A truly sobering statistic – the death toll in the United States due to coronavirus-related deaths has now surpassed 700,000. Continue reading “COVID-19 Deaths In United States Surpasses 700,000”
COVID-19 Deaths In United States Surpasses 700,000
Jared Kushner On COVID-19 Response: “This Has Been A Great Success Story”
Jared Kushner (screen capture)
Jared on Trump COVID19 response: "The federal government rose to the challenge and this is a great success story." pic.twitter.com/9vTsQdXfM4
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) April 29, 2020
— C.R. Waxlax (@crwaxlax) April 29, 2020
They are in so far over their heads… pic.twitter.com/aL14aTK6PB
— E R (@eroseSCS) April 29, 2020
New York Sees First Decline In Daily COVID-19 Deaths
The state of New York reported its first decline in daily coronavirus deaths possibly signaling better days on the horizon. From Bloomberg News:
New York State reported 594 new coronavirus deaths on Sunday, fewer than the 630 it reported on Saturday, Governor Andrew Cuomo said at his daily news briefing. The state has had 4,159 fatalities so far.
New Jersey, which has the second-highest number of U.S. cases, reported a slowdown in the death rate: Fatalities rose by 71 on Sunday, compared with 200 the day before. It also reported fewer new cases, 3,381, for a total of 37,505. Total deaths are 917.
As President Donald Trump and other leaders warned of rising death tolls, Cuomo said it was too early to say if the outbreak had reached a peak in New York — the center of the nation’s outbreak.
“You could argue that you are seeing a plateauing,” he told reporters in Albany. “Next week they will tell you whether we are on a plateau or is it just a blip,” he said, referring to statisticians.
Additional encouraging signs: New hospitalizations declined to 574 on Sunday from 1,095, and 74% of those hospitalized have been discharged.