A group of adjoining neighborhoods in Queens has emerged as the epicenter of New York’s raging outbreak. The number of virus patients hospitalized in New York grew by its smallest number in weeks, but deaths reached another all-time high.
The rapid growth of coronavirus cases in New York City is a grim omen for the rest of the country. For the city’s size, its hospitals had resources comparable to the rest of the nation.
The U.S. Strategic National Stockpile has distributed 90 percent of its supply of personal protective equipment before the country has hit the apex of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Associated Press reports that nearly all of the N95 respirators, surgical masks, face shields, gowns, and other gear in desperate need by health-care workers has been distributed to state and local governments.
A second investigation is being launched following deaths at the Holyoke Soldiers' Home. Mass. Attorney General Maura Healey said in a statement Wednesday: “Our office is launching an investigation into Holyoke Soldiers’ Home to find out went wrong at this facility and determine if legal action is warranted. My heart goes out to the families who lost loved ones under these tragic circumstances.”
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York is providing the state’s latest statistics on the spread of coronavirus. In New York City and across the state, Hispanics and blacks are dying at disproportionate rates.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) says that he's on the mend following a coronavirus diagnosis, and so he's giving back — by volunteering at a local Kentucky hospital. Paul, who received his coronavirus diagnosis in March, shared a photo of himself in a doctor's coat on Twitter.