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Another 671 people died of the coronavirus in New York state, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Monday, pushing the state’s death toll to 10,056. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Monday, for the first time, that he believed that the most horrific phase of the coronavirus outbreak may have passed.
But with deaths below last week’s one-day peak for the last four days and the number of newly hospitalized patients at its lowest level in two weeks, Mr. Cuomo said, “I think you can say, ‘The worst is over.’” “I believe the worst is over if we continue to be smart. I believe we can start on the path to normalcy,” he said.
Here are the statistics from his morning briefing: The governor wavered on that pronouncement several times. Asked after his daily briefing whether he was confident that the worst was over, he responded that he was not. He repeated that the numbers were plateauing but that if New Yorkers acted recklessly, the situation would again worsen.
Deaths in New York State: 671 new deaths for a new total of 10,056. That is the lowest one-day death toll in a week, and 87 fewer deaths than Mr. Cuomo reported on Sunday. Still, even though more than 5,000 people died of the coronavirus in New York state in the past week and nearly 19,000 remain hospitalized, Mr. Cuomo said, most of the main measures of the outbreak’s severity were either leveling off or decreasing:
Virus patients in hospitals: 18,825 up 118 from 18,707 on Sunday. The three-day average increase in hospitalized patients dropped to 85, its lowest increase to date. The state’s one-day toll of 671 deaths, while still “horrific,” Mr. Cuomo said, was the lowest in a week and has been below last week’s peak for the last four days.
Newly hospitalized virus patients: 1,958, the lowest number in two weeks. The number of intubated patients — most of whom, he said, never recover — has dropped on two of the last three days.
The number of newly hospitalized patients, 1,958, is the lowest it has been in two weeks.
And the three-day average increase in hospitalized patients dropped to 85, its lowest increase to date.
The tussle between Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Cuomo over the mayor’s decision to keep New York City’s schools closed for the rest of the academic year dragged into a third day on Monday.The tussle between Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Cuomo over the mayor’s decision to keep New York City’s schools closed for the rest of the academic year dragged into a third day on Monday.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the closings on Saturday, but Mr. Cuomo insisted that the final decision was his and that it was too soon to make one.Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the closings on Saturday, but Mr. Cuomo insisted that the final decision was his and that it was too soon to make one.
“We won’t open schools one minute sooner than they should be opened,” Mr. Cuomo said on Sunday, “but we won’t open schools one minute later than they should be opened, either.”“We won’t open schools one minute sooner than they should be opened,” Mr. Cuomo said on Sunday, “but we won’t open schools one minute later than they should be opened, either.”
“Nobody knows what we will be doing in June,” he added, in a seeming rebuke to the mayor.“Nobody knows what we will be doing in June,” he added, in a seeming rebuke to the mayor.
Mr. de Blasio reiterated on Monday morning that he and the city schools chancellor, Richard A. Carranza, had the authority to make the decision to keep schools closed for the city’s 1.1 million schoolchildren.Mr. de Blasio reiterated on Monday morning that he and the city schools chancellor, Richard A. Carranza, had the authority to make the decision to keep schools closed for the city’s 1.1 million schoolchildren.
“We’re not reopening schools,” he said on MSNBC. “It won’t be safe for all the people we’re supposed to protect, and our job, our responsibility is to them.”“We’re not reopening schools,” he said on MSNBC. “It won’t be safe for all the people we’re supposed to protect, and our job, our responsibility is to them.”
When asked on WPIX-TV on Monday what confused parents should do, Mr. de Blasio said, “They should simply plan on the fact that they’ll be closed. I’m quite convinced that they will be and that’s the right thing to do.”When asked on WPIX-TV on Monday what confused parents should do, Mr. de Blasio said, “They should simply plan on the fact that they’ll be closed. I’m quite convinced that they will be and that’s the right thing to do.”
And Governor Cuomo also held to his position. In an interview on Monday on “The Howard Stern Show,” the governor repeated that the decision should be coordinated regionally.And Governor Cuomo also held to his position. In an interview on Monday on “The Howard Stern Show,” the governor repeated that the decision should be coordinated regionally.
