There are already more than 10 thousand coronavirus victims in New York: when will the pandemic end

On Easter Sunday, the city of New York lost the lives of 671 residents. Throughout the state, the number of coronavirus victims exceeded 10 thousand. This publication reports «РИА Новости».

Awful News

Today, New York is at the epicenter of the US coronavirus epidemic. The number of victims of COVID-19 here exceeded 10 thousand and reached 10056 people, Governor Andrew Cuomo said at a press conference. “Terrible news. We are seeing an alarming level of curve flattening. We lost 671 lives on Easter Sunday, ”he said.

Throughout the state, the number of deaths reached 10056. On the eve of this figure was 9385.

According to Cuomo, 11 people died on April 758, 10 people died on April 783, 9 people died on April 777, 8 people died on April 799, 7 people died on April 779, 6 people died on April 731.

"The peak of mortality passed"

At the same time, the governor of the state, which recorded the highest level of COVID-19 infection in the world, said that the peak of mortality from the virus in New York had passed. He said this during a press conference, according to the publication. RBC Ukraine.

Cuomo said that on April 12, 671 residents of the state died of the virus, while on Saturday 758 deaths were recorded. According to him, this is "not as bad as it was before."

He also noted that the number of hospitalized continues to decrease. Every day, about two thousand people fall into the medical facilities of New York.

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The Governor noted that it is worth continuing to act in the same spirit in the future so that the situation does not worsen. “If you isolate, your family will not be infected. We can control the spread of (coronavirus - ed.), ”Cuomo said.

When will the pandemic end?

The pandemic will continue until the COVID-19 vaccine is available, the state governor said. This can take 12 to 18 months. “I want this to end tomorrow. But this is unrealistic, ”the official said.

Recall that on March 11, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19 a pandemic. As of April 13, the number of infected people in the world exceeded 1,8 million. The highest incidence rates remain in the United States, where the number of infected is 19 560 thousand citizens, of whom about 22 thousand have died. More than 32 Americans have recovered.