Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday announced a slew of new restrictions aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19 in New York state.

During a call with reporters, Cuomo said the state will begin limiting indoor gatherings at private residences to 10 people after allegedly tracing increases in cases back to small indoor gatherings, including Halloween parties. Cuomo said his limits on gatherings in private residences is based on actions taken by surrounding states.

“Halloween parties, football parties, let’s get together and have a party, this is one of the three great spreaders as they’ve been defined by our contact tracing,” Cuomo said. “The states around us have done this. We’re going to do it also.”

In addition, any establishment with a state liquor license, including bars and restaurants, will be required to close at 10 p.m. Restaurants will be allowed to have curbside take-out food after 10 p.m., but no indoor dining. Gyms statewide also will be required to close at 10 p.m. All the new restrictions take effect Friday. The State Liquor Authority will issue further guidance for licensees as to what sales are continued to be permitted.

Bars and restaurants are one of the main spreaders of COVID-19, Cuomo said, because the setting makes it difficult to police social distancing and mask wearing. Gyms, Cuomo said, are an identified COVID spreading element.

“If you look at where the cases are coming from, if you do the contact tracing, you’ll see they’re coming from three main areas: establishments where alcohol is served, gyms, and indoor gatherings at private homes,” Governor Cuomo said. “The reason we have been successful in reducing the spread in New York is we have been a step ahead of COVID. You know where it’s going; stop it before it gets there. And you know where it’s going by following the science. This is the calibration that we’ve talked about: increase economic activity, watch the positivity rate — if the positivity rate starts to go up, back off on the economic activity. It was never binary — economic activity or public health — it was always both,” Cuomo said.

Cuomo spoke as rates of coronavirus infection continued to rise in New York and elsewhere. He said 1,628 people were hospitalized across the state for COVID-19 on Tuesday and 21 people died. Cuomo said the positive testing rate in all focus areas under the state’s micro-cluster strategy is 4.96% and outside the focus zone areas is 2.58%.

The governor also again reiterated his call for local governments to enforce his orders.

“The rules are only as good as the enforcement. Local governments are in charge of enforcement. There are only two fundamental truths in this situation: it’s individual discipline and it’s government enforcement. Period. End of sentence. I need the local governments to enforce this,” Cuomo said.

Locally, Chautauqua County has the lowest seven-day COVID-19 positivity percentage in Western New York at 1.8%, though the county saw 3.1% of those who took a COVID-19 test on Nov. 9 test positive, according to the forward.ny.gov website. Percent positive rates across Western New York on Monday were 4.9% in Allegany County, 1.8% in Cattaraugus County, 3.1% in Chautauqua County, 6.4% in Erie County and 4.9% in Niagara County. Seven-day averages across the region are 4.9% for Allegany County, 1.9% for Cattaraugus County, 1.8% in Chautauqua County, 4.8% in Erie County and 3.8% in Niagara County.

The Cattaraugus County Health Department has reported two additional deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday evening.

According to a news release, the 20th death was an 82-year-old male who developed respiratory failure and was unable to overcome his illness despite aggressive medical treatment. The 21st death was a 95-year-old female who developed respiratory failure and was unable to overcome her illness despite aggressive medical treatment.

“We extend our deepest condolences to their family and the entire Cattaraugus County community,” the department noted.

Overall, there have been 50 cases in two days. The department said due to Veterans Day, a complete update will be given on Thursday.