Sirens constant as New York State close to thousands of coronavirus deaths

NEW YORK (AP) — The death toll from coronavirus in New York is approaching 1,000, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Sunday. In the United States, states account for over 40% of coronavirus deaths.

The state’s disease-related death toll has surged from 728 on Saturday to 965, according to Cuomo. Most of them live in New York.

According to figures released Sunday morning, Mayor Ville de Brasio shows that there are 678 deaths from coronavirus in the epicenter of the pandemic in the United States.

Meanwhile, the city’s ambulances have responded to a record number of calls, and new data indicate which parts of the city are most affected by illness.

The latest coronavirus developments in New York are:

“Unprecedented” surge in 911 calls

New Yorkers are listening to Siren’s constant mourning as tired rescue workers respond to record volumes of 911 calls from people who are experiencing symptoms of coronavirus.

Ambulances in the city handle about 6,000 calls per day, more than 50% more than the average. Fire Secretary Daniel Nigro said on Sunday that the last five days were the busiest period in the city’s EMS operation history.

“This is unprecedented,” de Blasio said. “I have never seen our EMS system receive so many calls-ever.”

Negro said the surge was delaying response to low-level calls. De Blasio said it plans to shift personnel to EMS crews to help the city keep up with demand.

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Mayor: Days until supplies are exhausted

Mr De Blasio called on the federal government to deliver another 400 ventilators to the municipal hospital by Wednesday, warning that the city would run out of masks, gowns, and other hospital equipment in a week without reinforcement.

The peak lawsuit in the city is still expected to be two to three weeks, so Dobrasio said Sunday he asked the U.S. military to help send a new wave of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. Was.

Cuomo said on Sunday that more than 76,000 health professionals, including many who recently retired from the field, volunteered to cooperate in the fight against the coronavirus.

The USNS Comfort, a naval hospital ship, will arrive on Monday with 1,000 beds, 12 operating rooms, and all medical staff. It is used to treat non-coronavirus patients and frees up space in city hospitals to combat the disease.

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States are seeking more federal money

Some elected leaders hope the state government will get more funding under the next coronavirus bill.

After blaming the federal government for giving the state some of the necessary funding, Cuomo faces a much larger caseload than other states and a potential revenue shortfall of up to $ 15 billion, On Sunday, we spoke with Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

According to the Associated Press, senior advisor Cuomo Richard Azoparadi told the Associated Press that they promised to correct errors in the next federal bill, and the governor promised to work with them to make it happen. ing.

Schumer called the conversation “long and productive.”

New York will receive $ 5.1 billion in response to coronavirus and at least $ 400 million from the Federal Disaster Relief Fund. Schumer said an additional $ 5.2 billion would be directed to New York through the MTA, the Education Stabilization Fund, and the Childcare Community Grant.

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Poor neighbors hit hard

Coronaviruses overwhelm some of New York City’s poorest areas, according to new data released by New York City.

Queens accounts for 32% of the city’s identified more than 30,000 cases as of Saturday, more than any other ward.

Areas such as Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, and Corona are generally the worst affected by poor, dense, and non-native English-speaking populations. Also known as COVID-19. In these areas, 69% to 86% of the tests performed returned to positive.

Elmhurst hospitals are flooded with coronavirus cases. One day last week, 13 inpatients with the virus died.

Statistics on coronavirus cases do not reflect everyone who may be infected with the virus.

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Early patients go home

According to Cuomo, the number of patients discharged from state hospitals after coronavirus treatment has increased daily to 845. In total, more than 3,500 people have been discharged.

They include a lawyer on the outskirts of New York City connected to one of the early US coronavirus populations. Lawrence Galves’ family and neighbors, as well as members of his synagogue, were infected.

“Our patient has actually returned home, called Zero Patient, in West Rochester, New Rochelle, who has been ill for a very long time,” Cuomo said on Sunday. “He has been discharged.”

As of Sunday, more than 8,500 people remain hospitalized for the disease and more than 2,000 receive intensive care throughout the state. In New York City, about 20% of coronavirus cases are hospitalized.

While their sum continues to skyrocket, Cuomo said they were not increasing as fast as last week. From March 16 to March 19, hospital admissions in the state doubled every two days. It takes about 6 days for the number to double.

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Travel concerns

On Saturday, President Donald Trump said he was considering ideas for mandatory quarantine in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, and instead issued recommendations advising people in these states to avoid insignificant travel for two weeks. Then tweeted.

New York City mayor Bill de De Brasio said he was concerned about the impact of this recommendation on families with members who would like to reunite in New York and elsewhere.

“We must respect that families have the right to unite in the midst of crisis,” de Blasio said.

While all 50 states in the United States report some cases of the virus that causes COVID-19, New York is the most common, with more than 52,000 positive tests for disease and more than 700 deaths. About 7,300 people were admitted to the New York hospital on Saturday, of which about 1,800 were receiving intensive care.

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Nursing home death

According to State Department of Health statistics released to the Associated Press, 24% of deaths from coronavirus in New York State were by residents of nursing homes until Friday.

The state reported that there were over 740 confirmed cases of COVID-19 positive in 129 licensed nursing homes in 129 of the state’s 613 nursing homes serving more than 100,000 residents. Said.

As of Friday, 122 nursing home residents in the state died of the disease. In less than two weeks, the virus claimed seven lives in one retired community on Long Island, with the last dead on Saturday.

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Other developments:

— With schools and many daycare centers closed, states, municipalities, and philanthropists are struggling to provide childcare to needed parents at the forefront of fighting the virus.

—University students were sent home as the coronavirus took advantage of the last days on campus to build some more memories.

— James Dolan, owner of New York Knicks and Rangers, tested positive for COVID-19.

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Marina Villeneuve was reported from Albany, New York.

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