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Coronavirus is accelerating its spread in New York, with potentially disastrous consequences, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Tuesday.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, speaking at the Javits Center in Manhattan, which the Army Corps is retrofitting into a 1,000-bed emergency hospital, said the rate of new coronavirus infections in New York is doubling about every three days. The case count is doubling every three days, and the peak of infection in New York could come as soon as two to three weeks, Mr. Cuomo said, outrunning earlier projections and threatening to put even bigger strain on the health care system than officials had feared.
“We haven’t flattened the curve. And the curve is actually increasing,” he said. The governor, appearing in front of piles of medical supplies, spoke in a far more sober tone and delivered notably bleaker news than he has in previous days. “We haven’t flattened the curve. And the curve is actually increasing,” Mr. Cuomo said from the Javits Center in Manhattan, a convention complex that the Army Corps of Engineers is turning into a 1,000-bed emergency hospital.
The peak of infection in New York could come as soon as two to three weeks, far earlier than previously anticipated, Mr. Cuomo said, which would put even bigger strain on the health care system than officials had feared. “The apex is higher than we thought and the apex is sooner than we thought. That is a bad combination of facts.”
“The apex is higher than we thought and the apex is sooner than we thought,” Mr. Cuomo said. “That is a bad combination of facts.” Mr. Cuomo, who last week adopted a friendly tone toward President Trump, got as close as he has to chastising the federal government, which has so far sent 400 ventilators to New York City.
“You want a pat on the back for sending 400 ventilators,” Mr. Cuomo said. “What are we going to do with 400 ventilators when we need 30,000 ventilators? You’re missing the magnitude of the problem, and the problem is defined by the magnitude.”
The governor said the state now projects that it may need as many as 140,000 hospital beds to house virus patients, up from the 110,000 projected a few days ago. As of now, only 53,000 are available.The governor said the state now projects that it may need as many as 140,000 hospital beds to house virus patients, up from the 110,000 projected a few days ago. As of now, only 53,000 are available.
Up to 40,000 intensive-care beds could be needed.Up to 40,000 intensive-care beds could be needed.
“Those are troubling and astronomical numbers,” Mr. Cuomo said.“Those are troubling and astronomical numbers,” Mr. Cuomo said.
As of Tuesday morning, New York State had 25,665 cases, with at least 157 deaths. The state now accounts for nearly 7 percent of global cases tallied by The New York Times.As of Tuesday morning, New York State had 25,665 cases, with at least 157 deaths. The state now accounts for nearly 7 percent of global cases tallied by The New York Times.
Some 13 percent of people who have tested positive were hospitalized as of Tuesday with nearly a quarter of those hospitalized in intensive care.Some 13 percent of people who have tested positive were hospitalized as of Tuesday with nearly a quarter of those hospitalized in intensive care.
“That’s the problem,” Mr. Cuomo said. “As the number of cases go up, the number of people in hospital beds goes up, the number of people who need an I.C.U. bed and a ventilator goes up, and we cannot address that increasing curve.”“That’s the problem,” Mr. Cuomo said. “As the number of cases go up, the number of people in hospital beds goes up, the number of people who need an I.C.U. bed and a ventilator goes up, and we cannot address that increasing curve.”
In New York City alone, there have been around 15,000 cases.In New York City alone, there have been around 15,000 cases.
Mr. Cuomo, who last week adapted a friendly tone toward President Trump, got as close as he has to chastising the federal government, which has so far sent 400 ventilators to New York City.
“You want a pat on the back for sending 400 ventilators,” Mr. Cuomo said. “What are we going to do with 400 ventilators when we need 30,000 ventilators? You’re missing the magnitude of the problem, and the problem is defined by the magnitude.”
Mr. Cuomo said that New York was a harbinger for the rest of the country.Mr. Cuomo said that New York was a harbinger for the rest of the country.
“Look at us today,” he warned. “Where we are today, you will be in four weeks or five weeks or six weeks. We are your future.”“Look at us today,” he warned. “Where we are today, you will be in four weeks or five weeks or six weeks. We are your future.”
The New York City police have begun a new series of patrols to ensure that residents are practicing appropriate social distancing.The New York City police have begun a new series of patrols to ensure that residents are practicing appropriate social distancing.
On Sunday, in the span of three hours, the patrols issued at least 50 warnings to restaurants, bars, supermarkets and salons, as well as people crowding in public spaces, the department said.On Sunday, in the span of three hours, the patrols issued at least 50 warnings to restaurants, bars, supermarkets and salons, as well as people crowding in public spaces, the department said.
“We have to keep people separated,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said on “Fox and Friends” Monday morning. “So our men and women of the N.Y.P.D. will be out there spreading the message, telling people to break it up, move along, no lines tight together in a grocery store, no grocery stores full up,”“We have to keep people separated,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said on “Fox and Friends” Monday morning. “So our men and women of the N.Y.P.D. will be out there spreading the message, telling people to break it up, move along, no lines tight together in a grocery store, no grocery stores full up,”
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has banned all nonessential gatherings in the state. The governor also closed all nonessential businesses on Sunday. People have been asked to practice social distancing of at least six feet from each other in public, while businesses and other essential service providers were required to implement rules for social distancing.Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has banned all nonessential gatherings in the state. The governor also closed all nonessential businesses on Sunday. People have been asked to practice social distancing of at least six feet from each other in public, while businesses and other essential service providers were required to implement rules for social distancing.
