New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says New York schools will remain closed for the rest of the academic year in order to 'err on the side of caution'
Given the current situation, K-12 schools and colleges will remain closed and distance learning for their 4.2 million students will continue for the remainder of the academic year, Cuomo announced. A decision on summer school programs will be made at the end of this month, Cuomo said, adding that there would need to be more of a sustained drop or stabilization in the infection rate for that to be allowed.
Although the state continues to see a flattening curve with the number of new coronavirus infections on the decline, there are still nearly 1,000 new cases being reported everyday. While Cuomo said that was “a lot better than where we were,” it still puts a burden on the state’s hospital system: “That is still too high a number of new cases.”
Cuomo also praised New Yorkers for their efforts so far, citing data showing that without social distancing, another 100,000 people in the state would have been hospitalized.The number of daily new coronavirus cases has plateaued at around 900 to 1,000 over the last week or so, Cuomo said. Another 289 New Yorkers died from the virus since Thursday, down from 306 a day earlier.
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