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New York has just six days’ supply of ventilators left.
Governor Andrew Cuomo made the dramatic revelation on Thursday as he dispatched 400 life-saving machines to New York City hospitals and 200 more to suburban counties.
“Right now, we have a burn rate of about six days in the stockpile,” Cuomo said. “We have extraordinary measures in place that can make a difference if we run into a real ventilator shortage.”
The Democratic governor said just 2,200 ventilators remain in the state’s stockpile. An additional 350 a day are needed to save coronavirus-stricken patients.
“If the person comes in and needs a ventilator and you don’t have a ventilator, the person dies,” Cuomo said

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Cuomo conceded that he has lost faith in the federal government’s ability to come to the rescue of states battling the pandemic.
“Just assume you are on your own,” Cuomo said grimly.
Many New York coronavirus patients are young, surprising doctors
He said that 432 more people died of coronavirus in New York state in the past 24 hours and that the total number of cases kept marching past 92,000.
“Can you handle the height of the impact on the hospital system, which is at the apex of the curve?” Cuomo asked. “We call that the battle of the mountaintop.”
The state death toll now stands at 2,373, about half the national fatalities from the pandemic.
Cuomo said the fastest rising positive test rates are hitting Long Island, with more than 1,000 people testing positive in both Nassau and Suffolk counties over the past day, despite smaller populations.


“That is very troubling,” Cuomo said.
The governor praised health care workers and volunteers who have agreed to journey to New York as it battles the worst of the pandemic.
“I will never forget how people across this country came to the aid of New Yorkers when we needed it,” Cuomo said.


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New York has just six days of ventilators left, Governor Andrew Cuomo says

A patient is brought into the emergency room entrance at Montefiore hospital in New York on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 30: A ventilator and other hospital equipment is seen in an emergency field hospital to aid in the COVID-19 pandemic in Central Park on March 30, 2020 in New York City. The field hospital is the work of the Samaritan's Purse organization and will add 68 hospital beds specifically equipped to serve as a respiratory care unit and to be administered by Mt. Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Coronavirus latest: US deaths hit daily high as global infections cross 1 million; Singapore shuts schools and workplaces

A group of nurses gather in the Bronx, New York, for a strike about the lack of personal protective equipment, on April 2, 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE

02 April 2020, US, Ft. Lauderdale: The Zaandam cruise ship heads into Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale. The Zaandam and Rotterdam ships, that has been stranded for weeks, are carrying between them nine confirmed coronavirus patients while hundreds of guest and crew members are exhibiting symptoms of possible Covid-19 infections. Photo: Mike Stocker/TNS via ZUMA Wire/dpa

Members of the Spanish Red Cross prepare food for families in need at a food bank, as part of a special food distribution campaign, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Ronda, southern Spain, April 3, 2020. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

Indian policeman wearing virus themed helmets ride on motorcycles during an awareness rally aimed at preventing the spread of new coronavirus in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, April 2, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

epa08337529 A Tunisian Police PGuard robot calls residents to respect a quarantine order, in Tunis, Tunisia, 01 April 2020. The Tunisian interior ministry is using new technologies, an unmanned robot or 'land drone' produced by a Tunisian start-up, to enforce the nationwide lockdown, reports state. The P-Guard robot is equipped with four Full HD infrared cameras, a 360-degree thermal camera, a GPS and a laser telemetry system and has autonomy of eight hours. Countries around the world implemented measures to stem the widespread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA

(200403) -- PARIS, April 3, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 2, 2020 shows a cashier with protective measures at a frozen food store in Paris, France. French hospitals registered a one-day loss of 471 coronavirus patients, taking the total to 4,503, while some 900 dependant elder people living at nursing homes had died of the virus since the epidemic began, a health official said on Thursday. In total, 59,105 people had tested positive for the virus, up by 2,116 in one day, versus an increase of 4,861 on Wednesday, said Director General of Health Jerome Salomon at the daily conference on the epidemic. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua)

