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GOVERNOR CUOMO COVID-19 MARCH 29TH UPDATE 7,195 NEW CASES ACROSS THE STATE, DEATH TOLL UP TO 965
Governor Cuomo updated the media on Sunday with the latest COVID-19 numbers in the state.
Albany, N.Y. - Governor Andrew Cuomo announced new COVID-19 confirmed cases are now up to 59,513 throughout the state, with the majority of those in New York City.
The number of coronavirus-related deaths in New York State now stands at 965, up from 728 on Saturday.
New York City has 33,768 cases, with 4,002 new cases.
Westchester County has 8,519 cases, with 644 new cases.
Nassau County has 6,445 cases, with 908 news cases.
Suffolk County has 5,023 cases, with 885 new cases.
Also in the top ten are two upstate counties, Monroe County with 219 cases, 27 of them are new cases and Albany County with 205 cases, 10 of them are new cases.
Cuomo says the USNS Comfort should be in New York City on Monday, bringing 12,000 beds and will be used to treat non COVID-19 cases, basically used to backfill from the hospitals, as the hospitals will be used primarily to treat the confirmed COVID-19 cases.
The governor says the current number of deaths in the state stands at 965 he expects 'thousands' of people to pass away, "You have to look at what it affects, it affects the elderly, I hope it's wrong."
Cuomo says right now people in nursing homes are about a fourth of the coronavirus deaths across the country, "Coronavirus in a nursing home is a toxic mix. We saw that in Washington State. This virus prays on the vulnerable, it prays on the sick, it prays on people with compromised immune systems and underlying health conditions and the virus in a nursing home can be like fire in a drag race. Coronavirus in a nursing home is lethal, the only question is how many people die."
Cuomo says the first patient in New York State to be diagnosed with coronavirus in new Rochelle who has been sick for a long time has now been released from the hospital."
The governor announced an additional two weeks, through April 15th, directing non-essential state workforce members to work from home.
Cuomo said that many people are asking when this is going to be over. He says, "When we have faster testing", and pointed to the state lab in Wadsworth which has developed a less intrusive saliva and short nasal swab test that may soon be used.
Regarding the CDC's order late Saturday night of a travel advisory for the people of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to have no domestic travel, the governor says this is NOT a lockdown, "It's nothing that we haven't been doing, non-essential people should stay home. Which is consistent with everything we're doing."
Cuomo says this time in our lives is disorienting, frightening and disturbing and has turned everyone life upside down, but he is urging people to find things to smile about and to make others smile, "You do the best you can you, find a way to create some joy, you try to find a silver lining in all of this to break up all the monotony, what are you do to bring a smile to peoples' face."
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• Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Sunday between 100,000 and 200,000 could die from coronavirus before the crisis is done.
• Fauci, speaking on CNN's State of the Union, noted that computer models generally overestimate final numbers, but said the U.S. is "going to have millions of cases."
• Two weeks ago, President Trump issued 15-day guidelines on social distancing and other preventative measures. Fauci said he expects those guidelines to be extended for weeks to come.
• The U.S. death toll doubled in two days and now sits at nearly 2,200, according to the Johns Hopkins coronavirus database. The total number of confirmed cases eclipsed 125,000 on Sunday.
• Worldwide, there are more than 700,000 confirmed cases and 32,000 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins dashboard. Italy's death toll, the highest in the world, eclipsed 10,000 over the weekend.
• New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ripped President Donald Trump for suggesting a potential ban on people traveling from New York to other states, calling the measure "a federal declaration of war on states." Late Saturday, Trump backed off on the idea, tweeting that "a quarantine will not be necessary."
• The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, however, issued a request Saturday asking residents of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to avoid non-essential travel for 14 days.
• The U.S. began airlifting medical supplies from Asia and other nations to areas hit hard by the virus. More than 10 million surgical gloves, 130,000 N-95 masks were received Sunday at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
• Cities across the nation should brace for a New York City-like situation, White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said. The most populous city in the U.S. has become the epicenter for the virus.
• Fifty TSA screening officers from across the nation tested positive for coronavirus in the last two weeks, the agency announced. The Department of Homeland Security website provides a map showing the airports where TSA officers have tested positive.
Governor Cuomo updated the media on Sunday with the latest COVID-19 numbers in the state.
