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New York is now the coronavirus capital of the world.
The Empire State on Thursday recorded a total of 159,937 COVID-19 cases — surpassing every country worldwide.
But the number of newly hospitalized patients dipped to its lowest level since the state shut down last month, in a sign that mitigation measures are working, officials said.
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Here’s what else we learned today:
New York crisis:
- New York City will begin burying victims of the virus on Hart Island potter’s field.
- The news came as Mayor Bill de Blasio said the Big Apple was at least another month away from loosening stay-in-place restrictions.
- Meet our hero of the day: A Brooklyn waitress feeding New Yorkers — even after she lost her job at a diner amid restaurant lockdowns.
Check’s in the mail:
- Millions of Americans should receive their $1,200 relief payments beginning today, as the first wave of payouts for citizens impacted by crisis begins.
- A lot of folks will need that cash. Nearly 17 million have been put out of work in just three weeks.
Staying power:
- The handshake could become a thing of the past in the wake of the pandemic.
- Researchers in Finland released a chilling simulation that shows how droplets from a single cough in a supermarket can hang in the air for “several minutes” and travel across two aisles — possibly infecting nearby shoppers with the virus.
World pandemic:
- Coronavirus-stricken British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was released from intensive care after two nights, but remains hospitalized in London.
- Only one death from the disease has been reported in New Zealand amid the country’s stringent lockdown.
- Up to 150 members of the Saudi Arabian royal family have been infected with the illness — striking fear into the hearts of the authoritarian kingdom’s powerful rulers.
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