“America is not prepared, and nurses are not being protected”. Video / CBS News
A small decline in coronavirus deaths in New York over the last 24 hours may be a glimmer of hope that the spread is slowing, Govenor Andrew Cuomo has said.
Overall fatalities in the state climbed to nearly 4200, and Cuomo said it was too soon to determine whether thepandemic had reached its apex.
"We could either be very near the apex, or the apex could be a plateau and we could be on the plateau right now," he said. "You can't do this day to day. You have to look at three or four days to see a pattern."
The state reported 594 new coronavirus deaths - a small decrease compared to the 630 new fatalities announced the day before. ICU admissions and intubations were also down, the governor said, while the discharge rate from hospitals was rising.
New York City officials also reported a dip in fatalities. It said deaths had risen by 218 since the day before, to a total of 2472. By comparison, there were 387 new deaths reported in the previous 24 hours and 305 the day before that.
"The majority of Covid-19 carpetbaggers are at the very least opportunists, and sometimes nefarious propagators of misinformation. They seize on the opportunity to use the topic that everyone is talking about to make a name for themselves." https://t.co/BhZDMmnfjx
When the president says there will be a lot of death, it’s here. New York’s hospitals are already overwhelmed. This scene isn’t from the back alley - it’s a suburban Brooklyn street at 3.59pm. We saw body after body ravaged by #COVID19 All would have died alone. pic.twitter.com/juXcWo0fh8
