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There are growing concerns and many unanswered questions about the pediatric inflammatory disease associated with COVID-19.

Broome County's Executive Jason Garnar said if the region continues to fulfill the reopening criteria set by the state, it could see Phase 2 on May 29th.

The normal start date for fall classes would have been August 24.

"It takes that one person walking through the door. That one person being curbside that happens to cough on me, then who knows."

“You open a business tomorrow with 50 employees. You don’t do it right, one person was infected. You can infect 30 of the 50 in one afternoon."

He said New York’s North Country and the Central New York regions have met the state’s criteria.

The Southern Tier region includes Broome, Delaware, Chemung, Tioga, Tompkins, Chenango, Schuyler and Steuben counties.