Prognosis
N.Y. Hospitals Fill as State Sees Most Covid Cases Since January
- Governor’s order on hospitals goes into effect on Friday
- The state has 56 hospitals with bed capacity of 10% or less
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New York state reported 11,300 new Covid-19 cases, the most since January, as dozens of hospitals neared capacity.
Total patients hospitalized for the virus have climbed by more than 1,000 in a month, reaching 3,093 on Wednesday. As of Thursday, 56 hospitals in the state had a bed capacity of 10% or less, including Albany Medical Center Hospital, Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, Long Island Jewish Medical Center and Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, according to the state health department.