April 20, 2020
Watch today’s video from County Executive Molinaro as he shows you how to make a cloth mask (without having to sew) in just a few seconds! Effective tonight, New York State has ordered everyone (not just essential workers) to wear face coverings in public whenever social distancing is difficult.
As of April 17, 2020, in Dutchess County there have been:
-2,044 confirmed cases of COVID-19
-9,933 tests administered
-214 recoveries
Beacon has really pulled together. Thank you for all those involved in so many volunteer efforts to help others. Thank you all for doing your part. Keep it up.
April 17, 2020
Our offices remain open 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday – Friday. We are able to accept visitors only under strict limitations. Call or email before visiting – many issues can be resolved without having to leave the safety of your home: 845-486-2555, ofa@dutchessny.gov.
Continuously-updated information relevant to Dutchess County regarding coronavirus/COVID-19 is available at www.dutchessny.gov/coronavirus.
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Dutchess County continues to provide residents the most current information and guidance on this page as well as its Coronavirus hotline 845-486-3555, and its Facebook and Twitter accounts. Please check back frequently.
Dutchess County Coronavirus Information Hotline: 845-486-3555
New York State Department of Health Coronavirus Hotline
1-888-364-3065
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Frequently Asked Questions and Answers (CDC.gov)Toggle navigation
A. K. Vaidian, MD, MPH
Commissioner
Additional daily updates are available on the New York State Coronavirus website. You can also visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for updates and guidance.
The Department of Behavioral & Community Health continues to monitor individuals who have a confirmed case of COVID-19. We are grateful for these individuals’ cooperation in our mitigation efforts.
COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline (.pdf)
Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure:
CDC believes at this time that symptoms may appear in as few as 2 days or as long as 14 days after exposure to the virus.
What should you do if you are experiencing symptoms and have traveled to areas of concern or have been in contact with someone who has traveled to these areas or has a confirmed case of Coronavirus?
Several sites have opened in Dutchess County for those experiencing symptoms of coronavirus/COVID-19 to be screened.
Testing for Coronavirus in Dutchess County
COVID-19 is believed to spread mainly from person to person who are in close contact with one another (less than 6 feet of distance) through respiratory droplets when a person with COVID-19 coughs or sneezes. It may also be possible for COVID-19 to be spread through touching infected objects or surfaces.
Help stop the spread of Coronavirus and protect yourself and others:
More than ever, it’s important to stay home to slow the spread of COVID-19, and if you must go out, practice social distancing. While we stay home, don’t let fear and anxiety about the COVID-19 pandemic become overwhelming. Here are a few ways the CDC recommends managing stress during these challenging times:
Remember: If you need to see your doctor, please call them first. Medicare has expanded their ability to use telehealth services during the COVID-19 emergency for common office visits, mental health counseling, and preventive health screenings.
More than ever, it’s important to stay home to slow the spread of COVID-19, and if you must go out, practice social distancing. While we stay home, don’t let fear and anxiety about the COVID-19 pandemic become overwhelming. Here are a few ways the CDC recommends managing stress during these challenging times:
Remember: If you need to see your doctor, please call them first. Medicare has expanded their ability to use telehealth services during the COVID-19 emergency for common office visits, mental health counseling, and preventive health screenings.
Remember: If you need to see your doctor, please call them first. Medicare has expanded their ability to use telehealth services during the COVID-19 emergency for common office visits, mental health counseling, and preventive health screenings.
Update for Thursday, April 16, 2020:
If you have any questions regarding the information in this notification or any other business related concerns and suggestions, please email Contact@DutchessBNN.com. Please do NOT contact elected officials regarding information in this email as they are currently inundated with handling the government response to this crisis. This network was created to help coordinate responses and share the burden, and we ask that you please contact us with any questions or concerns so our elected officials can focus on their task at hand. Thank you for your continued support through this time.
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This is Mayor Lee Kyriacou with some Beacon updates.
Thank you. Stay well.
