New York State Virus Toll Spikes By Record 630 Deaths In Single Day
Umer Jamshaid Published April 04, 2020 | 10:00 PM
New York state's coronavirus toll rose at a devastating pace to 3,565 deaths Saturday, the governor said, up from 2,935 the previous day, the largest 24-hour jump recorded there
New York, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 4th Apr, 2020 ) :New York state's coronavirus toll rose at a devastating pace to 3,565 deaths Saturday, the governor said, up from 2,935 the previous day, the largest 24-hour jump recorded there.
The state has now recorded 113,704 positive cases -- 63,306 in New York City, where 2,624 have died -- just 6,000 short of hard-hit Italy's total number of cases.
In his daily briefing Governor Andrew Cuomo said infections could peak in the state in anywhere from four to 14 days, an ever-moving target that will test the already taxed health system's capacity to handle a significant influx of sick patients.
"Part of me would like to be at the apex and just let's do it. But there's part of me that says it's good that we're not at the apex because we're not yet ready," the governor said.
He added that the Federal government will now staff and equip the overflow hospital at Manhattan's Javits Center for treatment of those infected with coronavirus.
The facility can take in 2,500 patients.
The state is continuing its hunt for urgently needed ventilators, Cuomo said, before thanking the Chinese government for donating 1,000 of the life-saving devices expected to arrive Saturday.
He also said the state of Oregon would deliver 140 ventilators.
Cuomo warned that while numbers in New York City were rising at a slower rate the caseload was growing at a concerning pace in neighboring Long Island.
The governor said 85,000 volunteers -- including 22,000 from out of state -- had signed up to help in the country's coronavirus epicenter.
Hours earlier the city had sent a wireless emergency alert to its 8.6 million residents urging licensed healthcare workers to volunteer.
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