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New York mayor urges Trump to help as more US coronavirus hotspots emerge | New York mayor urges Trump to help as more US coronavirus hotspots emerge |
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De Blasio says city’s healthcare workers ‘going through hell’ as deaths rise, while New Orleans, Chicago and Detroit report increase in number of cases | De Blasio says city’s healthcare workers ‘going through hell’ as deaths rise, while New Orleans, Chicago and Detroit report increase in number of cases |
New York City has recorded 85 deaths from coronavirus in 24 hours, with the number of patients on ventilators doubling, while hotspots emerge in New Orleans, Chicago, Philadelphia and Detroit and early-hit states such as California and Washington continue to battle the virus. | New York City has recorded 85 deaths from coronavirus in 24 hours, with the number of patients on ventilators doubling, while hotspots emerge in New Orleans, Chicago, Philadelphia and Detroit and early-hit states such as California and Washington continue to battle the virus. |
Cases in New York City rose on Thursday to 23,112, up 15% from the 20,011 cases reported a day earlier, according to city authorities, as medical personnel described scenes in some of the city’s hospitals as “very challenging”. | Cases in New York City rose on Thursday to 23,112, up 15% from the 20,011 cases reported a day earlier, according to city authorities, as medical personnel described scenes in some of the city’s hospitals as “very challenging”. |
Health officials said the number of confirmed cases in the cityprobably represents just a fraction of all those infected. New York’s death toll was 365, up 30% from the 280 deaths reported on Wednesday. | Health officials said the number of confirmed cases in the cityprobably represents just a fraction of all those infected. New York’s death toll was 365, up 30% from the 280 deaths reported on Wednesday. |
“We are holding on,” said Mitch Katz, the head of the NYC Health and Hospitals system. “It is very rough, it is very challenging, but all of the hospitals are working above their capacity to meet the need.” | “We are holding on,” said Mitch Katz, the head of the NYC Health and Hospitals system. “It is very rough, it is very challenging, but all of the hospitals are working above their capacity to meet the need.” |
Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Friday morning that healthcare workers at many of New York City’s hospitals “are going through hell” and once again pleaded with the federal government for more ventilators. De Blasio warned New Yorkers that the situation will deteriorate further before things improve. | |
He told Good Morning America: “There is a lot of fear. I don’t blame healthcare workers for that – they are going through hell.” | He told Good Morning America: “There is a lot of fear. I don’t blame healthcare workers for that – they are going through hell.” |
De Blasio described Donald Trump’s aspiration that the US could “get back to work” by Easter Sunday, 12 April, as “false hope” and said the city was prepared to be on a stay-at-home footing for its 8 million residents at least through May. | |
De Blasio continued: “We have to be really honest about where this is going. We have enough supplies to get through this week and next week. After that, we think this crisis is going to grow.” | De Blasio continued: “We have to be really honest about where this is going. We have enough supplies to get through this week and next week. After that, we think this crisis is going to grow.” |
On Thursday evening, Trump downplayed the number of ventilators he thinks New York will need. | On Thursday evening, Trump downplayed the number of ventilators he thinks New York will need. |
The president told Sean Hannity on Fox News: “I have a feeling that a lot of the numbers that are being said in some areas are just bigger than they’re going to be.” | The president told Sean Hannity on Fox News: “I have a feeling that a lot of the numbers that are being said in some areas are just bigger than they’re going to be.” |
He continued: “I don’t believe you need 40,000 or 30,000 ventilators. You go into major hospitals sometimes they’ll have two ventilators and now, all of a sudden, they’re saying, ‘Can we order 30,000 ventilators?’” | He continued: “I don’t believe you need 40,000 or 30,000 ventilators. You go into major hospitals sometimes they’ll have two ventilators and now, all of a sudden, they’re saying, ‘Can we order 30,000 ventilators?’” |
