Yesterday was the deadliest day for COVID-19-related fatalities in America, with 1,997 deaths, including at least 779 in New York state, the epicenter of US virus activity.
The United States now has 423,135 cases and 14,390 deaths due to the virus.In New York, a slowing rate of hospitalizations has not yet translated into curbing deaths from the novel coronavirus.
Governor Andrew Cuomo said during his daily briefing in Albany that the state has now seen 6,268 COVID-19 deaths, and it surpasses Italy and Spain in confirmed cases, with 149,316.Cuomo also commented on a new report published by NYC Health, the health department in New York City, which showed that black and Hispanic residents were dying at higher rates than white New Yorkers.