New
York’s daily toll of coronavirus deaths has hit its lowest point in
more than two weeks, but officials still warn that New York City and the
rest of the state aren’t ready to ease up on shutdowns of schools,
businesses and gatherings.
Here are the latest COVID-19 developments in New York:
DECLINING DEATH TOLL
As
of Saturday, the number of coronavirus pandemic deaths in New York state dropped
under 550 for the first time in over two weeks as hospitalizations
continue to decline.
But the crisis
is far from over: Hospitals are still reporting nearly 2,000 new coronavirus patients per day, and nursing homes remain a “feeding frenzy
for this virus,” Cuomo said.
While
the crush of patients has eased somewhat in emergency rooms, “that
doesn’t mean happy days are here again,” the Democrat said at a news
briefing. “We are not at a point when we are going to be reopening
anything immediately.”
The state logged 540 deaths Friday from coronavirus pandemic , the lowest number since April 1.
Nearly
13,000 New Yorkers have died since the state’s first coronavirus case
was reported March 1, the governor said. The state total doesn’t include
more than 4,000 New York City deaths that were blamed on the virus on
death certificates but weren’t confirmed by a lab test.
More than 2,700 people in New York nursing homes have died, by far more than in any other state.
For
most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such
as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some,
especially older adults and people with underlying health problems, it
can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, and death.
FEWER POLICE OUT SICK
The number of New York Police Department officers calling out sick is declining.
The nation’s largest police department reported that 5,324 uniformed
members — about 15% of the force — were out sick on Saturday. That’s
down from a high of 7,155 officers — nearly 20% of the force — on April
9.
So far, more than 2,000 members of the NYPD have returned to work full
duty after recovering from a positive test for the COVID-19, police
officials said.
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