NEW YORK - Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday confirmed there are currently 142 positive cases of coronavirus in New York, 19 of which are located in the city.
Governor Cuomo says six percent of the confirmed cases have led to hospitalization statewide.
Governor Cuomo began the update from Albany by unveiling "New York State Clean," a state-produced hand sanitizer crafted to help battle price-gauging.
It will be provided free of charge to schools, the MTA, prisons and other government agencies. The sanitizer will also be made available for purchase, with costs as low as 84 cents for the smallest bottle.
Cuomo also noted that when looking at a map of the country, New Rochelle sticks out as a coronavirus hot spot.
The state will be looking to CDC for additional guidance.
In terms of school closings in the area, "we could be talking weeks," he said.
Should a student test positive in any school across the state, the school will be closed for an initial 24-hour period to assess all the facts, Cuomo said.
The governor also announced the executive director of the Port Authority, Rick Cotton, has tested positive for coronavirus.
He is working from home and staff members are following protocol and tests will be administered.
Mayor Bill de Blasio says the situation is ever-changing and is urging anyone who feels sick to stay home.
"I think there's some misunderstanding out there about the disease and I really want to clear that up: You cannot get it from just being in a room where someone was; you can't get it because you're in a subway car and someone else was on that same subway car," de Blasio said. "It has to bed direct, immediate contact, and it has to be a transfer of fluids like a sneeze, a cough, spitting, that gets into your eyes, nose or mouth directly."
The mayor explained that riding the subway may make it harder to avoid contact with others, and suggested waiting for less crowded trains or staggering work hours for those that can be more flexible.
The mayor also said that those who can telecommute should do so.
The mayor reiterated those at-risk for more severe coronavirus complications include people over 50 and those suffering from heart disease, lung disease, diabetes, cancer and a compromised immune system.
Columbia University and Barnard College are suspending classes on Monday and Tuesday.
Columbia's president says the decision came after one member of the university was quarantined as a result of exposure to the coronavirus.
He didn't specify if it is a student or staff member, but says that person has not been diagnosed with the virus.
Classes will resume remotely through the rest of the week before spring break.
The university as a whole is not shutting down and non-classroom activities will continue.
The city is also monitoring 11 residents at a nursing home in the Brooklyn.
They may have been exposed to the coronavirus by a healthcare worker.
The physician's assistant at the King David Center in Bensonhurst was not showing symptoms when he saw residents late last month, but later tested positive for coronavirus.
Going forward, all visitors are being screened by CDC and Health Department staff.
The 11 residents possibly exposed to the virus are in isolation for 14 days.
None are showing symptoms.
A spokeperson for the King David Center says the CDC is satisfied with its protocols and procedures, and has advised that coronavirus testing is not needed at this time.
The city fire department is pulling its firefighters from answering medical calls describing symptoms associated with coronavirus.
The order issued Friday says 911 calls for asthma attacks, fever, coughs and difficulty breathing will be answered by EMS workers.
Firefighters who would typically accompany an ambulance are being told to stand down.
The FDNY says it's prioritizing resources as confirmed cases of coronavirus rise.
The department says all firefighters have been trained to wear protective equipment if they encounter potential coronavirus cases while responding to calls.
Meanwhile, Northwell Health Labs on Long Island has received federal authorization to begin manual testing for coronavirus.
The lab says it can manually process 90 potential coronavirus samples within its first day of testing.
It's now seeking federal approval to perform semi-automated testing.
The lab says semi-automated testing would allow it to process hundreds of tests each day.
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