New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Andrew Cuomo44 percent of high earners have considered leaving New York City: poll Media's anti-Trump coronavirus spin has real consequences In defense of Trump's efforts to quell pandemic panic MORE (D) said Sunday there’s no reason to suspend mass transit amid the coronavirus outbreak.

“Look, what we do here is, we calibrate to the facts as we know them at the time. So, as the facts change, you change your strategy,” Cuomo said on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures.”

“But, at this time, there's no reason to close down mass transit,” he added.

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Cuomo added that the vast majority of cases in New York are in the Westchester suburbs, and said New York City has had a “relatively minor number” of cases so far.

Fox News host Maria Bartiromo Maria Sara BartiromoBiden's team says he views election against Trump as 'Park Avenue vs. Scranton' Ex-NFL player running for House as Republican blasts Democrats as 'narcissists and sociopaths' Cruz says he wouldn't accept Supreme Court nomination MORE asked Cuomo about the cases in Westchester, noting that as many as 70 cases have been linked to one man who she said commuted on the Metro North transit system.

“It's an obvious question. If he got it on Metro North, if there's community transmission, how vulnerable is public transit?” she asked.

“Well, you would have known by now, right, because the manifestation period is about a couple -- a couple of weeks. So, if people had gotten it next to him, in that situation, you would see -- be seeing the cases now,” Cuomo responded.

“Westchester is interesting, and we're keeping an eye on it, because it was one individual, who then attended a number of large gatherings. And that's where you're seeing the spread. And that's what we have to keep in mind,” he added.

As the outbreak spreads in New York, the Metropolitan Transit Authority announced Tuesday it would start conducting deep cleans of New York City’s subways and buses every three days to prevent the virus from spreading.

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The additional sanitation measures also encompass 21 Staten Island Railway stations, 124 Long Island Railroad stations and more than 100 Metro North trains citations.

Amtrak announced Friday it would be suspending its Acela nonstop trains between Washington and New York starting March 10 through May 26 amid concerns about the coronavirus.

There are 89 total confirmed cases of coronavirus in New York State, including 11 in New York City, according to the New York State health Department.