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Daily Death Toll in N.Y. Sees a One-Day Drop, Cuomo Says: Live Updates Daily Death Toll in N.Y. Sees a One-Day Drop, Cuomo Says: Live Updates
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Here are the latest statistics from Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s daily briefing: New York State has now topped 4,000 deaths from the coronavirus, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Sunday. But the governor pointed to early indications that the crisis could be plateauing, though he cautioned against jumping to any conclusions.
The number of deaths in the state has reached 4,159, Mr. Cuomo said. But, notably, there were slightly fewer fatalities on Saturday than on Friday. In addition, the number of new hospitalizations on Saturday was significantly lower than in previous days.
“You could argue that you’re seeing a slight plateauing in the data, which obviously would be good news,” Mr. Cuomo said at his daily briefing in Albany. But he noted that it was too soon to say whether the changes in the numbers were indicative of a trend.
Mr. Cuomo also said he would seek to shift patients from overloaded hospitals to other facilities with lighter workloads and more equipment.
“I can’t say to a hospital I will send you all the supplies you need, all the vents you need,” he said. “We don’t have them. You are going to have to shift and deploy to different locations based on the need of that location.”
Responding to concerns from residents in other parts of the state who were concerned that they would be left vulnerable if the state redeployed ventilators and other equipment away from their area. “I don’t see any other operational model,” he said. “You cannot handle this without your brothers and sister.”
So far, the governor said, the state has not redeployed any ventilators or equipment.
When a reporter asked about Mr. Trump saying he would like to see professional sports reopen soon, Mr. Cuomo gently disagreed. “I would love to see sports back, cope with cabin fever,” the governor said. But, he added, policymakers needed to “follow the science” and “let the professional doctors or health care professionals tell you when it’s safe to reopen and that’s when you reopen.”
Here are the latest statistics from Mr. Cuomo’s briefing:
Deaths in New York State: 4,159, up from 3,565 on Saturday morning.Deaths in New York State: 4,159, up from 3,565 on Saturday morning.
Confirmed cases: 122,031, up from 113,704. In New York City, 67,551, up from 60,306.Confirmed cases: 122,031, up from 113,704. In New York City, 67,551, up from 60,306.
Hospitalized in New York State: 16,479, up from 15,905.Hospitalized in New York State: 16,479, up from 15,905.
In intensive care: 4,376, up from 4,126.In intensive care: 4,376, up from 4,126.
The governor said there appeared to be “a slight plateauing” in the number of deaths related to the coronavirus. Though Mr. Cuomo said New York could be “near the apex” he added that “we won’t know until you see the next few days, does it go up, does it go down.”
Mr. Cuomo said he would seek to shift patients from overloaded hospitals to other facilities with lighter workloads and more equipment. This was needed, he said, to address shortages in capacity and equipment in various parts of the state. “I can’t say to a hospital I will send you all the supplies you need, all the vents you need. We don’t have them,” he said. “You are going to have to shift and deploy to different locations based on the need of that location.”
“I know that the crime rate in New York City is down,” said Melissa DeRosa, the secretary to the governor. Mr. Cuomo said his office would provide additional crime data but and that anecdotally, there appeared to be lower crime around the state.
“Let’s put that fire out before it gets to us”: That was Mr. Cuomo’s response to concerns from residents in other parts of the state who were concerned that they would be left vulnerable if the state redeployed ventilators and other equipment away from their area. “I don’t see any other operational model,” he said. “You cannot handle this without your brothers and sister.”
So far, the governor said, the state has not redeployed any ventilators or equipment.
When a reporter asked about Mr. Trump saying he would like to see professional sports reopen soon, Mr. Cuomo gently disagreed. “I would love to see sports back, help with cabin fever, but this is not about hopes and dreams and what you would like to see.” The governor said policymakers needed to “follow the science” and “let the professionals tell us when it is time to reopen.”
In response to a reporter’s question, the governor said he had not invited Mr. Trump, a lifelong New Yorker until recently, to visit the state, which is the epicenter of the crisis. “He’s welcome to come,” Mr. Cuomo said. But, he added, “my guess is they are trying to keep the president’s health protected.”
On Saturday, Mr. Cuomo said New York was counting on 85,000 health care volunteers — about 22,000 of them from out of state — to assist with the growing number of patients, he said. He also signed an executive order on Saturday to allow medical students who have not yet graduated to practice medicine in an effort to provide reinforcements.
Later Saturday, President Trump said he was sending 1,000 military medical personnel to New York City to help respond to the virus.
