U.S.
N.Y., N.J. Deaths Surge, and Governors Prepare for Far More
- Hospital beds fill up, and medical masks and gowns are needed
- Cuomo and Murphy said they need more, continuous federal aid
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New York and New Jersey governors warned of a looming need for hospital beds, equipment and workers as deaths in the two U.S. states with the highest rates of the new coronavirus surged overnight.
In New York, where deaths spiked 35% in a day to push the cumulative toll to more than 500, Governor Andrew Cuomo said he would seek federal assistance for four new emergency hospitals. Deaths in New Jersey, which has fewer cases but is tracking New York in pace, jumped 33% to 108.