Prognosis
Cuomo Says N.Y. Must Pool Resources; Death Toll Exceeds 1,500
- Agency to coordinate sharing of staff and gear, governor says
- New York has ordered 17,000 more ventilators from China
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New York State reported more than 9,000 new coronavirus infections Tuesday and more than 300 new deaths as Governor Andrew Cuomo called for a statewide sharing of health-care resources to prepare for the outbreak’s peak in the coming weeks.
The new fatalities pushed New York’s overall toll to above 1,500, or roughly half of all U.S. deaths from the pandemic.