Epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, New York state recorded 594 new deaths in 24 hours, Sunday, bringing the total number of victims to 4,159 since the start of the pandemic.

In New York State, epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, 594 new deaths were recorded in 24 hours, said Sunday his governor Andrew Cuomo. A figure which brings to 4,159 the total number of victims.

The balance sheet on a day is slightly down, compared to the 630 new deaths recorded the day before, the worst ever recorded in the State. But "it is still too early" to draw conclusions, said the Democratic Governor at a press conference.

Likewise, the figures for new hospitalizations, admissions to intensive care or intubated people are down slightly, but it will take "two, three days" to draw a trend, he insisted.

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The state health system, "under stress"

New York State may be "very close to the peak" of contamination or "this peak may be a plateau and we are on it," added Andrew Cuomo cautiously. In the meantime, the state health system is "under stress" for lack of "enough equipment and professionals", he insisted.

President Donald Trump announced Saturday that 1,000 medical and nursing personnel will be sent to New York to help deal with the influx of patients. The first 325, expected as early as Sunday, will be assigned to public hospitals in New York City, where the situation is most tense, said Andrew Cuomo.

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New York State accounts for more than a third of the 312,481 cases of Covid-19 in the United States and almost half of the 8,503 people who died from the new coronavirus in the country.