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NYS is increasing our #Coronavirus testing capacity, because the more tests we can do, the better. The State has received approval to work with other labs on testing. Northwell & Stony Brook will start testing in concert with the state, and we’re working with other labs too.

NYS is activating the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Albany to closely monitor & respond to the #COVID19 outbreak. We’re also activating two EOC outposts in Westchester: one in Hawthorne and one in New Rochelle. They will remain operational until this outbreak subsides.

We are taking every action to make sure NYers are safe. But undue anxiety and fear is a threat in itself. Let's fight fear with facts: •80% of the people who get the #coronavirus will self-resolve •Some context: There are thousands of people in the hospital today with the flu

We can all take precautions like frequent handwashing & coughing into a tissue. (We advise you to do this every flu season.) This is especially true if you are in a vulnerable population. #COVID19

With these new cases we are doing the same thing as we have done with the other cases: Tracking down people who have had contact with the known positive #coronavirus cases. We are trying to contain as much as possible the spread of each case we find – but we expect more cases.

UPDATE: NY now has 22 confirmed #Coronavirus cases statewide – 11 new positive tests since yesterday. Of the new cases: -8 are in Westchester, all mild or no symptoms -2 are in NYC, both individuals hospitalized -1 is in Nassau County, a 42yo man, also hospitalized

While we expect there to be more #coronavirus cases, New Yorkers shouldn't let fear overtake reason. We have been preparing for this. We can all take simple precautions to help prevent the spread of this and other viruses, like frequent hand-washing and staying home when sick.

The father of this family is friends with an earlier confirmed patient, the lawyer who also lives in New Rochelle. He spent time with lawyer in multiple circumstances. The entire family is under self-quarantine right now.

UPDATE: We have learned of 5 new confirmed cases of #COVID19, bringing the total of confirmed cases to 11. The cases are all in a single family from New Rochelle: A 46yo woman, her 45yo husband, and 3 of their children. The entire family is under self-quarantine.

UPDATE: The patient, a 50-year-old attorney from Westchester, is now in stable condition and is improving.https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo/status/1234878416702332931 …

If you have symptoms and have had contact with a confirmed #coronavirus patient, go to a health care professional (call first). New Yorkers should know we are fully prepared for this situation. There is no cause for undue anxiety.

Update: Yeshiva University's Wilf Campus will be closed until Friday out of an abundance of caution. SAR Academy and High School in Riverdale will be closed until purim. #COVID19 #coronavirus

We are bringing home @SUNY & @CUNY students studying abroad in China, Italy, Japan, Iran or South Korea. They will be quarantined for 14 days out of an abundance of caution. Remember: We have been expecting more cases & we are fully prepared. There is no cause for undue anxiety.

UPDATE: There are four additional confirmed cases of #COVID19 in NYS, bringing the total to six. The new #coronavirus cases are tied to the 50-year-old patient from New Rochelle announced yesterday: his wife, two of his children, and his neighbor who drove him to the hospital.