BREAKING: New York coronavirus deaths drop to 73 as just 201 more people are diagnosed
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that 73 New Yorkers had died of coronavirus in the last 24 hours hotspot New York has recorded 73 more coronavirus deaths – the lowest daily toll since recording began. New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the figure Tuesday morning, and said 52 people had died in hospitals, while 21 lost their lives in nursing homes.
The death toll dropped from 96 on Monday, 109 on Sunday, and 84 on Saturday. Governor Cuomo said that during normal circumstances, losing 73 New Yorkers would be a ‘tragedy’ but that compared to highs of almost 800 deaths a day, the latest figures were ‘good news.’ Cuomo also announced that just 201 people had been newly-diagnosed with coronavirus overnight, and said theState now appeared to be well-past the worst of the pandemic, which has infected almost 340,000 people and killed more than 23,500 people. New York has seen more confirmed coronavirus infections than any other single country on Earth. He spoke from the New York Stock Exchange, which reopened its trading floor for the first time since March 23.
Those contact tracers will work to identify who coronavirus patients have been in contact with, in a bid to isolate potential carriers and further slow the spread of the disease. Much of the rest of the state, including Long Island, has begun or will begin the first phase of reopening this week as people return to work.He also announced plans to fast-track planned transport and energy infrastructure projects in a bid to reinvigorate the city’s economy.
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