Gov. Cuomo gives a coronavirus briefing on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. |
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WNYT Staff
Updated: January 27, 2021 07:20 PM
Created: January 27, 2021 12:57 PM
Gov. Cuomo is lifting most yellow and orange restrictions in the state.
He made the announcement amid lower hospitalization and positivity rates statewide.
The restrictions still remain in place in some downstate areas.
There is still no decision on indoor dining in New York City, but it could soon resume at 25%.
As of the numbers, Gov. Cuomo says 5.44% of tests came back positive on Tuesday.
More than 8,700 people are in the hospital.
Sadly, another 170 people with the virus died.
You can watch Gov. Cuomo's full briefing here.
@NYGovCuomo says NY will be getting 16% more vaccines from federal gov't over the next three weeks. That's good news, but he says it will still take 21 weeks to cover everyone currently eligible for vaccinations in NY.
— Emily Burkhard (@emily_burkhard) January 27, 2021
Cuomo says he understands there are differences in demographics among healthcare workers, but not to the degree we're seeing in vaccination rates in some regions. He says it's almost a 50% differential in some areas.
— Emily Burkhard (@emily_burkhard) January 27, 2021
Cuomo says about 44% of assisted living or nursing home employees have been vaccinated. He says it's being done in phases as staff levels need to be maintained and some people experience symptoms and need to stay home. He says 72% of nursing home residents are now vaccinated.
— Emily Burkhard (@emily_burkhard) January 27, 2021
@NYGovCuomo now talking about new strains. He says little is known about South African strain, Brazilian strain and how deadly they are. There are still lots of questions about how effective the current vaccines are in preventing illness.
— Emily Burkhard (@emily_burkhard) January 27, 2021
He says hearing Dr. Fauci say UK strain could overtake original strain by March is concerning because it means we could see cases soar again. Cuomo says we can only make decisions based on the facts we have today, if the strains come up with new set of facts then we will adjust.
— Emily Burkhard (@emily_burkhard) January 27, 2021
@NYGovCuomo says we could probably vaccinate all of NY in a month, but we'll never get that level of supply. Says we're looking at 6-9 months at this rate. Going to start rebuilding the economy now, with changes in place to reflect new, permanent "Covid landscape."
— Emily Burkhard (@emily_burkhard) January 27, 2021
Cuomo says we could start to see the arts opening back up soon.
— Emily Burkhard (@emily_burkhard) January 27, 2021
Cuomo says the state is looking at 25% capacity indoor dining in NYC, again an official plan should be announced later this week.
— Emily Burkhard (@emily_burkhard) January 27, 2021
Also asked about 10 p.m. rule for restaurants upstate. He says data shows restaurants open late leads to spread. He says they are not changing that curfew at this time.
— Emily Burkhard (@emily_burkhard) January 27, 2021
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