North Country Ready to Begin Reopening May 15th

From North Country Public Radio's Julia Ritchey and David Sommerstein

Speaking at Jefferson Community College in Watertown, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the North Country region has fulfilled the seven criteria set forth by the state to launch the first phase of unpausing the economy on May 15th.

The North Country had fallen short in its testing capacity. Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa says the North Country reached the testing capacity benchmark yesterday. "We are confident they have the testing capacity they need to reopen," she says.

Full story from North Country Public Radio: https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/41407/20200513/breaking-north-country-ready-to-begin-reopening-may-15th