Cuomo also confirmed 100 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 524 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 524 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:
Albany County: 3 (1 new)
Broome County: 1 (disputed by Broome County)
Delaware County: 1
Dutchess County: 3
Herkimer County: 1
Monroe County: 2
Nassau County: 68 (17 new)
New York City: 213 (59 new)
Orange County: 6 (3 new)
Rockland County: 10 (1 new)
Saratoga: 3
Schenectady: 1
Suffolk County: 33 (3 new)
Tioga County: 1 (1 new)
Tompkins County: 1 (1 new)
Ulster County: 5
Westchester County: 172 (14 new)
The Governor also confirmed the first novel coronavirus-related death in New York State - an 82-year-old woman in Brooklyn who had a pre-existing respiratory disease of emphysema.
Additionally, Governor Cuomo said he will sign an Executive Order today to help relieve the economic impact of COVID-19 on workers and assure school aid for schools that have been directed to close. As part of the Governor's Executive Order, the state will waive the 7-day waiting period for workers in shared work programs to claim unemployment insurance for those that have been put out of work by COVID-19. The Executive Order will also eliminate the aid penalty for schools directed to close by state or local officials or those closed under a state or local declaration of emergency that do not meet 180-day requirements if they are unable to make up school days.
