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Virus’s Toll in Tristate Area Nears 2,000 Deaths and 100,000 Cases: Live Updates Virus’s Toll in Tristate Area Nears 2,000 Deaths and 100,000 Cases: Live Updates
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As the second month of the coronavirus outbreak begins and the nation braces for the worst of it, the virus’s toll in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut is already devastating.As the second month of the coronavirus outbreak begins and the nation braces for the worst of it, the virus’s toll in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut is already devastating.
Thirty-one days after the region recorded its first case — a Manhattan woman in her thirties who had traveled to Iran — the number of confirmed cases of the virus will shoot past 100,000 when today’s figures are released.Thirty-one days after the region recorded its first case — a Manhattan woman in her thirties who had traveled to Iran — the number of confirmed cases of the virus will shoot past 100,000 when today’s figures are released.
Deaths attributable to the virus, which have been climbing by an average of 30 percent each day for the past week, stood at 1,866 in the region on Tuesday night — 1,550 in New York, 267 in New Jersey and 69 in Connecticut — and are set to pass 2,000 today.Deaths attributable to the virus, which have been climbing by an average of 30 percent each day for the past week, stood at 1,866 in the region on Tuesday night — 1,550 in New York, 267 in New Jersey and 69 in Connecticut — and are set to pass 2,000 today.
In New York, the hardest-hit state in the country, the numbers of people hospitalized, on ventilators, testing positive, or dead of the virus have all begun to increase a little more slowly in recent days.In New York, the hardest-hit state in the country, the numbers of people hospitalized, on ventilators, testing positive, or dead of the virus have all begun to increase a little more slowly in recent days.
But they are still increasing every day, and officials expect it will be somewhere between a week and three weeks before the virus begins to ebb.But they are still increasing every day, and officials expect it will be somewhere between a week and three weeks before the virus begins to ebb.
Economic and public life in the region remain mostly shut down: schools are closed, most businesses are shuttered, traffic is scarce and ambulance sirens wail regularly. And there are no clear signs yet of when things might return to normal.Economic and public life in the region remain mostly shut down: schools are closed, most businesses are shuttered, traffic is scarce and ambulance sirens wail regularly. And there are no clear signs yet of when things might return to normal.
“We’re all in search of the apex and the other side of the mountain,” Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Tuesday. “But we are still headed up the mountain.”“We’re all in search of the apex and the other side of the mountain,” Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Tuesday. “But we are still headed up the mountain.”
People in and around New York who have died of the virus includePeople in and around New York who have died of the virus include
a sociologist who walked every block of the citya sociologist who walked every block of the city
a jazz pianist who was a fixture in Dizzy Gillespie’s banda jazz pianist who was a fixture in Dizzy Gillespie’s band
a Holocaust survivor who saved dozens of Jewish familiesa Holocaust survivor who saved dozens of Jewish families
a Staten Island high school principal who ran the New York Marathon 38 times in a rowa Staten Island high school principal who ran the New York Marathon 38 times in a row
a judge who presided over the battles about the closing of a Brooklyn hospital,a judge who presided over the battles about the closing of a Brooklyn hospital,
an award-winning Off-Broadway actoran award-winning Off-Broadway actor
a chef who elevated Indian cuisinea chef who elevated Indian cuisine
an architect who saw buildings as force for justicean architect who saw buildings as force for justice
a longtime reporter for The New York Timesa longtime reporter for The New York Times
and the head of a Brooklyn church who officials said was the nation’s first Roman Catholic priest claimed by the virus.and the head of a Brooklyn church who officials said was the nation’s first Roman Catholic priest claimed by the virus.
Father Jorge Ortiz-Garay did not want his parishioners to be afraid.Father Jorge Ortiz-Garay did not want his parishioners to be afraid.
