NEW YORK — Below you will find the most up-to-date information on coronavirus news impacting New York. You can find additional resources and coverage on our coronavirus page.
11:30 a.m.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo held his daily briefing amid COVID-19 and ongoing protests. Watch below.
COVID-19 updates:
- Coronavirus hospitalizations and intubations fall yet again.
- New York reports 52 new virus fatalities, slight uptick from yesterday but still down overall.
- New York averaging 50,000 COVID-19 tests per day.
- New York state expanding COVID-19 testing criteria to include all those who have joined recent protests.
- New York will start to allow drive-in and drive-thru student graduations. Cuomo says they will keep evaluating situation for updates to graduations.
Updates in positive COVID-19 test results
– Long Island: 2% positive currently, vs. 20% six weeks ago
– NYC: 2% positive currently, vs. 26% six weeks ago
– Western NY: 2% currently, vs. 15% six weeks ago
– Capital Region: 1% currently, vs.12% six weeks ago
Protests and looting updates:
- New York will have a statewide moment of silence in honor of George Floyd at 2 p.m. Thursday, coinciding with start of Minneapolis memorial service
- State directing insurers to:
- Expedite claims for businesses that were looted
- Provide free mediation of disputes
- Accept photos as reasonable proof of loss so businesses don’t have to wait for police reports.
10:30 a.m.
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio held his daily briefing amid another day of protests during the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch in video below.
Protests, looting and attacks on police
- Officers wounded in Brooklyn in “absolutely unprovoked attack.”
- “That is absolutely unacceptable. An attack on any one of our officers is an attack on all of us.”
- Memorial in NYC: That marks a moment to recognize the pain. If we want change, we need to do it together with peace.
- Bronx community that was hit hard by looters: Community residents were cleaning up, standing up and reclaiming their streets.
- Announcing support for them, the NYC Mayor’s Fund starts with $500K to assist them.
- Business Emergency Grant Program
- Grants of up to $10,000 per business to help with recovery including repairs, security systems.
Helping workers restart during COVID-19
- 311 worker protection hotline launching Monday
- Workers rights and guidance: NYC.gov/coroanvirus
Outdoor dining
- Restart Phase 2 allows for outdoor restaurant seating
- Increase social distancing and safety
- Open restaurants: Simplified sidewalk seating process (make it easier to set up sidewalk seating, DOT
- Curbside restaurant seating: Allow restaurants to convert adjacent parking spots into more seating. No permit needed with self-certification
- Street closures: Allow restaurants to create seating in open streets
- Identify new open streets in commercial strips with high volumes of restaurants
Daily indicators
- COVID-19 hospital admissions: 48 (under 200 threshold)
- H+H ICU admissions: 354 (under 375 threshold)
- Percentage tested who are positive: 3% (under 15% threshold)
Latest official numbers:
As of Thursday morning, there were 374,085 confirmed COVID-19 cases in New York, with the death toll at 24,079.
COVID-19 timeline: How novel coronavirus spread
Tips to protect yourself and others amid coronavirus outbreaks
The New York state coronavirus hotline is 1-888-364-3065; information is also being posted here
