Governor Cuomo Announces Updated COVID-19 Micro-Cluster Focus Zones
New Orange Warning Zones on Staten Island and in Monroe and Onondaga Counties
New Yellow Precautionary Zones in Upper Manhattan and Nassau & Suffolk Counties
Zone Changes Go into Effect Wednesday for Businesses, Thursday for Schools
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced updated COVID-19 micro-cluster focus zones in New York State. Part of Staten Island’s Yellow Precautionary Zone will become an Orange Warning Zone. Orange Warning Zones will also be established in Monroe and Onondaga Counties. New Yellow Precautionary Zones will be established in Upper Manhattan and Nassau & Suffolk Counties. Modifications to current focus zones and new focus zones go into effect this Wednesday, November 25 for businesses and Thursday, November 26 for schools.
Modifications to Current Focus Zones
Staten Island – Parts of Staten Island Move to Orange Warning Zone – Click Here for Map
Parts of Staten Island will transition to an orange warning zone based on increasing 7-day positivity rates, number of cases, and hospitalizations that meet the metrics for orange warning zone designation. The remainder of the borough will remain in a yellow precautionary zone.
New Focus Zones
Manhattan – New Yellow Precautionary Zone – Click Here for Map
A new yellow zone will be established in the Washington Heights area, after meeting the metrics for yellow precautionary zone designation including on increasing 7-day positivity rates, number of cases, and hospitalizations.
Monroe County – Click Here for Map
The City of Rochester and surrounding areas will transition to an orange zone after meeting the positivity, new cases, and hospitalizations metrics for orange zone designation. The rest of the existing yellow zone will remain a Precautionary yellow zone.
Nassau County – Links to Maps Below
Yellow Precautionary zones will be established in and around Great Neck and Massapequa Park, after both areas have seen sustained positivity, new case rates, and hospitalizations that meet the metrics for yellow precautionary zone designation.
Onondaga County – Click Here for Map
The City of Syracuse and surrounding areas will transition to an orange precautionary zone after seeing continued increases in positivity and number of cases, as well as hospitalizations. The existing yellow zone will remain a yellow precautionary zone, and parts of it will be expanded.
Suffolk County – Links to Maps Below
Parts of Suffolk County including Hampton Bays and Riverhead will be designated as Precautionary Yellow Zones after meeting the positivity, new cases, and new hospitalization metrics for yellow zone designation.