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UPDATED JAN 26 - Tuxedo Park Receives Free Home Test Kits and Masks from Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus

Posted on: January 21, 2022 - 8:11pm
Tuxedo Park Receives Free Home Test Kits and Masks from Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus

UPDATED JAN 26, 2022 -
Covid-19 Home Test Kits & Masks are also available from the Village office.

UPDATED JAN 25, 2022 - 
I am pleased to share that we picked up an additional 460 Home Test Kits this morning. Therefore, residents may claim an additional test kit (2 tests) per home.

Posted January 21, 2022
Thank Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus and his emergency management team Deputy Commissioner Alan Mack and Shannon Fisher, for their effort. Obtaining tests and PPE for our municipalities is challenging.

Recently we received a small allocation of home test kits for village resident first responders, DPW, and administrative personnel. Today we received an additional distribution of tests available to residents of Tuxedo Park, including N-95 masks.

In inventory, we have test kits: 464 boxes (2 tests per box) for 928 individual tests total: and 4 cases of N-95 masks. Tuxedo Park has approximately 330 homes and 1 with 13 rental units – totaling 343. Therefore each household and the 13 rental units can receive 1 test kit (2 tests per box) and 2 N-95 masks (while they last). We plan to balance 121 boxes (2 tests per box) for emergency distribution as needed. Our goal is to maintain a reserve.

Remember, in addition, every home in the U.S. is eligible to order 4 free at-home COVID-⁠19 tests. The tests are completely free. Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days. Visit https://www.covidtests.gov/.

The distribution of Tuxedo Park inventory will begin tomorrow at 10:00 am, then 24/7. Pick up is located at the Police booth transaction window entering the Park. If you cannot pick up a test, please ask a family member or friend to get it. Otherwise, we will send an officer with a test to your residence.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends taking an at-home test if you begin having COVID-⁠19 cold or flu-like symptoms - fever, sore throat, runny nose, loss of taste or smell, aches, and exhaustion.

See the latest CDC self-testing guidance for more on using at-home tests.

If you have other special health needs related to COVID -19 or not, please do not hesitate to contact Chief Dave Conklin at 845 351 4741 or [email protected]

 

Mayor Mac