For the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus Pandemic in early March, New York City health officials reported zero new coronavirus deaths.
By Anash.org reporter
For the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus Pandemic in early March, New York City health officials reported zero new coronavirus deaths.
Once the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak, New York successfully flattened its curve and has thus far proven to be a model for how states can safely and cautiously lift lockdown restrictions.
In total, New York state has reported over 401,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and over 32,000 deaths. New York City alone accounts for 18,670 of those confirmed deaths. The city hit its peak in terms of confirmed daily deaths from the virus on April 7, with 597 deaths.
Meanwhile, infections are surging in states across the South and West, with Florida reporting a record-breaking 15,000 new cases on Sunday.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned on Friday that the spikes in other parts of the country could lead to the virus once again increasing in New York.
“You’re going to see our numbers and the Northeast numbers probably start to increase because the virus that you see now in the South and the West — California has real trouble — it’s going to come back here,” Cuomo said in a radio interview. “It is going to come back here. It’s like being on a merry-go-round. It’s totally predictable. And we’re going to go through an increase. I can feel it coming. And it is so unnecessary and so cruel.”