De Blasio on Friday hit back at Trump’s estimate. He said: “When the president says New York doesn’t need 30,000 ventilators, he is not looking at this astronomical growth, and a ventilator means you live or die. We have in New York City 2,500 ventilators in the last week or so. The state needs 30,000, [of which] the city needs 15,000. This is going to get worse.” | De Blasio on Friday hit back at Trump’s estimate. He said: “When the president says New York doesn’t need 30,000 ventilators, he is not looking at this astronomical growth, and a ventilator means you live or die. We have in New York City 2,500 ventilators in the last week or so. The state needs 30,000, [of which] the city needs 15,000. This is going to get worse.” |
De Blasio added: “We need the president. This is the blunt reality. It would be better for the president to be honest with people. We have a tough fight ahead.” | De Blasio added: “We need the president. This is the blunt reality. It would be better for the president to be honest with people. We have a tough fight ahead.” |
Taking new measures to enforce social distancing, New York has taken down dozens of basketball hoops across the city and is planning to close wide boulevards in the Bronx and Brooklyn to traffic to allow pedestrians more space to move around while distancing themselves from each other. | Taking new measures to enforce social distancing, New York has taken down dozens of basketball hoops across the city and is planning to close wide boulevards in the Bronx and Brooklyn to traffic to allow pedestrians more space to move around while distancing themselves from each other. |
The navy hospital ship Mercy is expected in New York as early as Monday. The White House said it may serve as a hospital for non-coronavirus medical cases, allowing the city’s hospitals to focus solely on cases of the contagion. | The navy hospital ship Mercy is expected in New York as early as Monday. The White House said it may serve as a hospital for non-coronavirus medical cases, allowing the city’s hospitals to focus solely on cases of the contagion. |
In Chicago, city officials closed its famous lakefront to the public, after too many crowds were gathering on the shores of Lake Michigan. Mayor Lori Lightfoot told Chicagoans in a vociferous public plea: “Dear God: stay home, save lives.” | In Chicago, city officials closed its famous lakefront to the public, after too many crowds were gathering on the shores of Lake Michigan. Mayor Lori Lightfoot told Chicagoans in a vociferous public plea: “Dear God: stay home, save lives.” |
Illinois officials reported 673 new known cases, including seven additional deaths. That brings the known statewide total to 2,538 cases and 26 deaths, the Illinois department of public health director, Ngozi Ezike, said. | |
Michigan confirmed 564 new cases and 17 more deaths. The state has 2,856 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 60 deaths in the 16 days since recording its first case on 10 March. | Michigan confirmed 564 new cases and 17 more deaths. The state has 2,856 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 60 deaths in the 16 days since recording its first case on 10 March. |
Joneigh Khaldun, the state’s chief medical executive, warned that the peak, which is centered in Detroit, is “probably a few weeks out”. | |
Khaldun said: “It all depends on what everyone does. If we do appropriate social distancing and people listen to the governor’s executive orders, we’ll be able to flatten that curve.” | Khaldun said: “It all depends on what everyone does. If we do appropriate social distancing and people listen to the governor’s executive orders, we’ll be able to flatten that curve.” |
In Louisiana, the number of known coronavirus cases in Louisiana rose to 2,305 on Thursday, an increase of 510 cases in a day, and a total of 83 deaths, according to the Louisiana department of health. | In Louisiana, the number of known coronavirus cases in Louisiana rose to 2,305 on Thursday, an increase of 510 cases in a day, and a total of 83 deaths, according to the Louisiana department of health. |
Nearly half of Louisiana’s cases – 997 – came from New Orleans where the city’s poverty rate, lack of healthcare and affordable housing, and of pre-existing medical conditions among city residents, is fueling infection. | Nearly half of Louisiana’s cases – 997 – came from New Orleans where the city’s poverty rate, lack of healthcare and affordable housing, and of pre-existing medical conditions among city residents, is fueling infection. |
Research conducted by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette concluded that coronavirus cases here have spread at a faster rate in the first two weeks than any state in America or any country in the world. | Research conducted by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette concluded that coronavirus cases here have spread at a faster rate in the first two weeks than any state in America or any country in the world. |
Amid the statistics, personal stories are beginning to emerge. A two-month-old baby died of coronavirus in Nashville; in New York, Dennis Dickson became the first NYPD officer to die from the virus. |