NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Westchester County lost 26 residents to COVID-19 over the weekend, bringing its death toll to 1,295, state health department data shows.
As of Friday, 1,269 residents had succumbed to the virus; on Monday, that number stood at 1,295, according to the data. The department on Monday also reported 99 new COVID-19 cases in Westchester, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 32,323.
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At his daily briefing Monday afternoon, Westchester County Executive Latimer said Playland Beach and Croton Point Park Beach would both be open over Memorial Day weekend, including Friday and Monday.
“Whether we keep (them) open beyond Memorial Day weekend will depend on how well we manage the demand this week,” he said.
Playland Amusement Park, on the other hand, will not reopen until at least July 20, Latimer said.
“We’re not going to be able to open Playland Amusement Park, because it’s just very, very difficult to imagine how we would enforce social distancing, how we would sanitize every ride between every usage,” he explained.
Westchester County is currently tracking fewer than 2,500 active COVID-19 cases, he said.