Three regions of New York have met the criteria to start the gradual re-opening process, but, no surprise, Rockland isn’t among them. Governor Andrew Cuomo yesterday announced that the Finger Lakes, Southern Tier and Mohawk Valley regions have met all seven metrics required to begin phase one of the state’s regional phased reopening plan starting on the 15th…
The North Country and Central New York regions have met six of the seven metrics and could be ready at the end of the week. COVID-19 by the numbers, the state now has confirmed around 337,000 total cases of coronavirus across the state and more than 21,600 deaths. In Rockland, the state says we’ve got almost 12,500 reported cases, and the Rockland Health Department confirms 576 deaths here in the county.