Here's the latest on the coronavirus outbreak in the region:
The New York State Sheriff’s Association hit back at Governor Andrew Cuomo about their dispute over the state’s COVID-19 guidelines for Thanksgiving.
This week, Cuomo blasted law enforcement groups across the state for their unwillingness to enforce the state’s 10-person limit for parties in private homes to curb the spread of the virus. He said law enforcement officials should not politicize the mass gathering law, and they cannot choose which laws to enforce.
The sheriff’s association responded that they urge residents to listen to health officials and use commonsense to limit exposure from people outside the household. However, they say police departments do not have the resources or “legal authority” to enforce those rules.
Members of the Cuomo administration took aim at Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. at a news conference in Wyandanch on Tuesday.
“I believe the sheriff in Suffolk’s jurisdiction is actually the jails, not the constituents," Melissa DeRosa, secretary to the governor. "So his opinion on this is even more irrelevant.”
The Suffolk County Sheriff’s office says in a statement their police division has jurisdiction throughout the county.
On Long Island, the 7-day positive COVID-19 test rate holds steady at 3.27%. The rest of New York is at 2.95%.
The 7-day positive test rate in Connecticut is 6.05%, according to data released by the state. Maryland and Minnesota joined at least 10 other states in restricting travel from Connecticut with a 14-day quarantine or proof of a negative test result, due to the state’s high infection rate.
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- Hawaii
- Illinois (Chicago)
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- New Mexico
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Washington
- Washington D.C.
- Vermont
UConn women’s basketball has canceled its first four games of the season after a member of the program tested positive for COVID-19. UConn coach Geno Auriemma says the positive test did not come from a player or a coach.
All team activities are put on hold for at least 14 days, and the team and coaches will continue to be tested three times a week.
UConn also canceled the entire Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge that was supposed to kick off the season.
The Huskies are now scheduled to open the season on December 15 at home against Butler. That game will mark UConn’s return to the Big East after seven years in the American Athletic Conference.