New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo gives a thumbs-up during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Moynihan Train Hall in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. The $1.6 billion project replacing Manhattan's cramped and dark Penn Station with a light-filled train hall is set for completion this week, with the first trains rolling out on New Year's Day. The new 255,000-square-foot station is named after U.S. Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, a Democrat who championed the project and died in 2003. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
(East Farmingdale, NY)- On Monday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, issued guidance on how counties can keep schools open, when they surpass a 9% positivity rate. Cuomo said that if the schools in a county above 9% can show through testing that they are below the community average, they can remain open. The seven day positivity rate in Suffolk County is at 10.4%. The seven day COVID average in Nassau County is 8.3%.
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