He cited successful targeted microcluster approaches in Broome County, Rockland County and Brooklyn. "The microcluster approach works. The microcluster approach is inarguable," he said.

NEW YORK — Add another word to the pandemic dictionary: microcluster. It’s a new term New York state is using to describe hotspots, particularly those that bring caseloads that might not regi… ...

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York said some movie theaters outside of New York City would be allowed to reopen with limited capacity starting Oct. 23, and announced a new “microcluster approach ...

A microcluster is a geographic zone with a "concerning increase" of COVID-19 spread, according to state officials, and those hot spots are coded by color to signal the degree of spread.

If you’re wondering what Gov. Cuomo’s new Covid-19 microcluster strategy means for schools in Western New York, you might find some answers in a couple of districts about 200 miles away.

He says a vaccine will not be ready for the general public for months still. For now, he’s going to stick with the microcluster plan for New York, but with some adjustments.

ALBANY — Albany County officials believe it’s likely that due to rising coronavirus cases parts of the county will soon be designated a microcluster zone and face additional restrictions by ...

Parts of Onondaga County are now included in the state's orange COVID-19 microcluster zone. Click here for a map you can zoom into to see where the zone's are. In an orange zone, houses of worship ...

A microcluster strategy, which increases restrictions in areas of high COVID-19 infection, is likely needed to curb the spread in these areas, said Gov. Andrew Cuomo Friday.

Locally, Monroe County is now averaging 315 new cases per day over the past week, and has a seven-day rolling average positivity rate of 4.7%, the lowest since November 27 (4.5%).