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Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey reported another 311 deaths from the coronavirus on Friday. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo arrived Saturday to the New York City’s Transit Corona Maintenance Facility in Queens to deliver a sliver of bad news in the statewide fight against the coronavirus: the state’s daily coronavirus death toll went up slightly after a consistent decline in the past few days.
It was a drop from Thursday, when the state reported 460 deaths. State health officials explained on Friday that the number of deaths reported on any given day includes many deaths that can go back weeks and are newly classified as virus-related. “The number that I watch everyday, which is the worse, is the number of deaths,” Mr. Cuomo said. “That number has remained obnoxiously and terrifyingly high. So that is bad news.”
But Friday was the second straight day that New Jersey reported more deaths than New York, which has more than twice as many people. The governor reported 299 deaths on Saturday, 10 more than the previous day. About 276 of those died in hospitals and 23 in nursing homes, the majority of them in New York City, he said.
Even as the virus’s effects have waned in New York, New Jersey’s progress against the virus on some fronts remains days or weeks behind. New York has conducted more than 15,000 antibody tests so far, the governor said, giving officials a more detailed look at the virus’s effects in the state. Of those tested in the state, 12.3 percent were positive for antibodies.
In the last few days, virus patients have been entering hospitals, remaining in hospitals, and testing positive in New Jersey at considerably higher rates, per capita, than in New York. In New York City, there was a significantly higher rate of positive tests in the Bronx, where 27.6 percent of tests were positive. No other borough had a rate higher than 20 percent.
Mr. Murphy’s announcement of the deaths came as New Jersey’s state and county parks are all set to reopen on Saturday. So are golf courses, with extensive social distancing rules in place. Still, the governor reported signs that the overall number of infections in the state was continuing to slow. The number of new hospitalizations, the most consistent method to measure the rate of infection in New York, decreased to 831 after hovering in the 900s in the last week.
He said New Jersey residents were being “trusted” with a big test this weekend, and he urged people to wear masks and avoid “knucklehead behavior with people ignoring social distancing.” “We are trying to understand why that is,” he said. “Who are those 900?”
“If we see that again we will not hesitate to close the parks,” he said. “We are not out of the woods yet.” Mr. Cuomo, who had held daily briefings in the state capital for 62 straight days, sat next to M.T.A officials at the transportation hub and reiterated his plan to rid the nation’s largest transportation system of the highly contagious virus.
Earlier this week Mr. Cuomo announced that, beginning Wednesday, the city’s subway system, long renowned for its around-the-clock service, would begin shutting down daily from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m., to allow time for exhaustive cleaning and disinfecting.
The move was also intended to discourage homeless people from seeking refuge in the otherwise vacant cars. Their presence in the transit system during the crisis — compounded by their limited access to bathing and medical facilities — has become a health hazard for commuters who fear contagion, officials said.
“You do not help the homeless by letting them stay in the subway car and letting them sleep in a subway car in the middle of the pandemic when they can expose themselves and others,” Mr. Cuomo said. “We owe them more and we owe them better”
On the first day of May, with 70-degree temperatures expected on Saturday, Mayor de Blasio pleaded with New Yorkers on Friday to resist the impulse to gather outdoors and warned of the dangers still presented by the coronavirus.On the first day of May, with 70-degree temperatures expected on Saturday, Mayor de Blasio pleaded with New Yorkers on Friday to resist the impulse to gather outdoors and warned of the dangers still presented by the coronavirus.
His warnings came as other states across the country had already begun to reopen.His warnings came as other states across the country had already begun to reopen.
“The nice weather is very much a threat to us,” Mr. de Blasio said on WNYC radio.“The nice weather is very much a threat to us,” Mr. de Blasio said on WNYC radio.
The mayor also announced that seven miles of streets inside and near city parks will close to vehicle traffic on Saturday — the first installment in a planned 40 miles of closings to give New Yorkers places to play and walk, with playgrounds across the city closed.The mayor also announced that seven miles of streets inside and near city parks will close to vehicle traffic on Saturday — the first installment in a planned 40 miles of closings to give New Yorkers places to play and walk, with playgrounds across the city closed.
The closures were originally scheduled for Monday, but on Friday night, Mr. de Blasio said on Twitter that city agencies and the Police Department would start the program early.The closures were originally scheduled for Monday, but on Friday night, Mr. de Blasio said on Twitter that city agencies and the Police Department would start the program early.
