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BY MARK HALLUM
Governor Andrew Cuomo
expanded on preliminary results
to a statewide COVID-
19 antibody tested program
that has found that 24.7 percent
of New York City residents
had the virus at some
point in the course of the
pandemic.
The Monday announcement
was a followup to last
week’s update that said
about 21 percent of city
dwellers had antibodies out
of statewide pool of about
3,000. These, however, were
only preliminary results, according
to the governor.
The new pool consists of
7,500 New Yorkers from Buffalo
to Montauk with men being
more likely than women
to be infected; 16.9 percent
for males and 13.1 percent
for females, according to
Cuomo. That is with women
consisting of 52 percent of
the testing sample.
“Testing tells you where
we are, right? And whether
the infection rate is going up
or going down,” Cuomo said.
“7,500 is a very significant
number and it gives us a
snapshot of where we are.
It’s just a snapshot … but if
you look at the different pictures
and you have a movie
at one point and you can
track what is happening.”
The percentage of New
York state residents who
tested positive for COVID-
19 antibodies differed based
on their location: 24.7 percent
tested positive in NYC;
14.4 percent tested positive
on Long Island; and
15.1 percent tested positive
in Westchester/Rockland.
Compare these results to the
“rest of state,” where only
3.2 percent had antibodies.
NYC, Long Island,
Westchester/Rockland and
“rest of state” residents
made up 43 percent, 14.4
percent, 6.6 percent and 35.9
percent of study subjects,
respectively.
On Sunday, Cuomo said
New York could begin to
un-PAUSE in two phases
starting May 15.
This came after the Centers
for Disease Control advised
governments that they
could begin reopening after
a 14-day decrease in hospitalizations,
to which the
Cuomo administration devised
a two-phase plan.
The first phase would
mean bringing construction
and manufacturing activities
with low risk to come
back online, and after a two
week period of monitoring
infection rates, grant businesses
the opportunity to
decide for themselves whether
or not to ease back into
operations.
Whether or not businesses
should reopen should
be assessed on two planes,
Cuomo said Sunday: “How
essential a service does that
business provide and how
risky is that business.”
As of Monday, 17,303 New
Yorkers statewide have died
from coronavirus including
337 since yesterday alone.
But the numbers continue
on the downward trend.
Reach reporter Mark Hallum
by e-mail at mhallum@
schnepsmedia.com or by
phone at (718) 260–4564.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo provides a coronavirus update during a
press conference in the Red Room at the State Capitol.
Mike Groll/Offi ce of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
By Julie Menin, Director of NYC Census
2020
Have you checked your mail lately?
If you’re one of the New Yorkers that
hasn’t responded to the 2020 Census yet,
you might have noticed a postcard in your
mailbox from the Census Bureau.
Don’t worry — you’re not in trouble.
But your community could be if you
aren’t counted.
These postcards and mailers are just
another way the Census Bureau is trying
to make sure every one of us is counted.
After all, there’s a good chance you have
other things on your mind. Now more
than ever, we all have new and urgent
priorities in dealing with the COVID-19
pandemic, so it might be easy to lose sight
of things like the 2020 Census. But the
COVID-19 pandemic also highlights just
how much we all depend on our public
services, and that we need a complete 2020
Census count to keep them fully funded
and functioning for years to come.
With that in mind, the Census Bureau
sends reminders to help make sure
no one gets left behind. And in fact, some
of these latest mailers even contain the
mail-in version of the 2020 Census form
— so if you haven’t responded because of
issues with your internet or phone, now
you have a backup option.
We encourage you to respond right
away to ensure that you and your family
are fully counted.
So if you found a census mailer in
your mailbox, let that be the inspiration
you need to get counted. It only takes 10
minutes, and you can also do it online at
my2020census.gov or call 1-844-330-2020
to complete it over the phone.
Already filled your form out? The
work doesn’t end there. Help make sure
your families, friends, and neighbors are
also getting counted. Remember, these
resources are shared between all of us.
We’re all in this together. Let’s make it
count.
“Making Sense of the Census” is a
weekly column from Julie Menin, Director
of NYC Census 2020. Every week we will
be publishing pieces from Julie and guest
authors laying out the facts and answering
tough questions about this year’s census.
Fill out the census now at my2020census.
gov.
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