The world all around us is in crisis, he said as he celebrated Mass at St. Brigid’s Church in Bushwick, Brooklyn, on March 19, the pews empty and his flock watching at home via live stream. But perhaps the coronavirus, and the fear it has brought, can be seen as an opportunity to become closer to God. The world is in crisis, he said as he celebrated Mass at St. Brigid’s Church in Bushwick, Brooklyn, on March 19, the pews empty and his flock watching at home via live stream. But perhaps the coronavirus, and the fear it has brought, could provide the chance to grow closer to God.
“There’s no better time than this time of trials, this time of challenges, to fulfill our call to holiness,” said Father Jorge, as he was known. “At these moments of trial and crisis, at these times when maybe we are asking what will happen to us, trust in the Father.”“There’s no better time than this time of trials, this time of challenges, to fulfill our call to holiness,” said Father Jorge, as he was known. “At these moments of trial and crisis, at these times when maybe we are asking what will happen to us, trust in the Father.”
He assured his parishioners that he was in good health.He assured his parishioners that he was in good health.
But eight days later Father Jorge died at Wyckoff Hospital Medical Center in Brooklyn. He was 49. But eight days later, Father Jorge died at Wyckoff Hospital Medical Center. He was 49.
He was the first Catholic priest in the United States known to have died of the coronavirus, according to the Diocese of Brooklyn, which said two more of its priests had also tested positive. He was the first Catholic priest in the United States known to have died of the virus, according to the Diocese of Brooklyn, which said two more of its priests had tested positive.
The Roman Catholic Church’s sacred and elaborate traditions have been utterly disrupted by the pandemic. Its fundamental rites — including congregating to worship — have been fractured by imposed isolation and social distancing. The church’s traditions have been utterly disrupted by the pandemic. Its fundamental rites — including congregating to worship — have been fractured by imposed isolation and social distancing.
Now, mourners say, they are doubly pained by the loss of a church leader and the inability to come together and share the comforting rituals of public grief.Now, mourners say, they are doubly pained by the loss of a church leader and the inability to come together and share the comforting rituals of public grief.
A chorus of governors, including the leaders of New York State, Connecticut and others from across the political spectrum, is publicly challenging the Trump administration’s assertion that the United States is well-stocked and well-prepared to test people for the coronavirus and care for the sickest patients. A chorus of governors from across the political spectrum, including the leaders of New York and Connecticut, is publicly challenging the Trump administration’s assertion that the country is well stocked and well prepared to test people for the coronavirus and care for the sickest patients.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Tuesday that the country’s patchwork approach to the pandemic had made it harder to get desperately needed ventilators. Governor Cuomo said on Tuesday that the country’s patchwork approach to the pandemic had made it harder to get desperately needed ventilators.
“You now literally will have a company call you up and say, ‘Well, California just outbid you,’” Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, said in his daily news briefing. “It’s like being on eBay with 50 other states, bidding on a ventilator.” “You now literally will have a company call you up and say, ‘Well, California just outbid you,’” said Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat. “It’s like being on eBay with 50 other states, bidding on a ventilator.”
And in Connecticut, Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat, said on Tuesday that it was “disturbing” to learn that a national stockpile of medical supplies was running empty. Connecticut’s governor, Ned Lamont, also a Democrat, said it was “disturbing” to learn that a national stockpile of medical supplies was running empty.
“We are on our own,” he said.“We are on our own,” he said.
As the number of coronavirus cases has exploded in the United States, threatening to overwhelm the country’s hospital system, governors have become key figures in the public fight against the virus. Several have elected to go head-to-head with the Trump administration over the need for testing supplies and ventilators. As the virus has exploded in the United States, governors have become key figures in the public fight against it and several have gone head-to-head with the Trump administration over the need for testing supplies and ventilators.
For his part, Mr. Trump has been quick to pick fights with governors who have criticized his efforts. He took aim at Mr. Cuomo on Tuesday, saying that the governor “shouldn’t be complaining.”For his part, Mr. Trump has been quick to pick fights with governors who have criticized his efforts. He took aim at Mr. Cuomo on Tuesday, saying that the governor “shouldn’t be complaining.”
