COVID-19 surge in western New York: test special forces sent there
'28.08.2020'
Vita Popova
More than 26 new cases have been identified in Western New York for the first time since May as of August 100 COVID-19 per day. The governor announced the dispatch of a test special forces there - the opening of eight temporary points for testing there. The test will be free, and the result will be available in 15 minutes. This is reported on the website governor.ny.gov.
How it will work
Eight temporary coronavirus test sites will open across the region on Saturday, August 29. This was announced on Thursday, August 27, by State Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Items will be open from 9 am to 18 pm from Saturday to Wednesday.
A total of 50 rapid testing machines will be installed in New York State, and more will be used if necessary. This will help to better monitor the spread of the virus and control it.
All tests are free.
“A warning flag has been raised in western New York and today we will be hoisting it a little higher. The infection rate in the region was 2 percent yesterday, which is not good news, ”the governor said.
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He added that it is planned to use a team of specialists from the Department of Health to conduct additional testing at eight sites in the region. “We will focus on western New York and will continue to focus on that,” added Cuomo.
List of 8 new test sites:
- Deleavan-Grider Community Center
877 E. Delavan Ave. Buffalo, NY 14215
- True bethel baptist church
907 E. Ferry St. Buffalo, NY 14211
- Northwest Buffalo Community Center
155 Lawn Ave. Buffalo, NY 14207
- Dunkirk Fire Murphy Training Grounds
665 Brigham Road... Dunkirk, NY 14048
- SUNY ECC North
6205 Main St. Williamsville, NY 14221
- Union fire department
1845 Union Road West Seneca, NY 14224
- John A. Duke Senior Center
1201 Hyde Park Blvd. Niagara Falls, NY 14301
- YWCA of the Niagara Frontierz
32 Cottage St. Lockport, NY 14094
Who and how can take the test for COVID-19: Anyone can take a free test at one of these express testing points. Appointments are made by calling 833-NYSTRNG.
Situation in new york state
In western New York, the COVID-19 test positive rate exceeded 1% for nine consecutive days. On average, 70 cases of the disease are detected per day in the region, and this is the highest figure since mid-June.
This is due in part to the presence of clusters, including a food processing plant in Chautauqua County, which has been linked to 53 cases to date, but there is also evidence of the spread of the disease in the population.
As a reminder, as of August 22, New York State had 429 positive cases of COVID-165 and 19 deaths, according to the Department of Health.
The situation in the whole country
Across the rest of the US, rates remain alarmingly high, although daily new cases appear to be on a downward trend.
According to the Coronavirus Tracking Project, there were 22 new cases as of August 46, up from 295 as of July 77.
The total number of infections in the country has exceeded 5,6 million, the death toll is 168 people.
The number of new cases, the percentage of positive tests and many other useful data are available on the website forward.ny.gov.
As ForumDaily New York wrote earlier:
- Metrics in City and State of New York are among the lowest in all of America. Back in the spring, it was the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic.
- Nearly 1,5 million coronavirus antibody tests were recently conducted in New York City. The data obtained helped to understand how deeply the virus has penetrated rich and poor areas and who is at risk in the event of a second wave of a pandemic.
- Experts compared the coronavirus to the Spanish flu that hit New York in 1918 and killed about 33 of its residents. Read about what these pandemics have in common. here.
