New York: New York's Covid-19-related deaths jumped yet again by more than 700 in a day, while hospitals battling the outbreak reported encouraging news.
Coronavirus deaths in New York jumped by 777 in one day, as the number of people hospitalized stayed relatively flat. The mix of encouraging and grim news from Gov.
Andrew Cuomo on Friday has become familiar this week as people hospitalized in previous weeks die. More than 3,000 deaths have been recorded since Monday to bring the statewide count to 7,844.
The number of hospitalizations increased by 290, compared to daily increases of more than 1,000 last week. The number of intensive care patients was actually down slightly for the first time since mid-March.