Albany, N.Y. - Governor Andrew Cuomo announced new COVID-19 confirmed cases are now up to 59,513 throughout the state, with the majority of those in New York City.
The number of coronavirus-related deaths in New York State now stands at 965, up from 728 on Saturday.
New York City has 33,768 cases, with 4,002 new cases.
Westchester County has 8,519 cases, with 644 new cases.
Nassau County has 6,445 cases, with 908 news cases.
Suffolk County has 5,023 cases, with 885 new cases.
Also in the top ten are two upstate counties, Monroe County with 219 cases, 27 of them are new cases and Albany County with 205 cases, 10 of them are new cases.
Cuomo says the USNS Comfort should be in New York City on Monday, bringing 12,000 beds and will be used to treat non COVID-19 cases, basically used to backfill from the hospitals, as the hospitals will be used primarily to treat the confirmed COVID-19 cases.
The governor says the current number of deaths in the state stands at 965 he expects 'thousands' of people to pass away, "You have to look at what it affects, it affects the elderly, I hope it's wrong."
Cuomo says right now people in nursing homes are about a fourth of the coronavirus deaths across the country, "Coronavirus in a nursing home is a toxic mix. We saw that in Washington State. This virus prays on the vulnerable, it prays on the sick, it prays on people with compromised immune systems and underlying health conditions and the virus in a nursing home can be like fire in a drag race. Coronavirus in a nursing home is lethal, the only question is how many people die."
Cuomo says the first patient in New York State to be diagnosed with coronavirus in new Rochelle who has been sick for a long time has now been released from the hospital."
The governor announced an additional two weeks, through April 15th, directing non-essential state workforce members to work from home.
Cuomo said that many people are asking when this is going to be over. He says, "When we have faster testing", and pointed to the state lab in Wadsworth which has developed a less intrusive saliva and short nasal swab test that may soon be used.
Regarding the CDC's order late Saturday night of a travel advisory for the people of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to have no domestic travel, the governor says this is NOT a lockdown, "It's nothing that we haven't been doing, non-essential people should stay home. Which is consistent with everything we're doing."
Cuomo says this time in our lives is disorienting, frightening and disturbing and has turned everyone life upside down, but he is urging people to find things to smile about and to make others smile, "You do the best you can you, find a way to create some joy, you try to find a silver lining in all of this to break up all the monotony, what are you do to bring a smile to peoples' face."
www.wktv.com/content/news/Governor-Cuomo-COVID-19-March-29th-update---7195-new-cases-across-the-state-death-toll-up-to-965-569202331.html
Looking for coronavirus updates first thing in the morning? Sign up for the Daily Briefing. Here's the latest news, as of 2 p.m. ET.
• Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Sunday between 100,000 and 200,000 could die from coronavirus before the crisis is done.
• Fauci, speaking on CNN's State of the Union, noted that computer models generally overestimate final numbers, but said the U.S. is "going to have millions of cases."
• Two weeks ago, President Trump issued 15-day guidelines on social distancing and other preventative measures. Fauci said he expects those guidelines to be extended for weeks to come.
• The U.S. death toll doubled in two days and now sits at nearly 2,200, according to the Johns Hopkins coronavirus database. The total number of confirmed cases eclipsed 125,000 on Sunday.
• Worldwide, there are more than 700,000 confirmed cases and 32,000 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins dashboard. Italy's death toll, the highest in the world, eclipsed 10,000 over the weekend.
• New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ripped President Donald Trump for suggesting a potential ban on people traveling from New York to other states, calling the measure "a federal declaration of war on states." Late Saturday, Trump backed off on the idea, tweeting that "a quarantine will not be necessary."
• The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, however, issued a request Saturday asking residents of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to avoid non-essential travel for 14 days.
• The U.S. began airlifting medical supplies from Asia and other nations to areas hit hard by the virus. More than 10 million surgical gloves, 130,000 N-95 masks were received Sunday at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
• Cities across the nation should brace for a New York City-like situation, White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said. The most populous city in the U.S. has become the epicenter for the virus.
• Fifty TSA screening officers from across the nation tested positive for coronavirus in the last two weeks, the agency announced. The Department of Homeland Security website provides a map showing the airports where TSA officers have tested positive.
