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NYS to provide death benefits for Front Line Workers who Died from COVID-19

5/25/2020: GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO

AMID ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WILL PROVIDE DEATH BENEFITS FOR FRONTLINE WORKERS WHO DIED FROM COVID-19

Renews Call for Federal Government to Provide Hazard Pay to Essential Public Workers

Confirms 1,249 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State – Bringing Statewide Total to 362,764; New Cases in 41 Counties

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that state and local governments will provide death benefits for frontline workers who died from COVID-19 during this emergency.

Governor Cuomo also renewed his call for the federal government to provide hazard pay for essential public workers on the front lines.

“During these troubling times there have been so many New Yorkers who have really risen to the challenge and done more than anyone could ask for or expect, and we want to make sure that we remember them and we thank those heroes for all that they’ve done,” Governor Cuomo said. “I personally feel a grave responsibility to our frontline and essential workers who understood the dangers of this virus, but went to work anyway because we needed them to. And we’re going to make sure that every government in the State of New York provides death benefits to those public heroes who died from COVID-19 during this emergency.”

Finally, the Governor confirmed 1,249 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 362,764 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 362,764 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

CountyTotal PositiveNew Positive
Albany1,7919
Allegany440
Broome51918
Cattaraugus813
Cayuga770
Chautauqua750
Chemung1360
Chenango1191
Clinton950
Columbia3727
Cortland390
Delaware770
Dutchess3,82518
Erie5,70074
Essex360
Franklin200
Fulton1962
Genesee1921
Greene2255
Hamilton50
Herkimer1032
Jefferson720
Lewis190
Livingston1151
Madison3032
Monroe2,73336
Montgomery790
Nassau39,90770
Niagara95514
NYC198,731608
Oneida90527
Onondaga1,98128
Ontario1851
Orange10,24419
Orleans2053
Oswego1044
Otsego690
Putnam1,2146
Rensselaer4652
Rockland12,99633
Saratoga4615
Schenectady664
Posted on May 26, 2020 by owllightnews.com. This entry was posted in Covid-19, Death, Press Release and tagged #Covid19, #Death. Bookmark the permalink.
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