FILE PHOTO: Police officers ask people to disperse as they gather at a park during the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Berlin, Germany March 28, 2020 REUTERS/Axel Schmidt/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian pushes a stroller as people wait in line outside to buy supplies at the Martin B. Retting, Inc. gun store amid fears of the global growth of coronavirus cases, in Culver City, California, U.S. March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon/File Photo

epaselect epa08338048 A businessman wearing a protective mask walks at Shinjuku near Tokyo Metropolitan government office (back) in Tokyo, Japan, 02 April 2020. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said the city is going through an important phase in preventing further spread of COVID-19 and warned of a possible lockdown of Tokyo metropolitan city as the number of active cases of coronavirus in the country nears 2,000. EPA-EFE/KIMIMASA MAYAMA

An officer checks the temperature of a passenger in a bus at a health checkpoint in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, April 3, 2020. Thailand's prime minister announced a nationwide 10 p.m.-to-4 a.m curfew starting Friday to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

epa08337528 A Tunisian Police PGuard robot checks the exit permit of a citizen while calling residents to respect a quarantine order, in Tunis, Tunisia, 01 April 2020. The Tunisian interior ministry is using new technologies, an unmanned robot or 'land drone' produced by a Tunisian start-up, to enforce the nationwide lockdown, reports state. The P-Guard robot is equipped with four Full HD infrared cameras, a 360-degree thermal camera, a GPS and a laser telemetry system and has autonomy of eight hours. Countries around the world implemented measures to stem the widespread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa08340364 A worker wearing a protective face mask sits on a stage being under construction next to a Chinese national flag flying at half-mast during preparations for a national mourning day, at the riverside park along the Yangtze River, in Wuhan, China, 03 April 2020. China will hold a national mourning for coronavirus Covid-19 victims on 04 April. According to Chinese government figures over 3,300 people have died of Covid-19 in China since the outbreak began. EPA-EFE/ROMAN PILIPEY

U.S. President Donald Trump leaves a Coronavirus Task Force news conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Trump tested negative again for the coronavirus and has no symptoms, a White House doctor said. Photographer: Kevin Dietsch/UPI/Bloomberg

An Indonesian police officer wearing a helmet modified to resemble coronavirus sprays disinfectant at a motorbike during a campaign to promote awareness of the virus outbreak, on a street in Mojokerto, East Java, Indonesia, Friday, April 3, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo)

People stand behind markers as they practice social distancing while queueing up to buy food at a supermarket, during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Singapore April 3, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Coronavirus: US starts to change its thinking on wearing protective masks

A runner in a face mask jogs past a mural in Venice, California, showing a masked couple kissing. Photo: EPA-EFE

Belgian Audrey Jacques, fashion designer and sewing teacher wears one of the homemade protective face mask during the coronavirus lockdown, imposed by the Belgian government in an attempt to slow down the spread of COVID-19, in Brussels, Belgium March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

TOPSHOT - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, wearing a face mask amid concerns over the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus, attends an upper house committee meeting at the parliament in Tokyo on April 1, 2020. (Photo by STR / JIJI PRESS / AFP) / Japan OUT

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that California schools will likely remain closed for the rest of the school year due to the coronavirus,, but provide off-site education, during a news conference at the Governor's Office of Emergency Services in Rancho Cordova, Calif., Wednesday, April 1, 2020. The state is not mandating that schools remain closed through the summer break but offering guidance and recommendations on distance learning for schools. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool)

Coronavirus: US laptops and home devices are exposed to cyberattacks as millions stay home

Cyber criminals are taking advantage of the US at an especially vulnerable time during the war against the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Shutterstock

epa08336108 (FILE) - A Marriott hotel sign in New York, USA, 30 November 2018 (reissued 01 April 2020). Marriott International hotel company on 01 April 2020 informed they identified in late February 2020 the unauthorized accesses of databases. The security breach has exposed the personal information including names of an estimated 5.2 million customers. Marriott has set up a website and call centre to answer questions related to the security breach. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE

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