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April 3, 2020 at 5:50 am

Cuomo orders shift in ventilators to overwhelmed hospitals VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he would order the redistribution of critically needed ventilators. New York City Mayor Bill de...

April 2, 2020 at 4:27 am

NYC residents should cover face when in public, mayor says

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — As coronavirus cases soared, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio asked New Yorkers on Thursday to wear a face covering...

April 1, 2020 at 5:50 am

New York state’s virus deaths jump to more than 1,900

NEW YORK (AP) — Coronavirus deaths soared. New York City playgrounds were targeted for shutdown to help slow an outbreak projected to grow worse for...

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The Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort passes the Manhattan skyline on its way to docking in New York, Monday, March 30, 2020. The ship has 1,000 beds and 12 operating rooms that could be up and running within 24 hours of its arrival on Monday morning. It’s expected to bolster a besieged health care system by treating non-coronavirus patients while hospitals treat people with COVID-19. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) NYSW111 NYSW111

March 30, 2020 at 4:56 am

‘Staggering’: New York virus death toll rises above 1,200 VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — A Navy hospital ship with 1,000 beds arrived Monday in New York City as the number of deaths in the state...

Soldiers disinfect wagons parked at the central train station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where trains connect cities within the state, as a measure to stop the spread the new coronavirus, Thursday, March 26, 2020. COVID-19 causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) XLC103 XLC103

March 30, 2020 at 2:17 am

‘Please come help us’: New York begs for medical workers VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — New York's governor urgently appealed for medical volunteers Monday amid a “staggering” number of coronavirus deaths, as he and health officials...

Business

March 29, 2020 at 8:27 am

States scramble to arrange child care for essential workers

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A nurse and a single mother, Becca Rosselli had a choice to make when her daughter's school and care programs closed...

Nurses leave Elmhurst Hospital Center where COVID-19 testing continues outside, Friday, March 27, 2020, in New York. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) NYJM110 NYJM110

March 29, 2020 at 8:06 am

New York state surpasses 1,000 coronavirus deaths

NEW YORK (AP) — New York state's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak climbed Sunday above 1,000, less than a month after the first known...

March 26, 2020 at 6:44 am

Deaths, hospitalizations up in stark sign of virus’ reach VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — New York once again saw a spike in the number of deaths and hospitalizations related to the coronavirus, a bleak trend...

March 25, 2020 at 12:36 pm

COVID-19 infections rise in New York with peak weeks away VIEW

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Hospitalizations from COVID-19 were rising faster than expected in New York as residents and leaders prepared for a peak in cases...

March 24, 2020 at 10:35 am

‘A bullet train’: Virus peak may come soon, swamp hospitals VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo sounded his most dire warning yet about the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday, saying the infection rate in New York...