Southern California theme parks announced temporary closures Thursday after California Gov. Gavin Newsom advised residents of the Golden State to cancel or postpone events involving more than 250 people.
"I've said the same thing to you every day for the past three weeks, I think. You are going to see these numbers are going to go up," Cuomo said during a press conference Thursday.
Large venues such as Barclays Center and Madison Square Garden will likely be closed for months as officials try to contain the fast-spreading coronavirus.
There are currently at least 328 people confirmed cases in New York, Cuomo said, adding that if the state's actual cases were "10 times that, I would not be surprised."
The world's leading forces in live entertainment have recommended that large scale events taking place through the end of March be postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is holding a press conference to update the public on the coronavirus outbreak, which has infected 328 people across the state as of Thursday afternoon.
Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson warned customers that some cafes may offer limited seating or only receive orders via mobile or drive-thru due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The first-known employee of a Detroit automaker to be diagnosed with the coronavirus in the U.S. is a worker at a Fiat Chrysler plant in Indiana, company and union officials confirmed Thursday.
"We have to get this testing back. I hate to keep banging on that, but that is such an important piece because we've got know what we're dealing with," Atlantic Health CEO Brian Gragnolati told CNBC.