Covid-19 New York

• Coronavirus: 6,300 COVID-19 patients in New York were sent to nursing homes

  The directive was intended to help free up hospital beds for the sickest patients as cases surged.

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  Jul 6, 2020
  
• ‘All eyes’ on New York City as it begins to reopen amid pandemic, protests

  With the virus in check -- at least for now -- New York is easing restrictions that shut down schools, businesses and much of city life in March.

  Health

  Jun 8, 2020
  
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• Nearly 100 residents dead at NYC nursing home suffering COVID-19 outbreak

  Nursing homes have been known since the earliest days of the outbreak as a trouble spot. They have been particularly hard hit in New York, which has had at least 3,043 nursing home deaths.

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  May 1, 2020
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• New York state’s daily coronavirus death toll drops below 400 for 1st time in April

  Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the 367 deaths from the coronavirus that he reported Sunday were "horrific," but the number was less than half the nearly 800 deaths that occurred in a single day during the pandemic's peak in New York.

  Health

  Apr 26, 2020
• More New Yorkers exposed to coronavirus than numbers suggest, antibody survey says

  Cuomo cautioned that the data was preliminary. The sample of people tested was small. Participants were hastily recruited at shopping centers and grocery stores, which meant they were healthy enough to be out in public.

  Health

  Apr 23, 2020
• Coronavirus: New York sees drop in death toll, but officials urge vigilance

  Cuomo said 507 people died on Saturday, down 43 from the previous day. Hospitalizations and other medical indicators are trending downward.

  Health

  Apr 19, 2020
• As parts of the U.S. eye reopening economy, COVID-19 still fills New York hospitals

  New York hospitals are still jammed with nearly 18,000 coronavirus patients, fewer than the crushing numbers authorities once feared but still at crisis levels that have barely budged for more than a week.

  Health

  Apr 16, 2020
• Coronavirus: ‘Worst is over,’ New York governor says, as some states eye reopening

  "We can control the spread. Feel good about that," N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. "The worst is over, if we continue to be smart going forward."

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  Apr 13, 2020
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• Coronavirus deaths in New York state continue to rise but hospitalizations are down

  New York state health officials now say they support people wearing cloth face coverings when they go out in public, especially in areas of "significant community transmission."

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  Apr 9, 2020
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• New York state’s coronavirus death toll nears 4,200, but hope may be in sight

  The state reported 594 new coronavirus deaths on Sunday -- a small decrease compared to the 630 new fatalities announced the day before.

  Health

  Apr 5, 2020