Local COVID-19 Report This Week: Cases Continue to Rise
Line for Covid testing at CityMD Urgent Care in Eastchester this week
By Staff
Updated Nov. 19, 2020, 6:52 PM:
Bronxville & Nearby
The Westchester County COVID-19 map for November 18 shows 18 active cases in Bronxville and 121 total cases. Last week, Bronxville had 12 active cases. A month ago (October 15), Bronxville had 2 active cases.
Of the 8,953 tests reported on November 18 in Westchester County, 399, or 4.4 percent, were positive
In a communication on November 19, Governor Cuomo provided updated information on New York's Covid-19 "micro-cluster focus zones." There are now a number of areas fairly near Bronxville that are cluster zones. These include Tarrytown (Yellow), Ossining (Yellow), New Rochelle (Yellow) and Yonkers (Yellow). All the maps of the current micro-cluster focus zones are available here.
New York City
On November 18, Mayor de Blasio announced that New York City schools will close starting November 19. Over Twitter, he said, "New York City has reached the 3% testing positivity 7-day average threshold. Unfortunately, this means public school buildings will be closed as of tomorrow, Thursday Nov. 19, out an abundance of caution."
Mount Vernon
On November 15, 2020 , the City of Mount Vernon issued a Stay at Home advisory to protect residents and reduce the spread. The advisory said the following: "In recent weeks, Mount Vernon has experienced a double digit increase in daily COVID-19 cases. Our current active case count currently stands at 124 with 84 new cases added thus far in November. Therefore, the City of Mount Vernon strongly advises residents to stay inside their homes unless traveling for work, school or essential needs. The Mount Vernon COVID-19 taskforce will continue to enforce social distancing regulations and shut down businesses that fail to follow COVID-19 guidelines s well as educating the public about the importance of wearing masks. The Stay at Home advisory goes into effect on Monday, November 16th."
New York State
In a communication this week, Governor Cuomo reported that "cases are increasing throughout the state" and said "all New Yorkers, regardless of where they live, must take action to protect themselves and each other."
The Governor also put in place the following new restrictions:
-Bars, restaurants and gyms or fitness centers, as well as any State Liquor Authority-licensed establishment, are required to close from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily. Restaurants will still be allowed to provide curbside, food-only pick-up or delivery after 10 p.m., but will not be permitted to serve alcohol to go
-Indoor and Outdoor Gatherings at Private Residences Will Be Limited to 10 People
Finally, the Governor urged continued vigilance and commitment to reducing the spread of the virus: "Wash your hands, stay socially distanced, wear a mask and limit or avoid gatherings. We're going to get through this pandemic, but only if we do it together and stay New York Tough."
View the NY. State COVID-19 Tracker here.
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