Westchester Receives Personal Protection Equipment Donation

WHITE PLAINS, NY — Standing inside the Department of Emergency Services Warehouse Building, Westchester County Executive George Latimer, along with representatives from Westchester Medical Center and White Plains Hospital, received a donation of PPE for Westchester County’s frontline workers from the American Chinese United Care Alliance. The donation of protective gowns, masks and gloves, along with a monetary donation for Westchester Medical Center and White Plains Hospital, was a major boost in the county’s fight against the new coronavirus.

Latimer said the donation of PPE will go a long way toward protecting our health care workers and preventing the spread of the virus.

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“The safety of Westchester County’s front line workers – our doctors, nurses and first responders – is absolutely critical in our fight against COVID-19," he said.

Victoria Alberto, a board member of the alliance, said her organization is made up of citizens who believe that they can make a difference for their fellow citizens and the special country they all call home.

"This disease has devastated our entire world and forever changed how we interact and do business. This virus has caused tremendous suffering,"she said. "It does not respect political borders, age or health. Our members understand that only by working together, pooling our resources and knowledge can we hope stop and cure this terrible disease. ACUC is committed to our Westchester partners today and in the future as you work to respond and recover from this pandemic.”

The list of donations for Westchester County are as follows:

• Westchester County Government: 15,200 disposable masks
• Westchester Medical Center: $6,300 cash, 100 plastic protective gowns, 400 KN95 masks, 400 gloves, 150 surgical masks, 30 N95 masks
• White Plains Hospital: $13,000 cash, 600 KN95 masks, 1,200 Surgical masks
• Town of Greenburgh: 2,000 surgical masks

The donations will be distributed from the Westchester County DES Warehouse. This has been Westchester County’s largest emergency response operation to date, officials said.

Latimer said, as of Friday, April 24, there are 26,633 confirmed positive cases of the coronavirus, which is an increase of about 700 from Thursday. The number of active cases is 8,556, down about 400 from Thursday.

"There's been a steady drop in the number of active cases," he said. "That is a bit of good news."

Another 20 Westchester residents died because of the coronavirus bringing Friday's total to 891.

The number of hospitalized residents and a community-by-community breakdown of coronavirus cases was not released by the county Friday.

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