New York state likely has 'tens of thousands' of coronavirus cases, Gov. Cuomo says

The recent spike in cases in New York state is due to testing 'revealing more cases,' Cuomo says. 'I think it is much more widespread than any of these numbers suggest.'

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said there are likely "tens of thousands" of COVID-19 cases in the state by residents who never knew they had the illness.

An increase in testing is "revealing more cases," Cuomo said Wednesday on CNN's "The Situation Room" with Wolf Blitzer. "I think it is much more widespread than any of these numbers suggest."Cuomo and other tri-state area officials on Monday banned all gatherings of 50

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