Cuomo: Schools To Participate In COVID-19 Schools Reporting System Starting Tuesday
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New York school districts will be required to provide the state Health Department with daily data on the number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in each school beginning Tuesday.
The information will be publicly available on a new online dashboard developed by the Health Department. Schools will be required to provide a link to the dashboard on their websites. Dr. Howard Zucker, state health commissioner, sent schools a letter Thursday informing them of the reporting requirements and the new dashboard.
“Many of the school districts have testing protocols that will be in place as part of their plans, but as I’ve said from the beginning, those plans are only as good as their implementation,” Cuomo said. “Parents and teachers are understandably concerned about schools reopening. Dr. Zucker and the State Department of Health will set up a dashboard for teachers and parents, so they know exactly what’s happening in their schools. I hope this will give teachers and parents some confidence that the plans are being implemented and if there’s a positive case, they will know and DOH will know and the locals can respond quickly.”