New York State COVID-19 Update:
April 16, 2020
Governor Cuomo announced this morning that he is extending the NY PAUSE order through May 15th in an effort to further control and slow the rate of infection. New York has 213,779 confirmed COVID cases, and a total death toll of 11,586. New hospitalizations remain consistent at ~2,000 admissions per day. However, ICU and intubation rates continue to trend downward.
New York State COVID-19 Update:
April 15, 2020
As of April 15th, New York has 202,208 positive COVID cases, and 10,834 related deaths. Net changes in hospitalizations and intubations continue to be trending downward. The state will begin reporting on all categories of fatalities pursuant to new CDC guidelines; “probable deaths” will be included. This will help the state better report on COVID deaths outside what is reported by hospitals and nursing homes.
New York State COVID-19 Update:
April 14, 2020
As of April 14th, New York has 195,031 confirmed COVID cases. Although the volume of positive cases is still high, Governor Cuomo said he believes the State is at the apex. Overall, hospitalization rates, ICU admissions, and intubation rates remain relatively flat. The virus claimed the lives of 778 people yesterday, which is higher than recent numbers but still reflects a current flattening of the curve. Governor Cuomo reiterated that the rate of infection is due to distancing protocols and emphasized the critical need to continue adhering to these measures.
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New York State COVID-19 Update:
April 13, 2020
This morning, Governor Cuomo’s press conference brought some light to this gloomy Monday here in Albany. Although New York has 188,694 positive COVID cases, analysts are saying that the curve is continuing to flatten as hospitalization rates, ICU admissions, and intubation rates trend downward. The death toll on Sunday was 671; which is an improvement compared to the recent average that has been in the high 700s.
New York State COVID-19 Update:
April 10, 2020
Today marks 40 days since New York saw its first COVID case and Governor Cuomo says he is “cautiously optimistic” now that we are seeing signs of the rate of infection beginning to slow. New York has a total of 159,937 positive cases and to date, has lost 2,844 people.
New York State COVID-19 Update:
April 10, 2020
Today the Governor announced a total of 149,316 COVID positive cases in New York, with newer models indicating a flattening of “the curve” as hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and intubations continue to decrease. Governor Cuomo attributes this improvement to social distancing measures and says continued adherence to these policies is vital to future progress. Cuomo reiterated his call to the Federal government to pass legislation to help stabilize state and local governments and repair the “immense damage” being done to the economy, poverty, housing and the healthcare system.
New York State COVID-19 Update:
April 08, 2020
This morning, Governor Cuomo’s press conference began on a high note as he shared recent data suggesting that social distancing measures are having a positive impact and appear to be flattening the curve. He advised that continued adherence to these protocols is critical and could potentially bring down infection rates, hospitalization rates and needed capacity, and deaths lower than model projections.
New York State COVID-19 Update:
April 07, 2020
As of April 7, New York has 138,836 positive COVID cases and 5,489 related deaths. Fortunately, new data suggests that new-hospitalization rates and intubation rates are stabilizing and trending downward, which could potentially indicate that New York is reaching a plateau. Governor Cuomo credits social distancing for this positive change and urges that further improvement is dependent upon continued adherence to social distancing protocols.
New York State COVID-19 Update:
April 06, 2020
For the first time on Sunday, Governor Cuomo announced a decrease in hospitalizations, ICU admissions and deaths related to COVID-19 with the caveat that it was too soon to determine statistical significance. Heeding the same warning today, he announced that COVID-related deaths have been “effectively flat” for the past two days. The State is working to determine whether or not we’re officially approaching the apex, and if we should expect to experience a plateau of case numbers or a decline.
New York State COVID-19 Update:
April 04, 2020
New York’s first positive COVID-19 case was discovered 30 days ago, and Governor Cuomo says the apex could potentially be as close as seven days away. New York has 113,704 positive cases; 15,905 people are being hospitalized. 10,478 people have been discharged. Overall, NYC’s percentage of cases is beginning to drop; however, Long Island is becoming a growing hot spot.