Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned Saturday that “New Yorkers have a long journey ahead” as the state reported over 10,800 new coronavirus cases and New Jersey saw 4,000 more cases.
Cuomo said there were 10,806 more positives out of 201,442 tests on Friday, 5.36% of the total. Of those new cases, 3,949 were in New York City.
Another 122 New Yorkers died from the virus since Friday, the governor said. The state has reported more than 100 deaths each day for over a week.
Hospitalizations, however, declined by 66 to 6,884. There were 855 newly admitted patients and 806 hospital discharges.
The number of patients in intensive care declined by 19 to 1,129, while the number of patients intubated rose by 17 to 638.
“We will ultimately be victorious in the battle with COVID-19, but New Yorkers have a long journey ahead,” Cuomo said in a statement. “The holiday season is a time to celebrate and reflect, but it brings the potential for increased spread if we let our guard down.”
The governor said the state is continuing to work to make sure that hospitals have enough capacity in the weeks ahead, when a potential surge is feared. On Friday, Cuomo said the state was in a “footrace” to distribute the vaccine amid rising cases.
Gov. Phil Murphy said Saturday that New Jersey had reported another 4,000 cases and 19 deaths.
The largest share of new cases were reported in Hudson County, where there were 428 positives. Middlesex County reported 329 cases and Camden County recorded 308.
Hospitalizations in the Garden State declined to 3,431 patients, according to NJ.com, which reported hospitalizations have been around 3,500 since early this month.
The number of patients in intensive care dropped by 29 to 724, while the number of patients on ventilators declined to 478.
(AP)
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In light of this TERRIFYING report, it is mandatory for every New Yorker & New Jersian to wear face masks at all times, including in every Shul & Beth haMedrash at all times, as well as at all times on 13th Avenue, Lee Avenue, and every where else.
I find that 147 is unnecessarily nervous. As the great POTUS has said many times, the virus is nothing to worry about, it’s like the flu, and maybe it can be treated by injecting disinfectant into the body. The virus is clearly a hoax, and it’s not true that over 300,000 Americans have died from it. Even if you have a family member that got sick, they were just faking it to help the Democrats. Always support POTUS!!
…And to change your name to Biden and hide in your basement for he rest of time
Cuomo sent covid-19 into th enursing homes upping the numbers of dead allowing him to assume and keep dictatorial powers.
Now he resents it when Parcare offers vaccines to people so as to help stop spread and deaths among regular people. He needs to keep the numbers up so he can stay dictator. Don’t stop the spread or he won’t maintain his dictatorship.
Great news for the bochrim who are currently able to “learn from home” or at least in places that are careful – they will have a great selection for shidduch.
I expect, in about a year, when we’ll see a clinical picture and have statistics of cases by community, parents will be asking either whether a bochur was careful, or , more likely, avoiding infected yeshivos. Why will there be a disbalance? Parents are older, more likely to be professional (and more professional, richer – more careful), while youngsters are following their friends. So, yes, if you are not careful – you will have your choice of equally not-careful girls, but the careful ones will do better. So, if you can’t add up numbers now, you will learn this math later.