Although New York's death toll rose, the number of new cases has started to slow.
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Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a press conference on Tuesday that despite coronavirus deaths in New York jumping over 700 overnight—the highest number recorded in a single day so far, social distancing measures are starting to pay off, with the number of hospitalizations decreasing and the total number of infections lower than what was originally projected.The state saw its single biggest daily increase in coronavirus deaths, with 731 reported on Monday, Cuomo said.
Despite the rising death toll, New York’s governor also shared some good news: The number of new coronavirus cases in his state has started to plateau over the last few days. New hospitalizations have declined significantly—with the last three days marking the lowest numbers in almost two weeks, and the number of daily patients admitted to intensive care is also way down, Cuomo said on Tuesday.He also pointed out that “the number of deaths is a lagging indicator to the number of hospitalizations,” which explains the discrepancy in the different data points.That’s how many confirmed cases of coronavirus are now in the U.S..
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