The police have been frequent visitors to the crowds of customers and delivery riders forming outside the Italian restaurant Carbone in Greenwich Village.The police have been frequent visitors to the crowds of customers and delivery riders forming outside the Italian restaurant Carbone in Greenwich Village.
The White House’s coronavirus response coordinator offered a grim assessment of the virus’s assault on the New York metropolitan area Monday evening: She said that nearly one in 1,000 people in the region had contracted the virus, an “attack rate” five times that of other areas of the country.The White House’s coronavirus response coordinator offered a grim assessment of the virus’s assault on the New York metropolitan area Monday evening: She said that nearly one in 1,000 people in the region had contracted the virus, an “attack rate” five times that of other areas of the country.
The coordinator, Dr. Deborah L. Birx, said at a White House briefing that the rate of infection showed that the virus must have been spreading for weeks “to have this level of penetrance into the general community.”The coordinator, Dr. Deborah L. Birx, said at a White House briefing that the rate of infection showed that the virus must have been spreading for weeks “to have this level of penetrance into the general community.”
She added that 28 percent of tests for the coronavirus in the region were coming up positive, while the rate was less than 8 percent in the rest of the country.She added that 28 percent of tests for the coronavirus in the region were coming up positive, while the rate was less than 8 percent in the rest of the country.
“To all of my friends and colleagues in New York, this is the group that needs to absolutely social distance and self-isolate at this time,” Dr. Birx said.“To all of my friends and colleagues in New York, this is the group that needs to absolutely social distance and self-isolate at this time,” Dr. Birx said.
In epidemiology, the attack rate is the percentage of a population that has a disease. New York State now has an attack rate similar to Italy’s. In New York City itself, the attack rate works out to about one case for every 650 residents.In epidemiology, the attack rate is the percentage of a population that has a disease. New York State now has an attack rate similar to Italy’s. In New York City itself, the attack rate works out to about one case for every 650 residents.
The principal of a high school in Brooklyn has died from complications related to the coronavirus, union officials said.The principal of a high school in Brooklyn has died from complications related to the coronavirus, union officials said.
Dezann Romain, 36, was the principal of Brooklyn Democracy Academy in Brownsville, a transfer high school where most of the students arrive after struggling at more traditional schools.Dezann Romain, 36, was the principal of Brooklyn Democracy Academy in Brownsville, a transfer high school where most of the students arrive after struggling at more traditional schools.
“It is with profound sadness and overwhelming grief that we announce the passing of our sister, CSA member Dezann Romain, Principal of Brooklyn Democracy Academy, due to complications from coronavirus,” the union, the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators, said in a statement Monday night.“It is with profound sadness and overwhelming grief that we announce the passing of our sister, CSA member Dezann Romain, Principal of Brooklyn Democracy Academy, due to complications from coronavirus,” the union, the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators, said in a statement Monday night.
Ms. Romain worked in the city’s school system since as early as 2008, according to public records. She spent years as a special-education teacher but had become an assistant principal by 2015 and a principal by 2017.Ms. Romain worked in the city’s school system since as early as 2008, according to public records. She spent years as a special-education teacher but had become an assistant principal by 2015 and a principal by 2017.
She is believed to be the first city public school staff member to die in connection with the epidemic. The city’s Education Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.She is believed to be the first city public school staff member to die in connection with the epidemic. The city’s Education Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Women giving birth at two top New York City hospital networks are being told they must labor without partners or others by their side — leaving expectant mothers anxious about their upcoming deliveries.Women giving birth at two top New York City hospital networks are being told they must labor without partners or others by their side — leaving expectant mothers anxious about their upcoming deliveries.
Both NewYork-Presbyterian and Mt. Sinai Health System instituted restrictive visitor policies that bar spouses, partners or other outside support people, such as doulas, from the delivery room.Both NewYork-Presbyterian and Mt. Sinai Health System instituted restrictive visitor policies that bar spouses, partners or other outside support people, such as doulas, from the delivery room.
The rules are intended to help protect mothers and children during the coronavirus outbreak.The rules are intended to help protect mothers and children during the coronavirus outbreak.
Pregnant women in the region say they are increasingly on edge as they prepare to deliver a baby in New York, which has become the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States.Pregnant women in the region say they are increasingly on edge as they prepare to deliver a baby in New York, which has become the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States.
“I have so much anxiety now and literally have not stopped crying after hearing that my husband can’t be with me,” said Samantha Moshen, 37, who is due in early June and plans to deliver at the Weill Cornell Medical Center, part of the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital system.“I have so much anxiety now and literally have not stopped crying after hearing that my husband can’t be with me,” said Samantha Moshen, 37, who is due in early June and plans to deliver at the Weill Cornell Medical Center, part of the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital system.
