NEW YORK – In a sobering assessment of the coronavirus outbreak in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that a record 731 coronavirus deaths were reported in the past 24 hours in the state.
Gov Andrew Cuomo
It was also the largest increase in deaths day-over-day since the virus started killing people in New York.
Governor Cuomo reported that there were now 138,836 cases statewide.
On a positive note, Cuomo says there were 656 newly hospitalized cases on Monday but the three day average for new hospitalizations is moving down and new cases could be reaching a plateau.
The governor said it had been a hard 37 days on the state but said, “It’s only been 37 days” before stating that the 1918 flu pandemic came in three waves over a six month period in the state. 30,000 people died over that period.
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Cuomo said planning needs to start for restarting regular life. He said he has spoken to Gov. Murphy of New Jersey and Gov. Lamont of Connecticut about a regional strategy.
He says it’s all going to come down to testing.
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