONAVIRUS BRIEFING. By John F. Bailey. May 5, 2020:
The coronavirus infections continue on the way down,
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today, most notably new hospitalizations
dropping 50 to 650. The Governor has
said previously he would like new hospitalizations to drop to 400-500 before
any reopening which he said was going to be a serious possibility after the New
York Pause order expires May 15.
The Governor announced New York Subways would shutdown
nightly at 1 AM to 5 AM tonight, two days earlier than he predicted last
week. Workers will find transportation
available for them at stations, via bus, van, uber or Lyft, free.
Governor Cuomo renewed his call for the congress to pass a
funds bill to reimburse states, like New
York, California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and other states with revenues depleted
by economic shutdowns and stay-at-home orders. He said “ You have a national
crisis. Nothing iss going to happen unless President Trump has to be the
reasonable man here or they will not pass it and he will have failed the nation
as a leader. ”
The Governor explored an issue he said is not being
discussed about the need to reopening, and that is the cost of human life. He
argued strongly for a measured, controlled reopening carefully measured
as he introduced Monday, pointing out that Washington D.C. is doubling its
estimtes of how many Americans will die with the present possibilities of 31
states reopening this week. The governor said the estimate of $60,000 Americans
dying was now judged to be going up to 136 million Americans, The Governor said, “the coronavirus doesn’t
kill Democrats and Republicans. It kills Americans.”
He advocated for a new approach to education, announcing
that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
was developing a techmology based learning program for New York Education bases
on more efficient means to using technology to teach at home.
He announced that the state would be creating some television spots promoting wearing a mask featuring real New Yorkers at the suggestion of his daughter Mariah Cuomo whom the Governor acknowledged has not felt he has been communicating well to get the importance of wearing a mask across to New Yorkers will head up the project. A contest will be staged for 30-second ad submissions featuring mask-wearers. The Governor’s daughter will not be paid.
GEORGE LATIMER LIVE ON TAPE IN HIS MONDAY AFTERNOON BRIEFING ON CORONAVIRUS WATCH(Westchester County Feed)
WPCNR COUNTY CLARION-LEDGER. From the Westchester County Department of Communications. April 5, 2020 UPdated with Video (above):
George Latimer, the Westchester County Executive announced
the death rate of coronavirus patients in the county is declining at about 20
deaths a day, bringing the total to 1,101 deaths due to COVID-19 in the county,
and that contagious cases had dropped to 5,700, 50% less than a month ago.
He also announced the county was going to test for antibodies in first responders at the newly opened Westchester County Center facility. He announced he would expand testing into nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other facilities of group residences. He said he intended to keep parks open and emphasized Westchester residents had to social distance and wear masks, and observed there was to his observation more compliance with masking rules in parks he went to this weekend.
Edward John Ciocca, Deputy Chief of the City of White Plains Fire Department, died May 1, 2020. He was 62. Edward was born April 28, 1958 in White Plains to JoAnn MacDonald Ryan and the late Adelmo Ciocca.
Chief Ciocca was a 35 year veteran and third generation firefighter. His grandfather, Edward J. MacDonald, was White Plains Fire Chief and later the city’s Commissioner of Public Safety. His father, Adelmo Ciocca, served as Deputy Chief.
Hired May 1985, Ed was assigned to firefighter Group 4 until his promotion to Lieutenant, September 1991. He led Fire Prevention for several years and in July 1999, was promoted to Deputy Chief.
Edward was kind to everyone he met. He was a source of strength and inspiration for all who knew him, and his presence lit up every room he entered. He was a principled leader and dedicated public servant. Edward was a beloved father and son who treasured family and emphasized its importance. Ed was a sports enthusiast, and an ardent fan of the Oakland Raiders and the Chicago Blackhawks. He enjoyed attending games with his family.
Besides his mother JoAnn Ryan (William) of White Plains, Edward is survived by his daughter Brianna Ciocca of Elmsford; his partner Maureen Nestor Brown of Ossining; two sisters Kim Treacy (Darren) of Fishkill; and Tracey Bonaro (James) of Clifton Park; and nieces Michelle Carpenito and Alyssa Bonaro, nephews TJ Carpenito and Jarrod Bonaro, and great nephew Christopher Mende.
