New York Reports First Decline in Daily Coronavirus Deaths

New Jersey’s deaths and new cases also slow on Sunday
Cuomo says he hopes virus is at ‘plateau’ but too early to say

WATCH: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo delivers an update of the coronavirus outbreak in his daily news briefing. (Source: APTN/Bloomberg)

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By Ian Fisher

April 5, 2020 at 3:19 PM UTC

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April 5, 2020 at 9:01 PM UTC

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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.