NEW: New York Gov. Cuomo announced Tuesday that he is implementing a 'containment area' around a 1-mile radius in the city of New Rochelle, near New York City, where there is a growing cluster of coronavirus cases.
The state plans to deploy the National Guard to the area to assist with deep-cleaning of schools and delivering food to residents who are under quarantine at home, Cuomo added.The New Rochelle, N.Y. containment Zone.New Rochelle, which is just north of New York City, became a coronavirus hot spot after a resident was diagnosed with the virus last week.
Cuomo called New Rochelle"the most significant cluster in the country" of the coronavirus, which has sickened more than 700 people nationwide and killed 28. Washington state has the highest number of deaths at 23.In New York state, 173 cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed. Westchester County, where New Rochelle is, had 108 coronavirus cases as of Tuesday afternoon.
Cuomo said the containment zone was an emergency measure recommended by state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker. The containment is not a lockdown; those who are not quarantined can leave their homes.
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