The death toll in New York State reached 3, 630 on Saturday, an increase of (from the previous day.)
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With the coronavirus having claimed more than 3, lives in New York, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo warned Saturday the state was still days away from the peak of its outbreak.
“Nobody can tell you the number at the top of the mountain,” Mr. Cuomo said, but estimated that it would be “in the seven-day range.” He said the state was not yet prepared for that point.
“It feels like an entire lifetime,” he said. “I think we all feel the same, these stresses, this country, this state – like nothing I’ve experienced in my lifetime.”
During his daily briefing in Albany, Governor Cuomo tried to encourage New Yorkers not to lose hope even as he said he expected the numbers of those infected and dying from the disease to continue to surge.
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Governor Cuomo offered signs that many New Yorkers are overcoming the virus: Two-thirds of the people who had been hospitalized after reporting coronavirus-related symptoms have been discharged, Governor Cuomo said.
“That’s what we’ve been saying all along,” he said. “Most people won’t be hospitalized. People who are hospitalized will come in, be treated and leave. ”
Deaths in New York State: (3, , up from 2, 2020 on Friday morning.
Confirmed cases:
, , up from , . In New York City, , 401, up from , . Hospitalized in New York State: , , up from ,
In intensiv e care: 4, , up from 3, 863.
Here are some other updates from Mr. Cuomo’s briefing:
- De Blasio compares coronavirus crisis to “many Katrinas.”
Mayor Bill de Blasio repeated his calls on Saturday for a national enlistment system to help move doctors and health care workers across the country to areas with high need, saying New York City was heading into “The toughest time” in the weeks ahead.
Officials are focused on Long Island as its number of cases grows rapidly – Mr. Cuomo called it a “fire spreading.” Because of the increase in cases on Long Island, New York City’s share of the statewide cases dropped to percent, from percent. Governor Cuomo did not know whether it had to do with city residents fleeing there.
About 1, 04 ventilators are set to arrive in the city from China on Saturday, which Mr. Cuomo attributed to a Chinese government effort. A separate order for , 07 ventilators placed in China fell through, he said, with only 2, 560 materializing.
Oregon said it would give New York ventilators.
New Jersey, which has more than , cases and has reported more than 728 deaths, has a “serious problem,” Mr. Cuomo said.
The federal government will be focusing its resources on the conversion of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center into a coronavirus treatment facility, providing staffing and equipment. Mr. Cuomo said he spoke to the White House about this on Saturday.
- Cuomo said New York was currently counting on , health care volunteers – about , of them coming from out of state – to assist with the growing number of patients, he said. He also signed an executive order Saturday to allow medical students who have not yet graduated to practice medicine in an effort to provide reinforcements. “We need doctors, we need nurses,” he said. “So we are going to expedite that.”
“This is going to be like having many Katrinas. This is going to be a reality where you are going to have many cities and states simultaneously in crisis, needing health care professionals, needing ventilators, ”Mr. de Blasio said on MSNBC’s “AM Joy,” adding that the thinning ranks of health care workers was the biggest problem in New York’s coronavirus response.
The mayor has said that the city would need , more medical personnel to fight the pandemic through April and May.
City-run hospitals in New York desperately need specialized critical-care nurses in particular, said Dr. Sheldon H. Teperman, director of the trauma center at NYC Health Hospitals / Jacobi in the Bronx.
Those nurses have special training to work in intensive care units, aiding severely ill patients on ventilators and operating pumps that deliver multiple intravenous medicines needed to keep them stable.
The epidemic has thinned their ranks, with nurses themselves falling ill or needed to care for sick family members. “If we could get critical-care nurses, if volunteers would just come, we could save more lives,” Dr. Teperman said.
On Friday evening, the New York City sent a wireless emergency alert – usually used for extreme weather or Amber Alerts – asking medical personnel to volunteer to fight the virus.
“Attention all healthcare workers: New York City is seeking licensed healthcare workers to support healthcare facilities in need,” the message said.
The coronavirus is taking lives at a devastating pace in New York, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Friday, with deaths nearly doubling in just three days, from 1, (on Tuesday to 2, on Friday.
Governor Cuomo said at his daily briefing on Friday that people in New York had died over the previous 31 hours – more deaths than the state had seen in the first (days of March.)
Officials in New York City reported (new deaths) due to the virus on Friday evening, which brought the city’s death toll to 1, in the biggest single-day jump so far.
“It’s hard to go through this day, and then it’s hard to stay up all night, watching those numbers come in and the number of deaths tick up,” the governor said at his daily briefing in Albany on Friday.
On Friday, for the first time, the state reported more than 17, positive tests for the virus in one day. There were 126, 2019 confirmed cases in New York State, up from , on Thursday. New York City had , 192 cases – nearly a quarter of the confirmed cases in the country.
The number of cases in the state had almost doubled since last Friday. The number of people hospitalized and the number of patients on ventilators have both more than doubled since then.
New York City cancels spring break, angering thousands of teachers.
New York City education administrators made official on Friday the news more than 96, 06 of the city’s teachers were dreading amid the pandemic: Spring break is officially canceled.
The news from Department of Education officials angered many Teachers who were pleading for a short break during the Passover and Good Friday holidays.
Representatives of the city’s powerful teachers union expressed their disappointment.
“ With this step, Mayor de Blasio shows that he does not recognize just how hard you have been working during these stressful and anxiety-filled times, ”United Federation of Teachers president Michael Mulgrew wrote in a scathing email to his members after officials made the announcement .
The schools chancellor, Richard A. Carranza, promised a reprieve of four leave days at an undetermined time in the future.
