Tonawanda 6.84%
Governor Cuomo announced much of Erie County will be in the Orange Zone including all that were Yellow and Towns of Eden and Evans. The rest of the county enters a yellow zone.
I will discuss this during a media briefing at 2:30 pm. Watch it live here: https://t.co/KqsyKSufXa. pic.twitter.com/sV7dkXb4pL Mark Poloncarz (@markpoloncarz) November 18, 2020
The governor said in his personal opinion Western New York, Hasn t lived the full pain of COVID s wrath.
The governor went on to say, Western New York read about New York City, they read about Long Island, they watched it on the TV news, but the numbers were never as bad in Western New York, and you want people to change dramatically their behavior, for me to make these dramatic changes in behavior I have to believe this is real. And, it wasn t real because it wasn t real to me. You know when it becomes real? When it s real to me.
Change coming to state s Covid-19 microcluster zones as gyms, salons reopen
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Despite rapidly rising hospitalizations, shutdown doesn t appear imminent
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At least 83 nursing home residents with Covid-19 died across New York State during the week ending Nov. 29, including 21 people in Western New York.
Those fatalities at 38 nursing homes show that the second wave of the virus is again taking a heavy toll on the vulnerable residents of long-term care facilities.
In Western New York, GreenField Health & Rehabilitation Center in Lancaster had five Covid-19 deaths during that week, tied for the third highest among the more than 600 nursing homes in New York, according to data provided by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz has pointed out that the countyâs increasing number of Covid-19 deaths in November is partially due to fatalities at nursing homes and assisted living sites.
Cuomo: gyms, salons can reopen in Orange Zones with increased testing, reduced capacity
During a COVID-19 update Friday New York Governor Cuomo announced gyms and salons can reopen in Orange Zones with increased testing and regulations.
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NEW YORK (WKBW) â During a COVID-19 update Friday New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced gyms and salons can reopen in Orange Zones with increased testing and reduced capacity.
The governor said the state has 46,000 data points which show nearly 74% of the spread of COVID-19 comes from household/social gatherings.
According to the data, hair salons, barbershops and personal care are responsible for just 0.14% of spread and gyms are responsible for just 0.06% of the spread.