Governor Announces Nursing Home Visitation Guidelines
Governor Announces Nursing Home Visitation Guidelines Cuomo says visits will depend on the COVID-19 positivity rate in each county. He says counties with a less than 5 percent positivity rate will require no COVID test ahead of a visit. Counties between 5 and 10 percent positivity will require testing 72 hours in advance and visitors will not be allowed in counties with a rate of 10 percent or higher. Nursing homes will be required to provide a separate room for visitors. The new rules will go into effect on Friday. Meanwhile, Cuomo says New York’s statewide COVID-19 positivity rate is 4.3 ...