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New York’s Virus Case Count is Doubling Every Three Days: Live Updates New York’s Virus Case Count is Doubling Every Three Days: Live Updates
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Coronavirus is accelerating its spread in New York, with potentially disastrous consequences, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said in a briefing on Tuesday in which he criticized the federal government’s response as woefully insufficient.Coronavirus is accelerating its spread in New York, with potentially disastrous consequences, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said in a briefing on Tuesday in which he criticized the federal government’s response as woefully insufficient.
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 greater strain on the health care system than officials had feared.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 greater strain on the health care system than officials had feared.
“We haven’t flattened the curve. And the curve is actually increasing,” Mr. Cuomo said. “The apex is higher than we thought and the apex is sooner than we thought. That is a bad combination of facts.”“We haven’t flattened the curve. And the curve is actually increasing,” Mr. Cuomo said. “The apex is higher than we thought and the apex is sooner than we thought. That is a bad combination of facts.”
Mr. Cuomo, who last week adopted a friendlier tone toward President Trump, chastised the federal government, which has so far sent 400 ventilators to New York City.Mr. Cuomo, who last week adopted a friendlier tone toward President Trump, chastised 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.”“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.”
Shortly after Mr. Cuomo’s comments, Vice President Mike Pence said on Fox News that the federal government had shipped 2,000 ventilators to New York on Tuesday and would send 2,000 more on Wednesday.Shortly after Mr. Cuomo’s comments, Vice President Mike Pence said on Fox News that the federal government had shipped 2,000 ventilators to New York on Tuesday and would send 2,000 more on Wednesday.
Mr. Cuomo, speaking at the Javits Center in Manhattan, a convention complex that the Army Corps of Engineers is turning into a 1,000-bed emergency hospital, said that the state now projects a need of up to 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.Mr. Cuomo, speaking at the Javits Center in Manhattan, a convention complex that the Army Corps of Engineers is turning into a 1,000-bed emergency hospital, said that the state now projects a need of up to 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.
Mr. Cuomo said that New York was a harbinger for the rest of the United States.Mr. Cuomo said that New York was a harbinger for the rest of the United States.
“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 governor also floated the idea of gradually letting young people and those who had recovered from the coronavirus return to the work force.The governor also floated the idea of gradually letting young people and those who had recovered from the coronavirus return to the work force.
But when he was asked at the briefing about conservative commentators who have suggested that some human lives could be sacrified in the service of restarting the economy, Mr. Cuomo bristled. “We’re not going to accept a premise that human life is disposable,” he said. But when he was asked at the briefing about conservative commentators who have suggested that some human lives could be sacrificed in the service of restarting the economy, Mr. Cuomo bristled. “We’re not going to accept a premise that human life is disposable,” he said.
Other highlights from the governor’s briefing:Other highlights from the governor’s briefing:
As of Tuesday morning, New York State had 25,665 cases, with 210 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 210 deaths. The state now accounts for nearly 7 percent of global cases tallied by The New York Times.
The state has so far procured 7,000 of the 30,000 ventilators it needs, which are in shortage as states compete with one another to buy them.The state has so far procured 7,000 of the 30,000 ventilators it needs, which are in shortage as states compete with one another to buy them.
New York has tested more than 91,000 people — by far the most of any state, Mr. Cuomo said.New York has tested more than 91,000 people — by far the most of any state, Mr. Cuomo said.
New York City has had 14,904 confirmed cases.New York City has had 14,904 confirmed cases.
More than 3,200 people are hospitalized and 750 of those patients, or 23 percent, are in intensive care.More than 3,200 people are hospitalized and 750 of those patients, or 23 percent, are in intensive care.
The New York Police Department has begun a new series of patrols to ensure that residents are practicing social distancing appropriately.The New York Police Department has begun a new series of patrols to ensure that residents are practicing social distancing appropriately.
On Sunday, in the span of three hours, officers issued at least 50 warnings to restaurants, bars, supermarkets and salons, and to people who were crowding in public spaces, the department said.On Sunday, in the span of three hours, officers issued at least 50 warnings to restaurants, bars, supermarkets and salons, and to people who were crowding in public spaces, the department said.
“We have to keep people separated,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said on the “Fox and Friends” show on 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 the “Fox and Friends” show on 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,”
Mr. 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 by keeping at least six feet away from one another in public, while businesses and other essential service providers were required to implement rules for social distancing.Mr. 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 by keeping at least six feet away from one another 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 late Monday of the virus’s assault on the New York metropolitan area: 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.”
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.
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 550 residents.
One week after a woman in her 50s tested positive for the coronavirus in a New York City shelter, the virus has spread to 22 shelters, with a total of 30 people testing positive, the city Department of Social Services said.One week after a woman in her 50s tested positive for the coronavirus in a New York City shelter, the virus has spread to 22 shelters, with a total of 30 people testing positive, the city Department of Social Services said.