“I cant have things happen that are mistakes,” he said, before suggesting that Mr. de Blasio was a “local official” who had stepped out of line. “I cant have things happen that are mistakes,” he said, before suggesting that Mr. de Blasio was a ”local official” who had stepped out of line.
Last month, Mr. Cuomo pre-empted Mr. de Blasio on the original decision to close schools, announcing it before Mr. de Blasio had a chance to do so. The two politicians have feuded for years.Last month, Mr. Cuomo pre-empted Mr. de Blasio on the original decision to close schools, announcing it before Mr. de Blasio had a chance to do so. The two politicians have feuded for years.
The number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospitals in New York City dropped by 17 percent from Saturday to Sunday, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday morning.The number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospitals in New York City dropped by 17 percent from Saturday to Sunday, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday morning.
Mr. de Blasio said that 383 people were admitted on Sunday, down from 463 the day before.Mr. de Blasio said that 383 people were admitted on Sunday, down from 463 the day before.
In other encouraging news, Mr. de Blasio said that the number of people in intensive-care units in the city’s public hospitals also dropped, though only slightly, to 835 from 857. And the percentage of people tested who are positive for the virus also declined slightly.In other encouraging news, Mr. de Blasio said that the number of people in intensive-care units in the city’s public hospitals also dropped, though only slightly, to 835 from 857. And the percentage of people tested who are positive for the virus also declined slightly.
Those announcements came as the mayor unveiled a new public effort to track the three measures he has said will have to trend downward consistently and in unison for New York City to reopen.Those announcements came as the mayor unveiled a new public effort to track the three measures he has said will have to trend downward consistently and in unison for New York City to reopen.
They are: the number of people suspected to have the virus who are admitted to hospitals; the number of people suspected to have the virus who are admitted to intensive care; and the percentage of people who test positive for the virus.They are: the number of people suspected to have the virus who are admitted to hospitals; the number of people suspected to have the virus who are admitted to intensive care; and the percentage of people who test positive for the virus.
“I’m pleased to report we do see all the important indicators moving in the right direction,” the mayor said. But he emphasized, as he has for several days, that any change in the city’s restrictions was also contingent on more widespread testing than was currently available.“I’m pleased to report we do see all the important indicators moving in the right direction,” the mayor said. But he emphasized, as he has for several days, that any change in the city’s restrictions was also contingent on more widespread testing than was currently available.
Here are other highlights from the mayor’s morning briefing:Here are other highlights from the mayor’s morning briefing:
The suspension of alternate-side parking rules is extended to April 28.The suspension of alternate-side parking rules is extended to April 28.
Mr. de Blasio called on the Rent Guidelines Board to enact a rent freeze.Mr. de Blasio called on the Rent Guidelines Board to enact a rent freeze.
He urged the state to let tenants who have lost income defer the payment of rent and pay it back over a 12-month period. “Let’s acknowledge the extent of this crisis and give tenants a way forward,” he said.He urged the state to let tenants who have lost income defer the payment of rent and pay it back over a 12-month period. “Let’s acknowledge the extent of this crisis and give tenants a way forward,” he said.
People who see violations of social-distancing rules will soon be able to report them by sending a photograph, along with the location, to 311.People who see violations of social-distancing rules will soon be able to report them by sending a photograph, along with the location, to 311.
One of the cruelties of the coronavirus is that many patients have just minutes to settle their affairs. With family members for the most part barred from visiting their loved ones, doctors often are left to facilitate such moments, full of emotion and tears.One of the cruelties of the coronavirus is that many patients have just minutes to settle their affairs. With family members for the most part barred from visiting their loved ones, doctors often are left to facilitate such moments, full of emotion and tears.
“I cried multiple times on my shift last night,” Dr. Marissa Nadeau, an emergency medicine physician on the night shift, texted in a WhatsApp group chat where her colleagues trade advice and experiences and try to comfort each other.“I cried multiple times on my shift last night,” Dr. Marissa Nadeau, an emergency medicine physician on the night shift, texted in a WhatsApp group chat where her colleagues trade advice and experiences and try to comfort each other.