It was not exactly clear which troops Mr. Trump was referring to. There are already about 1,200 military medical personnel aboard the hospital ship Comfort that is now in New York.
In addition, nearly 2,700 New York State National Guard forces have been deployed to combat the virus, a figure that military officials said they expected to climb 4,000 in the coming days.
At a White House briefing, Mr. Trump asserted that the federal government had been generous to New York, and he said that Mr. Cuomo had not been “gracious” when the governor held his briefing earlier in the day.
“I watched what he said today, and it was fine,” Mr. Trump said. “I wouldn’t say gracious. It wasn’t gracious. It was OK.”
Twelve doctors at her hospital and the chief executive were sickened with the coronavirus. A colleague had died. Patients as young as 19 were being placed on ventilators.Twelve doctors at her hospital and the chief executive were sickened with the coronavirus. A colleague had died. Patients as young as 19 were being placed on ventilators.
But Michele Acito, the director of nursing at Holy Name Medical Center, in the hardest-hit town in New Jersey’s hardest-hit county, felt like she was holding up.But Michele Acito, the director of nursing at Holy Name Medical Center, in the hardest-hit town in New Jersey’s hardest-hit county, felt like she was holding up.
Then her mother-in-law, sister-in-law and brother-in-law arrived, gasping for air.Then her mother-in-law, sister-in-law and brother-in-law arrived, gasping for air.
The disease that has crippled New York City is now enveloping New Jersey’s densely packed cities and suburbs. The state’s governor said on Friday that New Jersey was about a week behind New York, where scenes of panicked doctors have gripped the nation.The disease that has crippled New York City is now enveloping New Jersey’s densely packed cities and suburbs. The state’s governor said on Friday that New Jersey was about a week behind New York, where scenes of panicked doctors have gripped the nation.
Hospitals in the state are scrambling to convert cafeterias and pediatric wings into intensive care units. Ventilators are running low. One in three nursing homes has at least one resident with the virus.Hospitals in the state are scrambling to convert cafeterias and pediatric wings into intensive care units. Ventilators are running low. One in three nursing homes has at least one resident with the virus.
At Holy Name in Teaneck, just across the Hudson River from Manhattan, two doctors are among the 150 patients being treated for the virus.At Holy Name in Teaneck, just across the Hudson River from Manhattan, two doctors are among the 150 patients being treated for the virus.
The ages of the 41 people on ventilators one day last week ranged from 19 to 90.The ages of the 41 people on ventilators one day last week ranged from 19 to 90.
Twenty patients died in 72 hours.Twenty patients died in 72 hours.
One of them was Edna Acito, Ms. Acito’s mother-in-law.One of them was Edna Acito, Ms. Acito’s mother-in-law.
Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey started a news conference on Saturday with a moment of silence for the lives lost, more than 800 people, in the state’s coronavirus outbreak.
Hours earlier, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York compared a jump in cases on Long Island to “a fire spreading,” and said that “New Jersey has a serious problem.”
Though New York City remains the nation’s epicenter for the coronavirus outbreak with thousands of new cases every day, officials are increasingly concerned about emerging hot spots near the city.
Citing coastal communities increasingly crowded by those fleeing other hot spots, Mr. Murphy announced that New Jersey would move to make it easier for municipalities or counties to block “rentals to transient guests or seasonal tenants” for the duration of the crisis, including at hotels and motels.
On Long Island, a rapid increase in cases brought New York City’s share of the statewide cases down to 65 percent, from 75 percent. It raised questions about the continuing migration of the city’s residents to second homes in beach communities or areas of the Hudson Valley — though Mr. Cuomo said he did not know if that kind of movement was contributing to the increase in cases on Long Island.
All along the empty streets of Manhattan, the messages reach out from the newly darkened storefronts. The notes express empathy, resolve, concern, even humor — a reflection of New York’s spirit.All along the empty streets of Manhattan, the messages reach out from the newly darkened storefronts. The notes express empathy, resolve, concern, even humor — a reflection of New York’s spirit.
After Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo ordered all nonessential businesses in New York to close last month, many storefronts had messages for their customers. We looked at some of those voices in waiting around the city.After Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo ordered all nonessential businesses in New York to close last month, many storefronts had messages for their customers. We looked at some of those voices in waiting around the city.
A truck bearing the New England Patriots logo delivered hundreds of thousands of much-needed masks to a makeshift hospital in New York City’s midtown Manhattan on Friday.