More than 500 paramedics and emergency medical technicians, 2,000 nurses and 250 ambulances are heading to New York City from across the United States to shore up a health care system that is being buried under an avalanche of coronavirus patients, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday.More than 500 paramedics and emergency medical technicians, 2,000 nurses and 250 ambulances are heading to New York City from across the United States to shore up a health care system that is being buried under an avalanche of coronavirus patients, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday.
The mayor’s remarks came with the city’s death toll at 932 and more than 40,000 virus cases confirmed. Hours later, city officials reported that 1,096 people had died of the virus. The mayor’s remarks came on a day when the city’s death toll from the virus passed 1,000.
The mayor announced the arriving reinforcements while speaking at the U.S.T.A. Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, Queens, which is being converted to an emergency hospital amid a surge in virus patients in the borough, especially at Elmhurst Hospital. The mayor announced the arriving reinforcements at the U.S.T.A. Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, which is being converted to an emergency care center for virus patients to relieve pressure on Elmhurst Hospital, where conditions have been called “apocalyptic.”
“Very soon this is going to be 350 hospital beds to protect the lives of New Yorkers,” Mr. de Blasio said, noting that 135 additional ambulances and 270 paramedics had already arrived.“Very soon this is going to be 350 hospital beds to protect the lives of New Yorkers,” Mr. de Blasio said, noting that 135 additional ambulances and 270 paramedics had already arrived.
As the number of cases and hospitalizations continues to rise rapidly, Mr. de Blasio said the city’s needs for equipment and medical workers remained vast, and immediate.As the number of cases and hospitalizations continues to rise rapidly, Mr. de Blasio said the city’s needs for equipment and medical workers remained vast, and immediate.
“This coming Sunday, April 5, is a demarcation line,” he said, zeroing in again on what he has called a critical date. “This is the point at which we must be prepared for next week when we expect a huge increase in the number of cases.” “This coming Sunday, April 5, is a demarcation line,” he said, zeroing in on what he has called a critical date. “This is the point at which we must be prepared for next week when we expect a huge increase in the number of cases.”
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo said on Tuesday morning that 332 more people had died in New York since the day before, bringing the state’s virus-related death toll to 1,550. Governor Cuomo’s younger brother, Chris Cuomo, 49, a CNN anchor, announced on Tuesday that he had tested positive for the virus. The governor later said his brother had a fever, shortness of breath and chills.
As he delivered the news, his younger brother, Chris Cuomo, 49, a CNN anchor, announced that he had tested positive for the virus. The governor later said his brother had a fever, shortness of breath and chills.
The governor has appeared on his brother’s show regularly since the outbreak began, offering their sibling rivalry to viewers as a humorous diversion from the drumbeat of dire news. On Sunday night, the governor even teased his brother for broadcasting from his basement, where, it turns out, the younger Mr. Cuomo was quarantined as of Tuesday.The governor has appeared on his brother’s show regularly since the outbreak began, offering their sibling rivalry to viewers as a humorous diversion from the drumbeat of dire news. On Sunday night, the governor even teased his brother for broadcasting from his basement, where, it turns out, the younger Mr. Cuomo was quarantined as of Tuesday.
“Everyone is subject to this virus,” the governor said on Monday. He added that his brother, whom he called his best friend, was strong — “not as strong as he thinks” — and that he would be fine.“Everyone is subject to this virus,” the governor said on Monday. He added that his brother, whom he called his best friend, was strong — “not as strong as he thinks” — and that he would be fine.
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Reporting was contributed by Jonah Engel Bromwich, Luis Ferré-Sadurní, Michael Gold, Sarah Mervosh, Andy Newman, Liam Stack, Matt Stevens and Katie Rogers.Reporting was contributed by Jonah Engel Bromwich, Luis Ferré-Sadurní, Michael Gold, Sarah Mervosh, Andy Newman, Liam Stack, Matt Stevens and Katie Rogers.