Governor Cuomo Announces Phase Three Indoor Dining Postponed in New York City

Expands Testing Criteria Statewide to All New Yorkers

Creates State Enforcement Department to Supplement Local Enforcement

Renews Call for President Trump to Wear a Mask

Acknowledges Six Major Retailers Requiring Customers to Wear Face Coverings at All of Their Stores Nationwide

1.1 Percent of Yesterday's COVID-19 Tests were Positive

11 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

Confirms 625 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 394,079; New Cases in 39 Counties

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the reopening of New York City indoor dining, originally part of the city's expected entry into Phase Three on July 6, will be postponed as states across the country that previously reopened indoor dining are experiencing upticks in COVID-19 cases.

The governor also announced that New York State will expand its testing criteria to all New Yorkers statewide. New York conducts more tests per capita than any big country in the world and now has the capacity to expand the testing criteria.

Governor Cuomo also announced that New York State will create an enforcement department to supplement the local enforcement of COVID-19 guidance and restrictions.

The governor also renewed his call on President Trump to wear a mask.

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The governor also said six major retailers are requiring customers to wear face coverings while shopping at their stores nationwide, including: Costco, C-Town, Gristedes and D'Agostino, Stop & Shop, Tops and Whole Foods.

"We are going to postpone phase three indoor dining for New York City until the facts change and it is prudent to open. At this point, it isn't prudent. This is a New York City-only modification because frankly it's a problem that is most pronounced in New York City," Governor Cuomo said. "The Capital Region today goes to phase four. All the numbers are good across the state, but we need to be diligent and cautious especially now that we are seeing the storm clouds from other states on the horizon. Otherwise we will see the rate of infection go up in New York and no one wants to go back to the hell that we experienced."

The governor also updated New Yorkers on the state's progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Capital Region enters Phase Four of reopening today. The number of new cases, percentage of tests that were positive and many other helpful data points are always available at forward.ny.gov.

All the numbers are good across the state, but we need to be diligent and cautious especially now that we are seeing the storm clouds from other states on the horizon.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

Governor Cuomo Holds A Coronavirus Update in New York City

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Patient Hospitalization - 879 (-12)
Patients Newly Admitted - 71 (-1)
Hospital Counties - 29
Number ICU - 226 (+9)
Number ICU that are intubated - 139 (+2)
Total Discharges - 70,590 (+103)
Deaths - 11
Total Deaths - 24,866

Of the 56,710 tests conducted in New York State yesterday, 625, or 1.1 percent, were positive. Each region's percentage of positive tests over the last three days is as follows:

REGION	SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY
New York City	1.00%	1.00%	1.10%
Capital Region	0.50%	0.30%	1.00%
Central New York	0.50%	1.40%	1.40%
Finger Lakes	0.70%	1.00%	1.50%
Long Island	0.70%	1.10%	1.10%
Hudson Valley	0.60%	1.00%	0.80%
Mohawk Valley	2.20%	0.90%	1.40%
North Country	0.40%	0.00%	0.40%
Southern Tier	0.60%	0.40%	0.70%
Western New York	0.80%	1.30%	1.30%

The Governor also confirmed 625 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 394,079 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 394,079 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	2,112	10
Allegany	61	2
Broome	722	6
Cattaraugus	123	0
Cayuga	119	4
Chautauqua	127	0
Chemung	144	3
Chenango	146	0
Clinton	101	0
Columbia	466	2
Cortland	47	0
Delaware	91	0
Dutchess	4,213	6
Erie	7,337	45
Essex	42	0
Franklin	31	1
Fulton	257	1
Genesee	238	0
Greene	260	0
Hamilton	6	0
Herkimer	162	3
Jefferson	88	2
Lewis	30	0
Livingston	130	1
Madison	357	0
Monroe	3,780	38
Montgomery	118	0
Nassau	41,853	46
Niagara	1,237	3
NYC	215,475	296
Oneida	1,642	15
Onondaga	2,863	21
Ontario	265	6
Orange	10,730	7
Orleans	281	0
Oswego	201	4
Otsego	84	0
Putnam	1,329	3
Rensselaer	555	2
Rockland	13,602	12
Saratoga	550	1
Schenectady	805	5
Schoharie	58	0
Schuyler	13	1
Seneca	70	1
St. Lawrence	219	0
Steuben	268	2
Suffolk	41,427	42
Sullivan	1,452	1
Tioga	143	0
Tompkins	177	0
Ulster	1,782	1
Warren	263	0
Washington	246	0
Wayne	174	4
Westchester	34,866	28
Wyoming	95	0
Yates	46	0