NY - more on quarantine
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced plans to enforce a “containment area” for a 1-mile radius around the center of the cluster, an area that includes much of the city of New Rochelle and stretches into town of Eastchester, both of which are in Westchester County.
Any large gathering places within that containment area will be required to shut down from Thursday through March 25, Cuomo said. That includes several of New Rochelle’s public schools. Those that fall within the containment zone will remain shut down for two weeks.
Commenr: isn’t it kind of bad to announce ahead of time you’re doing it? These guys would not make very good military leaders.
NJ
Coronavirus update: N.J. confirms 1st death, total cases in state rises to 15
Updated 12:58 PM; Today 12:44 PM
By Matt Arco | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com and Jeff Goldman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
State health officials on Tuesday announced the first coronavirus death in New Jersey as a 69-year-old man from Bergen County, while the total number of positive cases in the state increased to 15.
“We are sad to report the first death in a case of COVID-19 in New Jersey,” New Jersey officials said in a statement. “Our prayers are with the family during this difficult time. We remain vigilant to doing all we can — across all levels of government — to protect the people of New Jersey.”
The 69-year-old man, who had pre-existing health conditions, died Tuesday morning, state health officials said. He is among the four new presumptive positive coronavirus cases revealed Tuesday from the state’s lab.