[LilFarmer]

NY

The number of coronavirus cases in the tri-state area surged by 200 percent since Friday — from 49 cases to more than 140 — and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Executive Director Rick Cotton is among the new patients, government officials said Monday.

The updated total includes new cases in Westchester County, New York City, including the first two in Brooklyn, Nassau County and Rockland County, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. He also confirmed Cotton was among the new positives and said he would be working from home. See the latest case count breakdown here.

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/brooklyn-sees-1st-coronavirus-cases-as-tri-state-total-surges-136-in-3-days-some-schools-close/2317966/?_osource=db_npd_nbc_wnbc_twt_shr

[LilFarmer]

ECUADOR

COVID-19 coronavirus cases rise to 15 in Ecuador
Sunday 08 March 2020 | 21:32

Through a press release published on its social networks, the Ministry of Health of Ecuador announced that the cases of coronavirus COVID-19 increased to 15 in the country.
http://www.eldiario.ec/noticias-manabi-ecuador/517086-los-casos-de-coronavirus-covid-19-se-elevan-a-15-en-ecuador/

[cgbg]

NY must have tested a _lot_ of folks _today_, since they only had 197 tests as of midnight.

Good to see the tests ramping up there.

[Varsity Flight]

Sprayers ready in the state, used previously in hazmat situations (drug houses)