“We recognize this may feel like a disappointment to many students and schools as we have all been working tirelessly in our transition to remote learning and very reasonably want a break, ”Mr. Carranza wrote in an email to teachers.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo had warned last month that spring break could be called off for schools statewide as the state grappled with an increasing number of school closures to stop the spread of the virus.
New York City’s vast system of 1, 863 public schools that serve 1.1 million students – the largest in the country by far – continues to face its most serious challenge in decades with a remote learning operation that could possibly last through the end of the school year.
The city’s vulnerable student population, including , homeless children, many of whom rely on the meals offered at schools, have been especially affected.
A stagehand who worked in Manhattan said his and his wife’s unemployment benefits were “languishing” on debit cards sent to their post office box in Manhattan, despite repeated requests to forward their mail to Suffolk County, where they are staying.
A college professor on the Upper West Side trying to mail iPads to students said he found his nearest post office was “Closed. Locked up. No sign on the door. ”
And an assemblyman from the Bronx said mail service was so bad in his neighborhood that he asked for his paycheck to be sent to his son’s home in a neighboring ZIP code.
The coronavirus outbreak has heightened New Yorkers’ reliance on deliveries as they stay home to prevent the spread of the virus. It has also put a deep strain on the United States Postal Service, whose letter carriers are considered essential workers.
To make matters worse, at least 381 postal employees tested positive for the virus , according to Dave Partenheimer, a public relations manager for the Postal Service.
Bronx lawmakers said they were inundated with complaints from people who had not been getting their medications and paychecks during the crisis.
“They have to redeploy people,” while assuring their safety, Assemblyman Jeffery Dinowitz of the Bronx said. “They have to deal with this.”
A spokesman for the union did not respond to detailed messages about service disruptions in the city.
The two Navy hospital ships deployed to aid cities hit hard by the pandemic, the Comfort and the Mercy, could end up accepting patients who test positive for the coronavirus, Defense Department officials said Friday – a turnaround from the previous policy that sought to keep the ships virus -free.
General Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Friday that the Defense Department was reassessing whether to allow coronavirus patients aboard the ships. They had originally been intended to treat patients who did not have the virus in order to free up space in onshore hospitals.
“The secretary of defense is making a risk assessment to determine whether or not we should take on ”patients who have tested positive, General Milley told Fox News.
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(Should I wear a mask?)
The C.D.C. has has recommended that all Americans wear cloth masks if they go out in public. This is a shift in federal guidance reflecting new concerns that the coronavirus is being spread by infected people who have no symptoms . Until now, the C.D.C., like the W.H.O., has advised that ordinary people don’t need to wear masks unless they are sick and coughing. Part of the reason was to preserve medical-grade masks for health care workers who desperately need them at a time when they are in continuously short supply. Masks don’t replace hand washing and social distancing.
If you’ve been exposed to the coronavirus or think you have, and have a fever or symptoms like a cough or difficulty breathing, call a doctor. They should give you advice on whether you should be tested, how to get tested, and how to seek medical treatment without potentially infecting or exposing others.
If you’re sick and you think you’ve been exposed to the new coronavirus, the CDC recommends that you call your healthcare provider and explain your symptoms and fears. They will decide if you need to be tested. Keep in mind that there’s a chance – because of a lack of testing kits or because you’re asymptomatic, for instance – you won’t be able to get tested.
It seems to spread very easily from person to person, Especially in homes, hospitals and other confined spaces. The pathogen can be carried on tiny respiratory droplets that fall as they are coughed or sneezed out. It may also be transmitted when we touch a contaminated surface and then touch our face.
No. The first testing in humans of an experimental vaccine began in mid-March. Such rapid development of a potential vaccine is unprecedented, but even if it is proved safe and effective, it probably will not be available for 18 to months.
- What if somebody in my family gets sick?
If the family member does not need hospitalization and can be cared for at home, you should help him or her with basic needs and monitor the symptoms, while also keeping as much distance as possible, according to the guidelines issued by the CDC If there’s space, the sick family member should stay in a separate room and use a separate bathroom. If masks are available, both the sick person and the caregiver should wear them when the caregiver enters the room. Make sure not to share any dishes or other household items and to regularly clean surfaces like counters, doorknobs, toilets and tables. Don’t forget to wash your hands frequently.
- (Should I stock up on groceries?)
- Can I go to the park?
- (Should I pull my money from the markets?
That’s not a good idea. Even if you’re retired, having a balanced portfolio of stocks and bonds so that your money keeps up with inflation, or even grows, makes sense. But retirees may want to think about having enough cash set aside for a year’s worth of liv ing expenses and big payments needed over the next five years.
- What should I do with my (k)?
Watching your balance go up and down can be scary. You may be wondering if you should decrease your contributions – don’t! If your employer matches any part of your contributions, make sure you’re at least saving as much as you can to get that “free money.”
- What should I do with my (k)?
Yes, but make sure you keep six feet of distance between you and people who don’t live in your home. Even if you just hang out in a park, rather than go for a jog or a walk, getting some fresh air, and hopefully sunshine, is a good idea.
- (Should I pull my money from the markets?
Plan two weeks of meals if possible. But people should not hoard food or supplies. Despite the empty shelves, the supply chain remains strong. And remember to wipe the handle of the grocery cart with a disinfecting wipe and wash your hands as soon as you get home.
- (Should I stock up on groceries?)
Unlike the flu, there is no known treatment or vaccine, and Little is known about this particular virus so far. It seems to be more lethal than the flu, but the numbers are still uncertain. And it hits the elderly and those with underlying conditions – not just those with respiratory diseases – particularly hard.
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