Governor Cuomo yesterday announced new guidance for College campuses in New York State regarding covid-19 outbreaks.
In a statement released last evening cuomo said: "As college students return to campus, schools must be prepared for all possibilities. We've seen troubling reports of students congregating on college campuses and unfortunately, we anticipate clusters at campuses here in New York, too. Today, we issued guidance that establishes a threshold: If a college experiences 100 COVID cases or an outbreak equal to 5% of its student body (whichever is less) — that college MUST go to remote learning for two weeks. If after two weeks, the local health department finds the college has demonstrated that it cannot contain the number of cases, then further remote learning could be required, along with other mitigation measures. Expanded guidance for colleges is available here."