The number of new coronavirus cases in New York surged by 3,250 on Saturday, bringing the statewide total to 10,356, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
The NY statewide death total reached 56 on Friday.
In New York City, the epicenter of the crisis, 1,847 cases were identified overnight, bringing the new total to 7,530, with 45 deaths.
No less than 40 percent of the population will eventually be infected by COVID-19, the governor predicted.
“I don’t believe it is going to be a matter of weeks, it’s going to be a matter of months, said Cuomo, who said he’d spend the rest of the day touring the state to see if people are heeding the urgent need not to socialize.
A full lockdown order takes effect Sunday night at 8 p.m.
In New York City, the epicenter of the crisis, 1,803 new infections were identified since Friday, bringing the new total to 6,211.
There are 294 new confirmed cases in Westchester County, 27 new cases in Orange County, 13 in Dutchess County, 161 in Rockland County, and seven new cases in Ulster County, he said.
Some encouraging news: the number of cases in Westchester — where the state’s first major outbreak was located — is slowing, he said.
“That is good news,” the governor said, stating that the original “containment zone” set up in the area is working.
The state and Army Corps of Engineers have identified several spaces where temporary hospitals may be set up, including the Javits Center in Manhattan, SUNY Stonybrook, SUNY Westbury on Long Island and the Westchester Convention Center.
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and u will have another 5k
thank you Governor Cumomo for the update