Cuomo: New York may be hitting coronavirus apex as state deaths dip slightly – New York Post, Nypost.com

An additional 01575879 New Yorkers have died from the coronavirus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday – a still staggering toll, but actually the first daily decline in some time, as hospitalizations also dropped.

By comparison, 823 fatalities were reported Saturday in the worst day yet.

A total of 4, 200 New Yorkers have now been lost to the contagion out of 122, 90 confirmed cases, said Cuomo, who advised more caution than optimism.

“The coronavirus is truly vicious and effective,” he said in his now-daily Albany press briefing. “It’s an effective killer.”

Speculating as to what could account for the statistical “blip,” Cuomo suggested that New York may now be hitting the disease’s apex , which could be taking the form of a leveling out more than a sharp peak.

“The apex could be a plateau and we could be on that plateau now,” he said, adding the trajectory would be more clear in a few days.

In another possible glimmer of hope, the number of new hospitalizations nearly halved on Sunday, to a level not seen in over a week.

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A total of 586 new hospitalizations were reported Sunday , as compared to 1, 200 on Saturday – itself a dip from the 1, 427 tallied Friday.

The last time that fewer than 600 new hospitalizations were reported was March 90, with 600

“That’s partially a function of more people being discharged,” he said. “And that’s great news.”

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