纽约州州长安德鲁·科莫在最新的冠状病毒更新报告中称，周日，纽约报告的COVID-19患者死亡和住院人数减少。
在过去的几天里，“死亡人数第一次下降，”科莫说，他在最新的电视新闻发布会上公布了该州最新的COVID-19统计数据。然而，他承认，需要进一步观察，以确定最近的衰退只是一个“暂时现象”，还是预示着即将到来的模式。
几周以来，纽约一直被认为是美国疾病爆发的中心，截至周日早上，全州范围内记录的冠状病毒病例超过122，031例，死亡人数超过4，159人，高于周六的3，565人。纽约州一半以上的病例是在纽约市确诊的，确诊病例总数为67，551例。
库莫在周日的简报中表示，自前一天以来，全州已有594人死亡，与周六报道的630人死亡相比，24小时内死亡人数略有下降。周五，又有562人死亡。据报道，纽约周六的住院人数也低于前几天，4月4日报道有574人新入院。正如库莫在周日演讲开始时回顾的那样，周五有1095人住院，周四有1427人住院。
“你可以说你在数据中看到了轻微的停滞，”科莫说，尽管他提到了爆发即将达到顶点的时间表——州长在过去的简报中已经讨论过——仍然不清楚。
“我们可能非常接近顶点，或者顶点可能是一个平台，我们现在可能就在那个平台上，”他解释说，并指出各种投影模型已经产生了一系列的结果。
纽约州长安德鲁·科莫每天举行新闻发布会，分享最新的COVID-19更新。在4月5日的会议上，科莫讨论了疫情发展轨迹中出现“轻微”停滞的可能性。
在星期六冠状病毒简报库莫对顶点预测模型的变化表示失望，尤其是考虑到该州在大流行期间资源有限。“我们离[越来越近了”，这取决于你会看到谁的模型。他们会说四、五、六、七天。有些人出去14天，”他说。“但我们对预测的解读是，我们处于7天范围内——4、5、6、7、8天范围。没人能给你一个具体的数字，这让你很难计划。”
尽管截至周日已有超过16，000名COVID-19患者住院，但科莫对周六以来报道的出院人数增加表示乐观。尽管他估计该州不需要像以前建议的那样多的额外医院床位，但州长仍然强调，纽约的医疗保健系统需要额外的资源来控制疫情。
“床的数量不再重要，”他告诉记者。“我们有床。是呼吸机，然后是员工。”
在他的简报周日，纽约市长比尔·白思豪说有一些好消息。“我们认为，早在今晚就有可能耗尽呼吸机等关键设备，”他说。“现在我可以告诉你——这在这里肯定是个好消息——我们在这里多呆了几天。我们相信，现在我们可以带着现有的供应品到达周二或周三。”
他还表示，该市仍需要1000至1500台呼吸机来覆盖周三至周日的工作，还需要45000多名医务人员。
与此同时，在邻近的新泽西州，州长菲尔·墨菲周日在推特上称，该州目前共有37，505例确诊COVID-19病例和917例死亡。
至少120万人根据约翰·霍普金斯大学的全球追踪系统，自去年12月病毒首次被发现以来，已被诊断为COVID-19。周日，在美国发现的病例约占全球总数的25%，报告的阳性检测超过312，200例，远远超过全球任何一个国家。在感染这种疾病的人中，超过8500名美国居民已经死亡，15000人已经康复。
GOVERNOR CUOMO SUGGESTS NUMBER OF NEW YORK COVID-19 DEATHS DROPPING OVER PAST FEW DAYS
New York reported fewer deaths and hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients on Sunday, Governor Andrew Cuomo shared during his latest coronavirus update.
Over the past few days, "the number of deaths has been dropping for the first time," Cuomo said, opening his latest televised press conference with the state's most recent COVID-19 statistics. He acknowledged, however, that further observation would be required to determine whether the recent downturn was just a "blip" or indicative of a forthcoming pattern.
New York has been considered the epicenter of the nation's outbreak for weeks, with more than 122,031 coronavirus cases and more than 4,159 deaths recorded statewide as of Sunday morning, up from 3,565 on Saturday. More than half of the state's cases have been diagnosed in New York City, with 67,551 total cases confirmed.
During his Sunday briefing, Cuomo said 594 new deaths had occurred statewide since the previous day, denoting a small decrease in fatalities over a 24-hour period as compared to 630 new deaths reported on Saturday. On Friday, 562 new deaths were reported. New York also reported fewer hospitalizations on Saturday than it had in days prior, with 574 new admissions reported on April 4. As Cuomo reviewed at the start of Sunday's address, there were 1,095 new hospitalizations on Friday and 1,427 on Thursday.
"You could argue that you're seeing a slight plateauing in the data," Cuomo said, though he mentioned a timeline for the outbreak's imminent apex—which the governor has discussed during past briefings—remained unclear.
"We could be very near the apex, or the apex could be a plateau and we could be on that plateau right now," he explained, noting that various projection models have yielded a range of results.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo holds daily press briefings to share the most recent COVID-19 updates. During his April 5 conference, Cuomo discussed the possibility of a "slight" plateau in the outbreak's trajectory.
During Saturday's coronavirus briefing, Cuomo expressed frustration about the variations in apex projection models, especially considering the state's limited resources amid the pandemic. "We're getting closer [to the apex], depending on whose model you'll look at. They'll say four, five, six, seven days. Some people go out 14 days," he said. "But our reading of the projections is we're somewhere in the seven-day range—four, five, six seven, eight day range. Nobody can give you a specific number, which makes it very frustrating to plan."
Despite more than 16,000 current COVID-19 hospitalizations as of Sunday, Cuomo was optimistic about an increased number of discharges reported since Saturday. Though he estimated the state would not require as many additional hospital beds as previously suggested, the governor still emphasized that additional resources would be necessary for New York's healthcare system to manage the outbreak.
"The number of beds doesn't really matter any more," he told reporters. "We have the beds. It's the ventilators, and then it's the staff."
In his briefing Sunday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said there has been some good news. "We thought as early as tonight there was the possibility of running out of crucial equipment like ventilators," he said. "Now I can tell you – and this is certainly good news here – we have bought a few more days here. We believe now we can get to Tuesday or Wednesday with the supplies that we have."
He also said that the city still needs 1,000 to 1,500 ventilators to cover Wednesday through Sunday, as well as 45,000 more medical personnel.
Meanwhile in neighboring New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphy tweeted Sunday that his state has a current total of 37,505 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 917 deaths.
At least 1.2 million people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the virus' initial discovery last December, according to Johns Hopkins University's global tracker. On Sunday, cases identified in the United States accounted for roughly 25 percent of the global total, with more than 312,200 positive tests reported—the most, by significant margins, of any country worldwide. Of those who have contracted the illness, upwards of 8,500 U.S. residents people have died, while 15,000 have recovered.
Updated 4:17 PM ET