She had helped three critically ill patients FaceTime their families in a single night.She had helped three critically ill patients FaceTime their families in a single night.
“You guys are going to see me with red puffy eyes for the next few weeks,” she wrote. “I just feel like I went into this specialty to save lives, and it kills me that we can’t save everybody.”“You guys are going to see me with red puffy eyes for the next few weeks,” she wrote. “I just feel like I went into this specialty to save lives, and it kills me that we can’t save everybody.”
Intensive care units in the city once saw a steady stream of visitors. Nurses and doctors learned about their patients through them: which patient had the spouse who spent every waking hour at the bedside, which patient had the large family.Intensive care units in the city once saw a steady stream of visitors. Nurses and doctors learned about their patients through them: which patient had the spouse who spent every waking hour at the bedside, which patient had the large family.
Now bedside vigils, and visitors generally, are a thing of the past.Now bedside vigils, and visitors generally, are a thing of the past.
Dr. Dylan Wyatt, a resident physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, said one recent image is seared into his memory: a woman who had been summoned to the hospital because her mother, in her 90s, seemed close to death.Dr. Dylan Wyatt, a resident physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, said one recent image is seared into his memory: a woman who had been summoned to the hospital because her mother, in her 90s, seemed close to death.
“She wanted to go in to see her mother, but she couldn’t, so she was standing there crying with her hand on the glass, looking in,” Dr. Wyatt recalled. “What struck me most is just how lonely people are at the critical hour.”“She wanted to go in to see her mother, but she couldn’t, so she was standing there crying with her hand on the glass, looking in,” Dr. Wyatt recalled. “What struck me most is just how lonely people are at the critical hour.”
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on Monday closed down drive-through coronavirus testing sites because of the harsh wind and rain in the region.New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on Monday closed down drive-through coronavirus testing sites because of the harsh wind and rain in the region.
The New York State Health Department on Monday said it had closed down all of the ten drive-through testing sites it operates. The sites are expected to reopen on Tuesday.The New York State Health Department on Monday said it had closed down all of the ten drive-through testing sites it operates. The sites are expected to reopen on Tuesday.
New Jersey closed a number of its drive-through testing sites, including a location in Holmdel. At least seven sites in Connecticut were also closed.New Jersey closed a number of its drive-through testing sites, including a location in Holmdel. At least seven sites in Connecticut were also closed.
Mr. Cuomo said on Sunday that 758 more people had died from the coronavirus in New York, bringing the state’s death total to 9,385.
The virus killed 5,226 people in New York State last week alone.
Other indicators were more positive, the governor said, continuing last week’s pattern during which, even as hundreds of people died daily, rates of hospitalization and other data suggested that the spread of the virus had slowed.
Mr. Cuomo said 8,236 new people had tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total statewide to 188,694. The number of people newly hospitalized, 53, was “the lowest number since we started doing these charts,” he said.
Mr. Cuomo said he would sign an executive order on Sunday that would direct employers at essential businesses to provide their workers with cloth or surgical face masks to wear when interacting with the public.
New York City last week released preliminary data showing that the coronavirus is killing black and Latino New Yorkers at twice the rate that it is killing white New Yorkers.New York City last week released preliminary data showing that the coronavirus is killing black and Latino New Yorkers at twice the rate that it is killing white New Yorkers.
On Sunday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city would open testing centers in an effort to begin addressing those disparities.On Sunday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city would open testing centers in an effort to begin addressing those disparities.
Mr. de Blasio said there continued to be encouraging signs in the city’s fight against the virus. The number of those who needed to be intubated on a daily basis continued to fall, to about 70 patients a day from 200 to 300, he said.Mr. de Blasio said there continued to be encouraging signs in the city’s fight against the virus. The number of those who needed to be intubated on a daily basis continued to fall, to about 70 patients a day from 200 to 300, he said.
The mayor added that the city had a large enough supply of ventilators to get through the week. He said that all city workers who had contact with the public would be required to wear face coverings starting on Monday.The mayor added that the city had a large enough supply of ventilators to get through the week. He said that all city workers who had contact with the public would be required to wear face coverings starting on Monday.
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