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COVID-19 Digest: June 16

COVID-19 Digest: June 16

June 16, 2020 • Estimated Reading Time: 9 minutes

COVID-19 Digest

Tuesday, June 16, 2020As NYC begins reopening, the digest will focus on the resources that help you make decisions about your businesses and your lives as New Yorkers.

Below and in our resource guide, you’ll find the latest information on government resources for businesses, city and state reopening measures, and return-to-office preparedness plans. If this can be useful to your colleagues and network, encourage them to sign up here.

The Latest in New York

The latest: PPP still has $100 billion in reserve; US Open to return with empty stands; JPMorgan phasing in NYC staff; check out our audience survey in place of today’s poll. Confirmed Cases:

New York State: 384,575 (+631)
New York City: 210,591 (+332)
Statewide Fatalities: 24,608 (+25)
Daily Infection Rate: 1.2 percent (-0.1 percent)

General Updates

A randomized sample of 12,000 statewide antibody tests over the past six weeks show a one percent increase — from 12.3 percent to 13.4 percent — in positive test results. NYC’s antibody positive rate is now 21.6 percent, an increase of 1.6 percent since the last testing sample. (NBC New York)
Despite some predictions that the additional infusion of funds in April would be insufficient, there is still more than $100 billion available through the federal Paycheck Protection Program. (Axios)
As new cases and hospitalizations continue trending downward, NYC’s public hospital system is turning its focus to the fall season and a potential COVID second wave that could coincide with flu season. (Crain’s NY)
And that move could prove prescient: according to a new Axios-Ipsos poll, eight in ten Americans are worried about a second wave of the coronavirus, with a large majority saying they'll resume social distancing, dial back shopping habits, and keep their kids out of school if it happens. (Axios)
Last call: today is the deadline to request an absentee ballot for the June 23 primaries. Do it here.

One thing if you’re free tonight: Confused about NYC’s reopening rules? City officials are hosting a reverse town hall beginning at 5:30pm to hear from small businesses about their experiences and solicit feedback. Learn more here.One scary TMI read: Flushing the Toilet May Fling Coronavirus Aerosols All Over (New York Times)

Survey

The latest results: Do you think recent crowding violations at bars and restaurants will force NYC to delay moving into Phase II?

64.3%: Yes
35.7%: No

Today’s poll

: An astonishingly consistent number of you have answered more than 40 poll questions (you can read all the answers

here

) since we began this digest, and we want to get a better sense of who you are. The survey is entirely anonymous and no responses will be attached to personal information. Please

complete our quick survey here

Find the poll results from all previous editions of this newsletter here. If you have a question you’d like to ask the broader community in this newsletter, send us your ideas and we’ll try to include them!

What You Need to Know

What to Know: Reopening:

The Capital Region will enter Phase III tomorrow, giving the greenlight for limited indoor restaurant seating and personal care services to reopen. (NBC New York) At that point, all regions north of the Hudson Valley will have begun Phase III.
Hospitals statewide are now allowed to accept visitors at their discretion. They must follow state guidelines, including time limited visits and requiring visitors to wear PPE and be subject to symptom and temperature checks. Group homes are also allowed to accept visitors under the same rules. (New York Daily News) Visitors to nursing homes, however, are still prohibited.
The US Open will be held in Queens from August 31 to September 13. The tournament will proceed without fans in the stadium, and players and staff will be regularly tested and required to stay in dedicated housing and transportation. (ESPN)