City urges elderly to stay indoors
Warning comes as COVID-19 cases continue to steadily rise in the city
Dr. Katz added that colleagues
at Greater New York
Hospital Association told him
that the city’s private hospitals
are currently prepared to
take more patients if needed.
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The guidance comes a
day after Governor Andrew
Cuomo directed hospitals to
take emergency precautions
and to come up with plans to
increase capacity by 50% as
well as identify retired doctors
and nurses to work in facilities
and to confi rm 90-day
stockpiles of personal protective
equipment. Cuomo also
warned that he could impose
another PAUSE order as he
did in the spring if hospitals
become overwhelmed.
State offi cials reported
3,774 COVID-19 hospitalizations
on Tuesday – 242 more
than the day before–and a
statewide daily positivity rate
of 4.96% and 66 deaths due to
the virus.
But the advisory is merely
guidance, as Cuomo pointed
out.
“There is no restriction for
people over 70 leaving their
homes,” Governor Cuomo told
reporters on Tuesday. “New
York City offered guidance
and advice, which is the same
advice and guidance we have
been issuing and they have
been issuing and every health
expert has been issuing since
this started… you are not imprisoned
in your home.”
The city’s advisory allows
for elderly New Yorkers to
continue to leave their homes
for essential travel like going
to work, school, the grocery
store, pharmacy, or seeking
medical care. The tightened
guidance is also recommended
for household members and
caregivers. In a release, the
commissioner states elderly
and high-risk New Yorkers
can still allow caregivers to
enter their homes.
None of the city’s 11 public
hospitals are currently overwhelmed,
according to CEO of
NYC Health and Hospitals Dr.
Mitchell Katz, with Intensive
Care Units two-thirds full.
In addition, he said all public
hospitals have a three-month
supply of personal protective
equipment and “more than
enough ventilators.”
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City Health Commissioner
Dr. Dave Chokshi issued an
advisory on Tuesday urging
older New Yorkers at higher
risk of contracting COVID-19
to stay indoors as much as possible
and not allow guests into
their homes as cases of the virus
continue to grow.
“New York City is experiencing
a rapid increase in
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations,”
the commissioner
said in a press release. “As
such, additional actions are
warranted to protect public
health, moderate case growth,
and preserve hospital capacity.”
City Hall reported 1,685
new cases of the virus on Sunday,
a daily positivity rate of
5.72% and a daily positivity
rate based on a seven-day rolling
average of 4.14%. In addition,
132 New Yorkers were
hospitalized with suspected
COVID-19 with 58% testing
positive for the virus.
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