Cuomo on virus pandemic: "The worst is over" but "it's not over"
Cuomo gave an update on the state's response after New York endured its deadliest week since becoming the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Cuomo gave an update on the state's response after New York endured its deadliest week since becoming the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Photojournalist Peter Turnley captures a moment in time, when New York became the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in America
"I'm sure everyone's living with the same question: Every time you wake up you say, 'When does this nightmare end?'" Cuomo said.
More than 7,800 people in New York state have died due to COVID-19.
The storied cathedral was set to house hundreds of hospital beds.
About 40 caskets were lined up for burial on Hart Island on Thursday, and two fresh trenches have been dug in recent days.
Tracking the genetic sequences of the coronavirus can help researchers determine where an outbreak originated and how it spread.
"9/11 was so devastating, so tragic, and then in many ways we lose so many more New Yorkers to this silent killer," he said.
"We're not through it. It's not over. We are in the midst of it," he said.
Michael Tyson, a 53-year-old with underlying health conditions, was being held at Rikers over an alleged parole violation, his legal team said.
The NYPD broke up the crowd and said "these gatherings must cease immediately."
New York City has been particularly hard-hit by COVID-19. These photos show what it's like on the ground.
The Bronx Zoo says Nadia, her sister Azul, two Amur tigers and three African lions had developed a dry cough. They are all expected to recover.
Doctors told CBS News that it's not just older people who are in critical condition.
"A lot of the COVID cases are more or less direct burials or direct cremation. But we do our best to serve the families," said one funeral director.
More than 3,500 people have died in New York due to COVID-19.
One 37-year-old who always considered herself healthy told a harrowing coronavirus tale.
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo announced this week he tested positive for COVID-19.
Buying a meal from the restaurant could help save the family business – and feed front-line health care workers at the same time.
"These brave souls soldier on in the midst of tremendous risk and exposure, constantly putting the needs of others above their own," Southwest Airlines said.
5,500 emergency calls were received on the day of the World Trade Center attacks – now that number has been far exceeded.
"In no hospital in New York will a woman be forced to be alone when she gives birth. Not now, not ever," Governor Andrew Cuomo tweeted Saturday.
The Army has accessed 181 facilities across the country that could possibly become other field hospitals.
Governor Andrew Cuomo said the Javits Center in Manhattan is being transformed into a hospital with 1,000 beds.
New York is the U.S. epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.