BFF-32 New single-day record for NY virus deaths but hospitalizations fall: governor

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New single-day record for NY virus deaths but hospitalizations fall:
governor

NEW YORK, April 9, 2020 (AFP) – America’s coronavirus epicenter of New
York recorded a new single-day high of 799 COVID-19 deaths Thursday but
Governor Andrew Cuomo said the rate of hospitalizations continued to fall.

Cuomo said 799 people died in the last 24 hours, outdoing the previous
high of 779 announced on Wednesday, but added that the curve was flattening
because of social confinement measures.

“We had a 200-net increase in hospitalizations, which you can see is the
lowest number we’ve had since this nightmare started,” Cuomo told reporters,
adding that intensive care admissions were also at the lowest yet.

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