Check out today’s video from County Executive Marc Molinaro talking about the critical work being done by our public transit workers. Join us in thanking these #HeroesMovingHeroes, like Shemeka, seen at the end of the video!In Dutchess County as of April 16, 2020 there have been;- 1,975 confirmed cases of COVID-19- 9,584 test administered- 212 recoveriesPOWERED BY
April 16, 2020
Attention Residents of
Beacon Housing Authority
On
Wednesday April 15, 2020 Governor Cuomo issued an Executive Order to take
effect on Friday April 17, 2020 This executive order mandates that all people
MUST wear a mask or face covering in public in situations where social
distancing is not possible.
BHA residents and guests must comply with this executive order and wear masks or face coverings in all common areas of the property like hallways, laundry rooms, and elevators.
KEY POINTS
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday he is ordering all people to wear a face covering while in public as the state works to combat the nation’s worst coronavirus outbreak.
The executive order will take effect after a three-day grace period, Cuomo said at his daily news conference in Albany.
In outlining a gradual reopening of businesses, Cuomo said the state is moving toward a “new normal.”
“Where we’re going, it’s not a reopening in that we’re going to reopen what was. We’re going to a different place,” Cuomo said.
“If you are going to be in a situation, in public, where you come into contact with other people in a situation that is not socially distanced, you must have a mask or a cloth covering nose and mouth.”
More than a third of the nation’s 600,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 are in New York, according to Johns Hopkins University. While the outbreak appears to be leveling off, Cuomo said roughly 2,000 new cases are confirmed in the state every day. He said the economy won’t be able to make a full comeback until there’s a vaccine, which scientists have said will take up to a year and a half.
Rules for wearing of face coverings in New York State stated by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, April 15, 2020.Source: New York State
“It’s over when people know I’m 100% safe and I don’t have to worry about this. When does that happen? When we have a vaccine?” he said. “Until you have a vaccine, until you have the medical treatment, what do you do? How are you building the bridge? Well, it’s going to be a phased reopening.”
Part of that phased reopening is requiring people to wear face masks, he said. Local governments would enforce the order, but fines won’t be issued at this time, he said. It would apply to people on public transit, including subways and buses, as well as in public spaces like grocery stores, he said. It would even apply to people walking on the sidewalk. The covering can be a bandana or scarf as long as it covers their nose and mouth.
“You’re right to go out for a walk in the park, go out for a walk because you need to get out of the house. The dog is getting on your nerves, fine. Don’t infect me. You don’t have a right to infect me,” he said.
While Cuomo said he’s not going to impose fines right now, he didn’t rule out the possibility.
“Now, if they don’t accept that and there’s widespread noncompliance, could we go to civil penalty or could I say you can’t be on the trains or buses unless you wear a mask, you could get there.”
He said he hopes New Yorkers follow the rule “because it makes sense.”
Cuomo’s order came nearly two weeks after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its national coronavirus guidelines to recommend wearing face coverings in public places “where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain … especiallyin areas of significant community-based transmission.”
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The CDC stressed at the time that people should maintain social distancing practices – staying 6 feet away from others in public and staying home whenever possible — even if they wear face coverings.
Health experts say there’s little evidence to show that cloth coverings can protect the wearer from contracting Covid-19 from others. But they may help to prevent people with illnesses from spreading their germs.
Cuomo said that reopening commerce in his state, and the rest of the country, in the absence of a vaccine for the coronavirus would also hinge on testing people for Covid-19 and tracing the contacts of those people who test positive.
“The more testing, the more open the economy,” Cuomo said.
The Democratic governor repeatedly said the federal government needs to help expand the capacity for testing, noting that there are not currently enough tests available to do the level of screening that will be needed.
“We cannot do it without federal support, and I’ve been saying it for days,” Cuomo said. In addition to increasing test capacity, he said the federal government would have to help states fund what would be “an army” of tracers to identify people who have had interactions with infected people.
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