Eight of the people have been hospitalized. Others have been moved to other locations to quarantine or are in self-isolation in their rooms, the department said. Five people who showed mild symptoms left the shelter system and made other living arrangements, the department said.Eight of the people have been hospitalized. Others have been moved to other locations to quarantine or are in self-isolation in their rooms, the department said. Five people who showed mild symptoms left the shelter system and made other living arrangements, the department said.
About 100 of the city’s 450 shelters house single adults, mostly in dormitory settings with shared bathrooms. Advocates for homeless people said they were concerned about the close quarters and that shelters were not being cleaned properly to prevent the spread of the virus.About 100 of the city’s 450 shelters house single adults, mostly in dormitory settings with shared bathrooms. Advocates for homeless people said they were concerned about the close quarters and that shelters were not being cleaned properly to prevent the spread of the virus.
Advocates have also pushed to distribute hand sanitizer to people living unsheltered on the street, on the subway and in parks. The social services department said there had been no confirmed cases among people on the street.Advocates have also pushed to distribute hand sanitizer to people living unsheltered on the street, on the subway and in parks. The social services department said there had been no confirmed cases among people on the street.
The principal of a high school in Brooklyn has died from complications related to the coronavirus, union officials said. 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 coming deliveries.
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.
Ms. Romain had 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 in 2015 and a principal in 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.
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 coming 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 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 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.
A new survey of city residents conducted by the City University of New York shows that nearly three in 10 have lost a job as a result of the coronavirus or live with someone who has.
The results, part of an continuing survey tracking the effect of the virus on the city and state, also showed that Hispanic residents have been hit particularly hard. Four in Hispanic respondents said that they or someone they lived with had lost a job, compared with about one in four Caucasian and Asian respondents and 15 percent of African-American respondents.
The survey was conducted from March 20 to March 22 and included a sampling of 1,000 New York City residents with another 700 statewide.
Poorer New Yorkers, the survey found, had been particularly affected by the restrictions enacted to combat the virus’s spread. Thirty-four percent of New York City households with annual earnings under $50,000 reported a job loss, compared with 28 percent of households earning from $50,000 to $100,000 and just 16 percent of households earning over $100,000.
The survey also found that two-thirds of city residents over 60 said they stayed home from work and 82 percent said they had avoided interacting with people outside their households. Young respondents were even more likely to follow stringent preventive measures, leading the survey’s authors to conclude that more communication with older New Yorkers about the risks of the virus could be beneficial.
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 equipment prices. To prevent that escalation and to 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 equipment prices. To prevent that escalation and to help ensure availability, some officials are keeping quiet about where they get their supplies.
Ryan McMahon, the county executive in Onondaga County, which includes Syracuse, the state’s fourth-largest city, said he obtained 60 ventilators and other supplies, but he would not disclose the source.Ryan McMahon, the county executive in Onondaga County, which includes Syracuse, the state’s fourth-largest city, said he obtained 60 ventilators and other supplies, but he would 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 coronavirus cases.Onondaga County has 52 confirmed coronavirus cases.
Mr. Cuomo said the same competition was happening on the state level.Mr. Cuomo said the same competition was happening on the state level.
“I’m competing with other states,” he said 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 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.
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 dense, has 17,000, according to data from the Census Bureau. Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Whoopi Goldberg and other New Jersey celebrities appeared in a video on Tuesday to promote the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund, which will direct money to existing organizations helping to fight the coronavirus’s spread in the state.
That all of those people live in such a small space appears 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.”
Reporting was contributed by Jonah Engel Bromwich, Christina Caron, Michael Crowley, Luis Ferré-Sadurní, Michael Gold, Nicole Hong, Jesse McKinley, Andy Newman, Azi Paybarah, Brian M. Rosenthal, Nikita Stewart and Katie Van Syckle. In the video, Mr. Springsteen discusses the needs of health care workers and of those in New Jersey who have been infected. Ms. Goldberg urges viewers to recognize that anyone can get sick. Danny DeVito gives a shout-out to Asbury Park, where he grew up, and lists famous New Jersey musicians who can help entertain those sheltering indoors. And Jon Stewart emphasizes the importance of social distancing.
“I hope everyone is staying safe, staying inside, washing your hands a lot, self-distancing,” Mr. Stewart says. “It’s very similar to how my life normally is, actually is.”
Tammy Murphy, the wife of Gov. Philip D. Murphy, is the relief fund’s founding chairwoman. The chief executive is Josh Weinrich, a former financier who is now the chairman of the Community FoodBank of New Jersey’s board.
Reporting was contributed by Jonah Engel Bromwich, Christina Caron, Michael Crowley, Luis Ferré-Sadurní, Michael Gold, Nicole Hong, Jesse McKinley, Andy Newman, Azi Paybarah, Brian M. Rosenthal, Nikita Stewart, Tracey Tully and Katie Van Syckle.