In lieu of flowers donations to the White Plains Hospital Endo ICU Nursing.
GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO’S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT PAUSE AT PRESENT TIME WILL NOT BE EXTENDED. REGIONS THAT MEET CRITERIAS MAY OPEN. TWO WEEKS TO COMPLYGOVERNOR CUOMO SHOWS ALL REGIONS ARE NOT YET READY, SUGGESTING OPENINGS MAY NOT BE SIMULTANEOUS(ROCHESTER FEED)
WPCNR MONDAY GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO UPDATE. By John F. Bailey. May 4, 2020:UPDATED WITH LATEST CORONAVIRUS CASES BY COUNTY, 7:15 PM EDT:
With the New York State New Hospitalizations Rate descending by 200 persons in two days to 700 Sunday, Governor Cuomo announced May 15 when the New York Pause (now in effect) expires, after that date New York Regions could reopen provided the had opening plans that met 10 State Required conditions.
If there is a reversal in coronavirus decline, and numbers go up but average down over a three-day moving average, it looks like the state should not have trouble meeting the 14-day of downward trend required by the Center for Contagious Diseases. The governor went into specifics behind the CCD standard for reopening.
In a news release just in from the Governor’s Office at 3:20 P.M., the CCD standards were summarized with their unique new details:
New Infections: Based on guidelines from the CDC, regions must have at least 14 days of decline in total net hospitalizations and deaths on a 3-day rolling average. In regions with few COVID cases, the region cannot exceed 15 net new total hospitalizations or 5 new deaths on a 3-day rolling average. In order to monitor the potential spread of infection in a region, a region must have fewer than two new COVID patients admitted per 100,000 residents per day.
Health Care Capacity: Every region must have the health care capacity to handle a potential surge in cases. Regions must have at least 30 percent total hospital and ICU beds available. This is coupled with the new requirement that hospitals have at least 90 days of personal protective equipment stockpiled.
Diagnostic Testing Capacity: Each region must have the capacity to conduct 30 diagnostic tests for every 1,000 residents per month. The state is rapidly expanding capacity statewide to help all regions meet this threshold.
Contact Tracing Capacity:Regions must have a baseline of 30 contact tracers for every 100,000 residents, and additional tracers based on the projected number of cases in the region. The state is currently building an army of contact tracers with Mayor Bloomberg to meet the needs of each region statewide.“
Governor Cuomo outlined the specifics of which businesses
would open first, and laid out the 10 standards regions had to have businesses
and organizations to comply with before opening any region.
Businesses before any reopening after May 15, must have these precautions in place and specifics approved by the state. Governor noted they need to get working on these Reopeners now.GOVERNOR PUTS THE ONUS ON THE BUSINESSES–CHART AT END SHOWS MID-HUDSON REGION HAS THREE OF 7 STANDARDS UNMETAS OF TODAY: 14 DAY DECLINE IN HOSPITAL DEATHS/, NEW HOSPITALIZATIONS 2 PER 100,000) , TRACERS NOT IN PLACE.
He noted there were two weeks to May 15, for regions to get their plans to reopen to the standards to be considered for reopening.
GOVERNOR RECAPS WHICH OPEN FIRST.
The Governor warned that any region reopening that exceeded the 1.1 Outbreak Indicator (1 person positive infect 1.1 persons with the coronavirus) would have to shutdown the reopening and go back to a Pause.
THE FIRST QUESTION IN THE “Q & A” ASKED ABOUT MASKS AND THE GOVERNOR REEMPHASIZED THE NECESSITY, THE MORALITY OF WEARING A MASK IN DIRECT, BLUNT TERMS ABOVE AND BELOW
He emphasized during the “Q. & A.” with reporters that
wearing a mask was compulsory because the state is in a State of Emergency and
that towns, cities and counties should enforce no-maskers with sanctions and
penalties.
THE WRAP-UP: GOVERNOR CUOMO CHALLENGED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO PERFORM AND CREATE PLANS THAT WORK.
Finally, the Governor confirmed 2,538 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 318,953 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 318,953 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:(WITH WESTCHESTER, NYC, PUTNAM, DUTCHESS, ULSTER, NASSAU, SUFFOLK NUMBERS IN BOLD FACE:
