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N.Y. Reports Record 779 Daily Deaths; Hospitalizations Drop

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A commuter wearing a protective masks waits for a subway at the Metropolitan Avenue M station in the Queens borough of New York on April 7. — A commuter wearing a protective masks waits for a subway at the Metropolitan Avenue M station in the Queens borough of New York on April 7.
Photographer: Christopher Occhicone/Bloomberg

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By Keshia Clukey and Christian Berthelsen

April 8, 2020 at 5:05 PM UTC

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April 8, 2020 at 7:07 PM UTC

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New York suffered another day of record fatalities from the coronavirus outbreak and may be poised to endure many more, as a wave of patients who hit the hospital system two weeks ago begin to succumb to its effects.