The streets outside parks include ones near Williamsbridge Oval in the Bronx, Prospect Park in Brooklyn, and Carl Schurz Park in Manhattan. The ones inside parks include Fort Tryon Park in Manhattan, Flushing Meadows Park in Queens, and Silver Lake Park on Staten Island.The streets outside parks include ones near Williamsbridge Oval in the Bronx, Prospect Park in Brooklyn, and Carl Schurz Park in Manhattan. The ones inside parks include Fort Tryon Park in Manhattan, Flushing Meadows Park in Queens, and Silver Lake Park on Staten Island.
The New York Police Department also said it would deploy more than 1,000 officers across the city over the weekend to ensure that people were properly social distancing.The New York Police Department also said it would deploy more than 1,000 officers across the city over the weekend to ensure that people were properly social distancing.
The mayor cited figures showing the city’s progress against the virus during the month of April. Daily hospital admissions for suspected virus cases are down more than 80 percent. The percentage of those tested for the virus testing positive is down to 23 percent, from 71 percent.The mayor cited figures showing the city’s progress against the virus during the month of April. Daily hospital admissions for suspected virus cases are down more than 80 percent. The percentage of those tested for the virus testing positive is down to 23 percent, from 71 percent.
But he also said that 202 people in the city had died of the virus yesterday, and more than 2,600 new cases were confirmed.But he also said that 202 people in the city had died of the virus yesterday, and more than 2,600 new cases were confirmed.
Just after 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, a transit worker got on a No. 2 train at the last stop in the Bronx and leaned in close to a man slumped in a seat. He was wearing a large hooded jacket and had a dark scarf wrapped around his mouth.Just after 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, a transit worker got on a No. 2 train at the last stop in the Bronx and leaned in close to a man slumped in a seat. He was wearing a large hooded jacket and had a dark scarf wrapped around his mouth.
“Wake up!” the woman shouted.“Wake up!” the woman shouted.
The man didn’t flinch. It took another worker rapping the railing with a metal tool to get him to stand up.The man didn’t flinch. It took another worker rapping the railing with a metal tool to get him to stand up.
The man, who gave his name only as Victor C., said in an interview on the platform that staying on the train was a point of pride: “People not wanting to burden their family, not wanting to count on the government.”The man, who gave his name only as Victor C., said in an interview on the platform that staying on the train was a point of pride: “People not wanting to burden their family, not wanting to count on the government.”
Generations of homeless people have used New York City’s subway as protection against the elements and a place to unsoundly sleep.Generations of homeless people have used New York City’s subway as protection against the elements and a place to unsoundly sleep.
But with little access to showers or medical care, they have become a health hazard during the coronavirus pandemic. And with ridership down 92 percent, images of them splayed across otherwise empty cars have become searing symbols of the city’s precarious condition.But with little access to showers or medical care, they have become a health hazard during the coronavirus pandemic. And with ridership down 92 percent, images of them splayed across otherwise empty cars have become searing symbols of the city’s precarious condition.
So on Thursday, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio and transit officials reached a consensus: Putting the city on track to eventual reopening, and restoring public confidence in public transportation, required an extraordinary step.So on Thursday, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio and transit officials reached a consensus: Putting the city on track to eventual reopening, and restoring public confidence in public transportation, required an extraordinary step.
Beginning on Wednesday, a subway system famous for never shutting down will close each night during the pandemic from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m., allowing time for intensive cleaning and disinfecting while also eliminating the overnight refuge that some homeless people depend on.Beginning on Wednesday, a subway system famous for never shutting down will close each night during the pandemic from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m., allowing time for intensive cleaning and disinfecting while also eliminating the overnight refuge that some homeless people depend on.
Mr. Cuomo and Mr. de Blasio said they would work to help them get shelter.Mr. Cuomo and Mr. de Blasio said they would work to help them get shelter.
“It’s an unacceptable reality and this new plan will disrupt that unacceptable reality and allow us to actually get help to people more effectively,” Mr. de Blasio said.“It’s an unacceptable reality and this new plan will disrupt that unacceptable reality and allow us to actually get help to people more effectively,” Mr. de Blasio said.
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Reporting was contributed by Andy Newman, Sarah Maslin Nir, Eliza Shapiro, Nate Schweber, Matt Stevens and Nikita Stewart. Reporting was contributed by Andrea Salcedo, Edgar Sandoval, Nate Schweber, Matt Stevens and Nikita Stewart.