[The numbers in this story have been updated from our print edition.]

The number of positive COVID-19 cases in Schoharie County has jumped to 36, according to the local Health Department.
That’s up from 26 positive cases this time last week and 32 on Monday.
State Health Department figures showing 35 confirmed cases here over the weekend incorrectly included three cases from neighboring counties, but that’s almost a moot point now in light of the 36 figure, which doesn’t include a SUNY Cobleskill employee who lives elsewhere.
The distribution of positive cases remains unchanged: COVID-19 has been confirmed in Central Bridge, Cobleskill, Esperance, Middleburgh, Richmondville, Schoharie, and Sloansville.
Of the 36 who’ve tested positive, five are still in isolation and 30 have recovered and are off of isolation.
Six people have required hospitalization—up from four Monday--and there has been one death, according to the County Health Department, which has notified everyone who has been in contact with a positive case.
The Health Department is currently following 29 people who’ve been placed in isolation or quarantine; 151 people have completed their quarantine and have been allowed to resume their lives.
Communities where people have been quarantined or in isolation are: Broome, Central Bridge, Cobleskill, Esperance, Fultonham, Gallupville, Gilboa, Howes Cave, Jefferson, Middleburgh, North Blenheim, Richmondville, Schoharie, Sharon Springs, Sloansville, Summit, Warnerville, West Fulton and Wright.
That distribution is also unchanged.
The up-tick in positive cases comes as Governor Cuomo fueled hopes of some sort of regional reopening by as soon as May 15 at his press conference Sunday.
“We’ve said in this state, it’s a very diverse state,” he said. “Upstate regions are like states in the Midwest, even out West. And we have different hospitalization rates.
“We look at the rates across the state as well as across the regions. We’re going to reopen in phases…[based on} a regional analysis on what we call our economic regions…”
The reopening would be phased, he said, with two-week pauses in between each step to make sure hospitalization and infection rates aren’t increasing.
Based on Center for Disease Control recommendations, Governor Cuomo said, once a region experiences a 14-day decline in the hospitalization rate, they could begin a phased reopening.
Phase one will include opening low-risk construction and manufacturing.
Phase two will open “certain industries based on priority and risk level” with “more essential” businesses with “inherent low risks of infection” reopening first.
These businesses would be required to develop measures to protect both employees and customers; the state is consulting with local leaders in each region and industry to develop these plans, Governor Cuomo said.
As the infection rate declines, Governor Cuomo said, the pace of reopening businesses will be increased.
Businesses or attractions drawing a large number of visitors from outside the local area wouldn’t yet be allowed to reopen.
“This plan will be implemented with multi-state coordination,” Governor Cuomo said of the overall effort, “especially in downstate New York.
“The plan will also coordinate the opening of transportation systems, parks, schools, beaches and businesses with special attention to summer activities for downstate, public housing, and low-income communities, food banks, and child care.”
Statewide Sunday, the Governor confirmed 5,092 additional cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 288,045 statewide.