The 300,000 N95 masks arrived at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center at a crucial moment, as the city experienced perhaps its worst day in the crisis, reporting 305 new deaths on Friday alone. Health workers across the city and state have complained of a shortage of crucial supplies they need to stay safe and treat patients, with some organizing protests at their hospitals.
“In normal times, the New England Patriots are New York’s rivals. But today, they acted as friends, delivering 300,000 much-needed masks to our front line health care workers,” Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said in a release.
The team had received a shipment of over 1 million face masks from China earlier in the week after the Massachusetts governor and the team’s owner teamed up to buy the supplies. The rest will go to hospitals in Massachusetts.
Mohammed Saiful Islam got a taste of how antiquated the technology that runs New York State’s unemployment-insurance system is when he had to go to a Staples store in the middle of a pandemic to fax his pay stubs to Albany.Mohammed Saiful Islam got a taste of how antiquated the technology that runs New York State’s unemployment-insurance system is when he had to go to a Staples store in the middle of a pandemic to fax his pay stubs to Albany.
Mr. Islam, a Lyft driver who lives in Queens and has been idled by the outbreak, is among more than 450,000 New Yorkers who have tried, often in vain, to apply for unemployment benefits in the past three weeks.Mr. Islam, a Lyft driver who lives in Queens and has been idled by the outbreak, is among more than 450,000 New Yorkers who have tried, often in vain, to apply for unemployment benefits in the past three weeks.
As he and many others discovered, the state’s archaic systems were woefully unprepared for the deluge of claims. In Mr. Islam’s case, he said it took him four days to reach someone who could explain what he had to do to complete the application process.As he and many others discovered, the state’s archaic systems were woefully unprepared for the deluge of claims. In Mr. Islam’s case, he said it took him four days to reach someone who could explain what he had to do to complete the application process.
State officials admitted as recently as last summer that there were problems with the technology used for such applications, describing New York’s unemployment-insurance systems as relics from the heyday of mainframe computers.State officials admitted as recently as last summer that there were problems with the technology used for such applications, describing New York’s unemployment-insurance systems as relics from the heyday of mainframe computers.
The software programs that run the systems were “written in the 1970s and 1980s and remain constrained by the technology of that era,” officials wrote while seeking bids as part of a planned modernization project.The software programs that run the systems were “written in the 1970s and 1980s and remain constrained by the technology of that era,” officials wrote while seeking bids as part of a planned modernization project.
In March, when hundreds of thousands of workers whose jobs had suddenly evaporated started trying to log onto the Labor Department website or call its phone lines, the systems failed.In March, when hundreds of thousands of workers whose jobs had suddenly evaporated started trying to log onto the Labor Department website or call its phone lines, the systems failed.
Would-be applicants’ frustration grew as their computer screens froze repeatedly and their calls went unanswered for days. Some attempts to apply for benefits yielded a pop-up message that suggested using Netscape, a browser that effectively no longer exists.Would-be applicants’ frustration grew as their computer screens froze repeatedly and their calls went unanswered for days. Some attempts to apply for benefits yielded a pop-up message that suggested using Netscape, a browser that effectively no longer exists.
Mr. Islam, who had never applied for jobless benefits in the 35 years since he immigrated from Bangladesh, said he was taken aback to hear that he had to find a fax machine to complete his claim.Mr. Islam, who had never applied for jobless benefits in the 35 years since he immigrated from Bangladesh, said he was taken aback to hear that he had to find a fax machine to complete his claim.
But he put on a face mask and gloves and warily trudged off to a Staples store. Late this week, he was still waiting to hear how much he would receive, and when.But he put on a face mask and gloves and warily trudged off to a Staples store. Late this week, he was still waiting to hear how much he would receive, and when.
More than 800,000 residents the New York region, including New Jersey and Connecticut, have applied for unemployment benefits in the last two weeks as the coronavirus pandemic has brought the economy to a virtual standstill.More than 800,000 residents the New York region, including New Jersey and Connecticut, have applied for unemployment benefits in the last two weeks as the coronavirus pandemic has brought the economy to a virtual standstill.
If you are an employer or a worker who is unemployed, go here to share your story. A reporter or editor may contact you. Your information will not be published without your consent.If you are an employer or a worker who is unemployed, go here to share your story. A reporter or editor may contact you. Your information will not be published without your consent.
Reporting was contributed by Helene Cooper, Melina Delkic, Thomas Kaplan, Azi Paybarah, Edgar Sandoval, Eric Schmitt and Tracey Tully.Reporting was contributed by Helene Cooper, Melina Delkic, Thomas Kaplan, Azi Paybarah, Edgar Sandoval, Eric Schmitt and Tracey Tully.