As New York State emerges as the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, officials are competing to find ventilators and face masks for health care workers, driving up the prices of the equipment. To prevent that escalation and help ensure availability, some officials are keeping quiet about where they get their supplies.As New York State emerges as the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, officials are competing to find ventilators and face masks for health care workers, driving up the prices of the equipment. To prevent that escalation and help ensure availability, some officials are keeping quiet about where they get their supplies.
Ryan McMahon, the county executive in Onondaga County, which contains Syracuse, the state’s fourth-biggest city, said he obtained 60 ventilators and other supplies, but will not disclose the source.Ryan McMahon, the county executive in Onondaga County, which contains Syracuse, the state’s fourth-biggest city, said he obtained 60 ventilators and other supplies, but will not disclose the source.
“We’re not going to give away our supply chains right now because it is that competitive,’’ he told Syracuse.com.“We’re not going to give away our supply chains right now because it is that competitive,’’ he told Syracuse.com.
Onondaga County has 52 confirmed cases of the coronavirus.Onondaga County has 52 confirmed cases of the coronavirus.
Governor Cuomo said the same competition is happening on the state level.Governor Cuomo said the same competition is happening on the state level.
“I’m competing with other states,” he said at a news conference in Albany on Monday. “I’m bidding up other states on the prices. Because you have manufacturers who sit there and California offers them $4, and they say well California offered $4, I offer $5 and another state calls in and offers $6. It’s not the way to do it.”“I’m competing with other states,” he said at a news conference in Albany on Monday. “I’m bidding up other states on the prices. Because you have manufacturers who sit there and California offers them $4, and they say well California offered $4, I offer $5 and another state calls in and offers $6. It’s not the way to do it.”
Marc Molinaro, the county executive in Dutchess County, said he and his counterparts in Ulster and Orange Counties — which have more than 300 cases combined — are taking a cooperative approach.Marc Molinaro, the county executive in Dutchess County, said he and his counterparts in Ulster and Orange Counties — which have more than 300 cases combined — are taking a cooperative approach.
“Our job is to treat people who are sick, not only treat people within our county who are sick,” he said Tuesday morning. “Yes we have to respond to our communities’ needs but we’re trying to do it as regionally as possible.”“Our job is to treat people who are sick, not only treat people within our county who are sick,” he said Tuesday morning. “Yes we have to respond to our communities’ needs but we’re trying to do it as regionally as possible.”
New York is far more crowded than any other major city in the United States. It has 28,000 residents per square mile, while San Francisco, the next most jammed city, has 17,000, according to data from the Census Bureau.New York is far more crowded than any other major city in the United States. It has 28,000 residents per square mile, while San Francisco, the next most jammed city, has 17,000, according to data from the Census Bureau.
All of those people, in such a small space, appear to have helped the virus spread rapidly through packed subway trains, busy playgrounds and hivelike apartment buildings, forming ever-widening circles of infection.All of those people, in such a small space, appear to have helped the virus spread rapidly through packed subway trains, busy playgrounds and hivelike apartment buildings, forming ever-widening circles of infection.
“Density is really an enemy in a situation like this,” said Dr. Steven Goodman, an epidemiologist at Stanford University. “With large population centers, where people are interacting with more people all the time, that’s where it’s going to spread the fastest.”“Density is really an enemy in a situation like this,” said Dr. Steven Goodman, an epidemiologist at Stanford University. “With large population centers, where people are interacting with more people all the time, that’s where it’s going to spread the fastest.”
Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced film producer who was convicted in February of rape, has contracted the coronavirus in prison, according to two people familiar with the matter.Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced film producer who was convicted in February of rape, has contracted the coronavirus in prison, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Mr. Weinstein recently tested positive and was being held in isolation at the Wende Correction Facility near Buffalo, according to the two people, who spoke anonymously to discuss a private medical matter.Mr. Weinstein recently tested positive and was being held in isolation at the Wende Correction Facility near Buffalo, according to the two people, who spoke anonymously to discuss a private medical matter.
Mr. Weinstein falls squarely within the category of people for whom the disease could be dangerous. He is 68 and has had a series of recent health problems: He was hospitalized twice for high blood pressure, heart palpitations and chest pain — once after his conviction and once this month after he was sentenced to 23 years in prison.Mr. Weinstein falls squarely within the category of people for whom the disease could be dangerous. He is 68 and has had a series of recent health problems: He was hospitalized twice for high blood pressure, heart palpitations and chest pain — once after his conviction and once this month after he was sentenced to 23 years in prison.
Reporting was contributed by Jonah Engel Bromwich, Christina Caron, Michael Crowley, Luis Ferré-Sadurní, Michael Gold, Nicole Hong, Jesse McKinley, Andy Newman, Azi Paybarah, Jan Ransom, Brian M. Rosenthal and Katie Van Syckle.Reporting was contributed by Jonah Engel Bromwich, Christina Caron, Michael Crowley, Luis Ferré-Sadurní, Michael Gold, Nicole Hong, Jesse McKinley, Andy Newman, Azi Paybarah, Jan Ransom, Brian M. Rosenthal and Katie Van Syckle.