As of Thursday morning, health officials have confirmed at least 4,152 total cases of coronavirus in New York State
A New York City magazine shop. Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Images As of Thursday morning, there have been 4,152 diagnosed cases of the coronavirus discovered in New York, including at least 2,469 in New York City. At least 21 people with COVID-19 have died in the state, which has the largest number of confirmed cases in the country.
In his remarks, Cuomo said the outbreak “reminds me of 9/11.” He continued: “Children who were young at that time, but of school age, watched on TV. They didn’t know if their parents were coming home. I think it changed their whole outlook on life after 9/11. This is a situation like that.” Naval hospital ship to anchor in New York Harbor — eventually The U.S.N.S. Comfort, a 1,000-bed naval hospital ship, is on its way to New York City, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. The 894-foot ship, which will be moored in New York Harbor, will add to the hospital capacity in the city, where there are only 53,000 hospital beds. Cuomo has said the city could need more than 100,000 beds when infections peak in 45 days.
MTA asks for a $4 billion bailout With subway ridership down 60 percent, bus ridership down almost 50 percent, and commuter rail ridership down almost 90 percent, the Metropolitan Transit Authority wrote to New York’s Congressional delegation on Tuesday requesting a $4 billion bailout package. Of those funds, $300 million would go to cleaning costs related to combating the infection, while the other $3.
No humans of New York Intelligencer rounded up some images of the suddenly sparsely populated New York streets and landmarks due to the coronavirus. See them all here. New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut ban gatherings of more than 50 Following CDC guidelines released Sunday night, the governors of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut have banned all gatherings of more than 50 people. Gyms, movie theaters, and casinos will be forced by close by 8 p.m. Monday and while Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he’s encouraging other businesses to close, they will not be ordered to do so.
On Sunday, Mayor de Blasio announced that the March 24 special election for Queens borough president was cancelled. Acting Borough President Sharon Lee, who has temporarily replaced former Borough President Melinda Katz, said she would continue to serve in the meantime. State and local governments alone simply do not have the capacity or resources to do what is necessary, and we don’t want a patchwork quilt of policies. … States cannot build more hospitals, acquire ventilators or modify facilities quickly enough. At this point, our best hope is to utilize the Army Corps of Engineers to leverage its expertise, equipment and people power to retrofit and equip existing facilities — like military bases or college dormitories — to serve as temporary medical centers.
“Is it accurate to say she passed away and she had the coronavirus? Yes,” Cuomo explained. “It’s also accurate to say she had the coronavirus and was 82 years old and had long been suffering with emphysema.” New York cases lead the country On Friday and Saturday, New York had reported the most COVID-19 cases in the country. By Sunday, Washington State had regained the top spot, with 642 confirmed cases.
In addition, the legal occupancy at venues that hold under 500 people will be limited to half-capacity at most. Media outlets soon announced that the parade had been canceled for the first time in its 258-year history. But later, confusion reigned as the parade’s organizers contended that a decision hadn’t yet been reached.
Cotton attended an annual transportation event last Thursday at a midtown Manhattan restaurant, as did MTA chairman Patrick Foye and New York City transportation commissioner Polly Trottenberg. Local health officials do not think Cotton was contagious at that time.
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