N.Y. Deaths Top 9,000; New U.S. Cases Rise 5.4%: Virus Update

A medic prepares to unload Covid-19 patients arriving to the Montefiore Medical Center Moses Campus in the Bronx borough of New York City on April 7.

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New York State has one of the world’s highest death tolls, but fewer patients went to hospitals, a positive trend noted by the governor. Fewer new deaths were reported in hard-hit Italy and France.