540 deaths on the 17th day in NY, the smallest in the last two weeks New Corona April 19 7:56
Governor Cuomo of New York State in the eastern United States at a press conference on the 18th, the number of people who died of the new coronavirus in the state was 540 people on the 17th the previous day, and the number of deaths was the smallest in the past two weeks I made it clear.
In the United States, more than 37,000 people have died of the new coronavirus, of which New York State has about 13,000.
In New York, the number of deaths per day was the highest at 799 people on the 8th of this month, and since then the number has been in the 600 to 700 range until the 16th, but 540 died on the 17th, It has been the lowest in the last two weeks.
Governor Kuomo further stated that although the number of patients hospitalized for infection was still high at approximately 17,000, it had decreased by approximately 1300 in the three days up to the 17th. The rest was flat, but from there it started to decline and it's good news. "
On the other hand, regarding the relaxation of going-out restrictions and the resumption of economic activities, "if many people restart their jobs and get on buses or subways or go to shops, the number of infections will increase immediately," he said. I reiterated the idea that measures need to be continued.