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CATSKILL — The Greene County Public Health Department included a breakdown of COVID-19 cases in adultcare facilities for the first time Monday, following requests from the community and lawmakers for the information. The Pines at Catskill Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation was the first adult-care facility in the county to have a confirmed case on April 10. Data from Public Health show that more than half of the county’s active cases are in adultcare facilities. Of the county’s 94 active cases, 64 are in adult-care facilities. Primarily, these cases are from The Pines, Legislator

Matthew Luvera, R-Catskill, said. Greene Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center had two cases as of April 24. The Pines has 136 beds, according to the state Department of Health. In addition to The Pines, Greene County Public Health has tested staff and patients at Home Sweet Home, The Eliot at Catskill and the Greene County Dialysis Center. There have been two COVID-19 deaths and one presumed COVID death at The Pines, according to the state Department of Health. Greene County has had 14 COVID-19-related deaths in all, mainly elderly individuals or persons

CAPITAL DISTRICT A STEP AWAY FROM REOPENING By Kate Lisa

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo discussing which regions of New York have met the state’s seven criteria to start gradually reopening the economy Friday when his NY On Pause mandate expires.

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JOHNSON CITY — The Capital District is one step closer to reopening and nursing home staff who do not comply with state mandated diagnostic COVID-19 tests may lose their job, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday, after requesting $60 billion in federal funding to help New York. The Capital District region must satisfy one more of the state’s seven requirements to start reopening the economy with construction and manufacturing businesses at the end of the week. The Capital Region satisfied five of seven requirements Monday, and overnight, met a three-day average of a 14-day decline in net COVID-19 hospitalizations or under 15 new virus patients. To start reopening, the region must have a 14-day decline in hospital deaths, or fewer than five deaths in that period. “We’re reopening, yes, but you have to be smart,” Cuomo said Tuesday afternoon during a pandemic briefing at SUNY Binghamton School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical See REOPENING A8

Spring’s first thriller: How will drive-ins reopen? By Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media

With Gov. Andrew Cuomo giving the green light to drivein theaters to reopen May 15, the industry is looking at new ways to operate in the age of COVID-19. Dwight Grimm, owner of Greenville Drive-In Outdoor Cinema, does not have a set opening date but is using the time to prepare his theater for the transition ahead, he said. “We’re shifting from general admission to assigned parking,” Grimm said, adding that the capacity would be reduced by 50%. “We’re working on virtual concession ordering where you

order food from a car on a mobile device and we run it out to the car.” The drive-in’s biergarten will be closed for the foreseeable future, Grimm said. “We will encourage people to be in their cars,” he said. Grimm believes taking the time to make these adjustments is important, he said. “I’d rather do it right and be open for the season than rush it and be closed again,” he said. Roger Babcock, owner of the Hi-Way Drive-in in Coxsackie, is taking a similar approach. “I know a couple that are going to try to open this Friday,” Babcock said. “We opted not

to, to make sure our safety measures are in place.” The Hi-Way Drive-in will also be reducing its capacity by 50%, although this is not a state requirement, Babcock said. “We will have six-foot spacing through all the lines,” he said. “In the parking lot, there won’t be two cars in between speakers posts, it will be one car, at least 18 feet apart. The rows are 36 feet apart.” Drive-in staff will be equipped with masks and gloves, Babcock said. Like Grimm, Babcock considered converting to an online See THRILLER A8

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The roadside sign of the Hi-Way Drive-In in Coxsackie carries a prophetic message. Drive-in theaters in New York state have been cleared to reopen as early as Friday.

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