NEW YORK, NY — The number of new coronavirus cases in New York increased by 16 overnight, climbing to 105 across the state as Gov. Andrew Cuomo asked citizens to do what they can to reduce "density" — including avoiding packed trains.

The geographic breakdown was as follows: Westchester: 82

New York City: 12

Nassau: 5

Rockland: 2

Saratoga: 2

Suffolk: 1

Ulster: 1 Follow all the coronavirus updates in New York. Sign up for Patch news alerts and newsletters.

Cuomo called the Westchester cases a "warning flag," noting that nearly all are connected. The state is trying to contain the spread of the virus by finding more positive tests and isolating those people to avoid "massively disruptive" mass quarantines, he said. "We don't want massive close-downs," he said.

Cuomo asked companies to tell workers about liberal sick-leave policies and urged them to allow people to work from home if they feel ill. He reminded residents about the importance of washing their hands to curb the spread and to avoid shaking hands. Furthermore, he asked public transit-riders to avoid tightly packed cars, and even consider letting a train go by if they see it's filled. "We're trying to reduce density," he said.

A day earlier, Cuomo said there were inevitably going to be more cases because they're testing more people.

"That's a good thing because then we can deal with the situation based on more facts," he said. "We know about 80 percent of those infected will self-resolve. The best way to calm anxieties is to demonstrate absolute government competence, and that's exactly what we're doing."