New York Governor Kathy Hochul is continuing to review the extension of the state’s mask mandate as the number of new COVID-19 infections continues to slow.
Broome County Executive Jason Garnar predicts it will be a couple of months before Broome is back to new COVID-19 infection rates in the single digits.
Parts of New York state report infection rates over one percent with Western New York the highest at 3.4%, the Southern Tier region is currently at 0.7%.