By Meg Wagner, Mike Hayes and Fernando Alfonso III, CNN
From CNN's Shawn Nottingham
Vermont hasn’t reported a new case of coronavirus since Monday, according to the data from the state's health department.
Vermont reported 862 cases of coronavirus on April 27 and the number of cases hasn’t risen since.
This marks the first time the state has reported zero new cases since the state health department reported its first cases in March.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state will begin antibody testing on an initial 1,000 transit workers today in an effort to further understand the spread of coronavirus among frontline workers.
Preliminary findings of an antibody study show 17.1% of those tested within the FDNY tested positive for having antibodies, and 10.5% of those tested within the NYPD tested positive for having antibodies, the governor said Wednesday.
The FDNY may be higher because it includes EMT front line workers who are assisting people “in the closest contact in many ways,” he said.
The downstate average of the general population is around 18%.
The state will conduct further analysis – including by race and gender – in the future, Cuomo added.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled a "self portrait of America" — a wall covered in masks Americans across the US donated to New York to help fight coronavirus.
The homemade masks were unsolicited and many came with "beautiful" notes, Cuomo said.
"And this is just people's way of saying 'we care' and 'we want to help,'" Cuomo said.
He added:
"A little bit more of this and a little bit less of the partisanship and the ugliness and this country would be a better place."
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From CNN's Adrienne Vogt
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined some specifics that the state needs to have in place before it starts to reopen.
At least 30% of hospital beds and 30% of ICU beds must be available after elective surgeries resume, Cuomo said.
“We can’t go back to where we were, where we overwhelmed the hospital systems,” he said.
Additionally, the diagnostic testing rates and hospitalization numbers will be monitored for any sharp increases. “You see that number start going up — worry,” he said.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he'll sign an executive order today allowing some counties in the state to resume elective surgeries.
Those counties are mostly in upstate New York. Areas that have been hard-hit by the coronavirus will not be allowed to begin elective procedures "until we know we're out of the woods" on coronavirus, Cuomo said.
Here's a look at the New York counties that will be allowed to resume elective surgeries:
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At least 330 people died across New York state on Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced at a news conference, calling the rate "terrible news."
That's down just slightly from the 335 people who died on Monday and the 337 who died on Sunday.
"You see the decline has been slow at best, and still disgustingly high," he said.
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From CNN's Stella Chan
At least 40% of inmates at a federal prison in southern California have tested positive for coronavirus, according to the Bureau of Prisons website.
Federal Corrections Institution Terminal Island in San Pedro, a low-security institution housing male offenders, reported at least 443 coronavirus positive inmates among its 1,055 inmate population. At least 10 employees have also tested positive. Two inmates died in April: Bradley James Ghilarducci, 73, and Michael Fleming, 59.
All visiting at FCI Terminal Island is suspended indefinitely. Inmate phone and email stations are off-limits until at least May 18 “to prevent transmission of the virus by touching keyboards and phone handset,” according to the BOP website. They encourage loved ones to correspond via the USPS.
The BOP lists FCI Terminal Island at the top of its list. Second is the Fort Worth Federal Medical Center in Texas, which is reporting 241 cases among its 1,521 prisoners, just under 16%.
From CNN's Adrienne Vogt
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis criticized Vice President Mike Pence for not wearing a mask during a visit to the Mayo Clinic yesterday.
“As elected officials, I think we have [an] additional responsibility, with the soap box we have, to practice what we preach,” Polis told CNN’s Jim Sciutto. “We're trying to be — and I’m trying to be — an ambassador for wearing masks.”
Polis said he wears a mask when going to his press conferences and while walking outside with his family and dog.
“Elected officials should be role models and should demonstrate the importance of wearing masks, which could absolutely help save lives and help us return to economic normalcy sooner rather than later,” Polis said.
Polis told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday that he is worried about the potential for a second spike in coronavirus cases as the state begins loosening restrictions this week. But Polis says “it is time to enter a more sustainable phase.”
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has responded to criticism over comments he made on Tuesday night about a large funeral in Brooklyn.
“I spoke last night out of passion, I could not believe my eyes ... it was deeply, deeply distressing. Again, this is a community I love, this is a community I have spent a lot of time working with closely, and if you saw anger and frustration, you're right. I spoke out of real distress — people's lives were in danger before my eyes, and I was not going to tolerate it."
The mayor added, "I regret if the way I said it in any way gave people a feeling of being treated the wrong way, that was not my intention. It was said with love, but it was tough love — it was anger and frustration."
What happened: Twelve criminal court summonses were issued after an estimated 2,500 Orthodox Jewish community members attended the funeral of a prominent rabbi in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Tuesday, a senior law enforcement official told CNN.
Seven of the summonses were issued for violation of de Blasio’s executive order concerning social distancing and five were issued for disorderly conduct, specifically the failure to disperse.
After conferring with community leaders Tuesday afternoon, the NYPD understood that approximately 5,000 people may arrive at the rabbi’s synagogue in an attempt to view his body, the source says.
On Tuesday night, de Blasio tweeted, "My message to the Jewish community, and all communities, is this simple: the time for warnings has passed. I have instructed the NYPD to proceed immediately to summons or even arrest those who gather in large groups. This is about stopping this disease and saving lives. Period."