The one-day death toll in New York State from the coronavirus rose again, to 778, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Tuesday, after two days of declining numbers of deaths. The state has now recorded 10,834 deaths from the virus.
But other indicators used to measure the fight to contain the virus remain more encouraging, Mr. Cuomo said:
- The number of virus patients in hospitals across the state dropped by about 1 percent, the first time that number has gone down.
- The number of intubated patients, most of whom never recover, fell slightly for a second consecutive day. It has fallen on three of the last four days.
“We think we are at the apex,” Mr. Cuomo said at his morning briefing in Albany…
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