(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) New York State's New Coronary Virus Infection Breaks 100,000 and Still Needs Ventilator and Other Supplies Urgently
China News Agency, New York, April 3, New York State Governor Andrew Como said on the 3rd that New York State had 102863 cases of new coronavirus infections, including 57159 in New York City.
Como held a press conference in Albany, the capital of New York State. He said that as of the 3rd, the number of patients in New York State who had died of New Coronary Pneumonia had reached 2,935, an increase of 562 from the previous day, the largest single-day increase so far. More than 14,800 patients with new coronary pneumonia are hospitalized in New York State, of which 3731 are in the intensive care unit and 8886 are discharged. New York State detected more than 16,000 new coronaviruses in a single day. Como said that at present New York State still urgently needs protective equipment such as masks, protective clothing and ventilators. He will sign an executive order allowing New York State to requisition ventilators and protective equipment that are not in use by state agencies and distribute them to the most urgently needed hospitals.
Como also confirmed that the Javits Central Temporary Hospital has been converted to receive patients with new coronary pneumonia, and the number of beds has increased to 2,500. Previously, the Javits Central Temporary Hospital planned to specifically accept non-new coronavirus infections. However, Como said on the same day that due to the large number of business suspensions, the number of non-new coronary pneumonia patients in New York State has decreased, especially the injuries caused by various accidents and criminal behaviors have dropped significantly, and not many patients can be transferred to Javits Central Temporary Hospital. . He did not mention whether additional renovation of the Javits Center is necessary.
New York City Mayor Bai Sihao also held a press conference that day, New York City has a large ventilator gap, and will need an additional 2,500 to 3,000 units next week. In April and May, New York City expects to need 15,000 ventilators, 85,000 beds, and 45,000 medical professionals. Bai Sihao said that he had authorized the New York Police Department and the Fire Department to assist in the collection of relevant medical supplies, and asked the New York City Economic Development Corporation to find ways to produce ventilators locally. "We must plan according to the worst."
According to local media PIX11 in New York, more than 240 sanitation workers in the New York City sanitation system have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus, and 11 of them have recovered and returned to work. Seven people in the New York Police Department died of new coronary pneumonia, and more than 1,500 people were diagnosed with infection.
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, as of the afternoon of the 3rd, there were more than 270,000 New Coronavirus infections in the United States, with 7077 deaths and 9521 recovery. (Finish)