While decisions could change quickly, here’s the latest on what we know about plans for another shutdown, the arguments for and against, and what it would mean. If you’re confused on what lies ahead, you’re not alone. As of Tuesday, the positive test rate in New York City was 4.14%. The Mohawk Valley and Central New York are also problem spots, with positive case rates of 8.11% and 6.96%, respectively. As of Tuesday, Western New York had a rolling positive COVID-19 rate of 6.70%. Leaders in Western New York, which for weeks has had some of the highest case numbers in the state, warned earlier this month that unless hospitalizations slow, the region could see a shutdown of nonessential businesses. While New York City’s cases and hospitalizations are rising, the region is not alone in experiencing an alarming COVID-19 resurgence. “We take the vaccine and we turn the page in life and we get ready for 2021.” "We slow the spread, we won't have to shut down anything,” Cuomo said at a press conference on Thursday, speaking generally about the potential to avoid regional shutdowns across the state. In a reminder that the governor actually holds all the power in this situation, de Blasio added that he would be open to an earlier shutdown, if the state chose to do so.Ĭuomo doesn’t seem ready for a shut down. “My nomination would be right after Christmas,” he said at a Tuesday press conference. Earlier this week, de Blasio suggested that a New York City shutdown could come after the Christmas holiday. While de Blasio and Cuomo have both warned of an impending shutdown akin to the New York on PAUSE order imposed in the spring, there’s a lack of clarity about when that will happen. ![]() Now, as the resurgence of COVID-19 continues statewide, the city and state appear to be at that confusing crossroads again. ![]() “Earlier action would likely have prevented the worst of this epidemic peak,” Frieden told City & State in April. Experts such as Tom Frieden, former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have blamed that delay in part for the staggering caseload and deaths New York saw in the spring. When de Blasio first proposed a shelter-in-place order, Cuomo dismissed it, ultimately instituting a similar order five days later. ![]() Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio tussled over the implementation of lockdown orders in the five boroughs. When the coronavirus pandemic arrived in New York this spring, Gov.
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