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New York
NEW YORK state’s coronavirus toll rose at a devastating pace to 3,565 deaths on Saturday, the governor said, up from 2,935 the previous day, the largest 24-hour jump recorded there.
The state has now recorded 113,704 positive cases -- 63,306 in New York City, where 2,624 have died -- just 6,000 short of hard-hit Italy’s total number of cases.
In his daily briefing Governor Andrew Cuomo said infections could peak in the state in anywhere from four to 14 days, an ever-moving target that will test the already taxed health system’s capacity to handle a significant influx of sick patients.
“Part of me would like to be at the apex and just let’s do it. But there’s part of me that says it’s good that we’re not at the apex because we’re not yet ready,” the governor said.
He added that the federal government will now staff and equip the overflow hospital at Manhattan’s Javits Center for treatment of those infected with coronavirus. The facility can take in 2,500 patients.
The state is continuing its hunt for urgently needed ventilators, Cuomo said, before thanking the Chinese government for donating 1,000 of the life-saving devices. Cuomo said the donations from Jack Ma and Joseph Tsai, of Alibaba were “really good news,” as the state pushes up against the apex of the outbreak, which is likely to hit in about seven days.
New York
NEW YORK state’s coronavirus toll rose at a devastating pace to 3,565 deaths on Saturday, the governor said, up from 2,935 the previous day, the largest 24-hour jump recorded there.
The state has now recorded 113,704 positive cases -- 63,306 in New York City, where 2,624 have died -- just 6,000 short of hard-hit Italy’s total number of cases.
In his daily briefing Governor Andrew Cuomo said infections could peak in the state in anywhere from four to 14 days, an ever-moving target that will test the already taxed health system’s capacity to handle a significant influx of sick patients.
“Part of me would like to be at the apex and just let’s do it. But there’s part of me that says it’s good that we’re not at the apex because we’re not yet ready,” the governor said.
He added that the federal government will now staff and equip the overflow hospital at Manhattan’s Javits Center for treatment of those infected with coronavirus. The facility can take in 2,500 patients.
The state is continuing its hunt for urgently needed ventilators, Cuomo said, before thanking the Chinese government for donating 1,000 of the life-saving devices. Cuomo said the donations from Jack Ma and Joseph Tsai, of Alibaba were “really good news,” as the state pushes up against the apex of the outbreak, which is likely to hit in about seven days.
