The state Health Department is investigating a \u201cpotential\u201d coronavirus exposure associated with a Catholic Church in Upstate New York.
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\nThe state Health Department is investigating a \u201cpotential\u201d coronavirus exposure associated with a Catholic Church in Upstate New York.
Catholics who attended mass at St. Mary\u2019s Catholic Church in Ticonderoga in upstate\u2019s Essex County on Sunday, June 21 at 9 A. M might have been exposed, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday.
\u201cAn initial investigation found that an individual who was present at the service tested positive for COVID-19 following exposure to an individual who contracted the virus in Florida,\u201d the third-term Democrat said in a statement.
\u201cThe individual from Essex County is adhering to appropriate self-isolation measures, and there have been no additional known exposures related to this religious service.\u201d
The DOH set aside testing Tuesday afternoon for the people who were in attendance at the Ticonderoga Elementary\/Middle School.
\u201cState DOH and the Essex County Health Department are working with officials from St. Mary\u2019s to identify all individuals who attended the service and any subsequent gatherings where they may have been exposed,\u201d Cuomo added.
The state did not provide details regarding how many individuals were potentially exposed but according to the Empire State\u2019s reopening guidance, religious gatherings are limited to 33 percent regular capacity once a region has entered Phase 3 and beyond.
The North Country is currently in Phase 4 of New York\u2019s economic reopening, and would have been in Phase 3 at the time of exposure.
The state\u2019s contact tracing program will also be reaching out to those exposed.<\/p>\n