NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday reported 105 new COVID-19 fatalities — and said the state would allow Memorial Day ceremonies with 10 or fewer people.
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Local governments will be able to decide what kind of ceremonies will take place, Cuomo said during his daily briefing. Televised "vehicle parades" could be an option, he noted.
"Memorial Day is an important American tradition and we want to safely honor our veterans," he said. "Vehicle parades, I think, are appropriate — should be encouraged."
The 105 deaths Cuomo reported Tuesday marked the lowest daily death toll in "several weeks," he said.
Hospitalizations declined again between Monday and Tuesday, with 335 New Yorkers hospitalized in the past 24 hours, he noted. New York will be launching a two-week "pilot program" to reopen 16 hospitals in the state to some visitors, he added.
As of Tuesday, New York state had identified 137 cases of children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C), Cuomo spokeswoman Melissa deRosa said.
Cuomo on Tuesday also announced that the Capital Region, which includes Albany, would start to reopen on Wednesday. Six other regions — Western New York, Central New York, North Country, Finger Lakes, Southern Tier and Mohawk Valley — were previously given the go-ahead to start reopening.
Nassau County, meanwhile, will resume elective surgeries, the governor said. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran on Monday said she'd written to Cuomo asking that hospitals in the country be allowed to resume elective surgeries.
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