Iran Press/America: Governor Andrew Cuomo noted the three-day average of hospitalizations was down, indicating the state is “reaching a plateau in the total number of hospitalizations”.
But the New York death toll continues to steeply rise. The state has recorded 5,489 deaths, up from 4,758 a day earlier. Those 731 deaths on Monday represent the highest single-day increase in the death toll since the crisis started.
At least 3,544 people have died in New York City from COVID-19 as of Tuesday afternoon, the city reported, a figure that eclipsed those killed in the 9/11 terrorist attack, which claimed the lives of 2,753 people in the city.
The outbreak in New York City's jail system is one of the worst at correctional facilities throughout the US, just as New York state leads the country in both total COVID-19 cases and deaths since the virus reached the US. 101
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