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The number of coronavirus cases in New York City increased by more than 5,600 with 400 new deaths in just 24 hours, according to data released Wednesday.
The Big Apple had 77,967 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 3,602 fatalities as a result of the contagion as of Wednesday morning, the data shows.
That’s another dramatic jump from the city’s Tuesday morning tallies, which showed 72,324 coronavirus cases and 3,202 deaths.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, however, said Wednesday that in the last few days, the city has needed fewer ventilators than projected for coronavirus patients at Big Apple hospitals.
“That’s very important,” the mayor said during a press briefing, adding, “to be clear, we still need more — but much less than expected … that’s a good sign.”
De Blasio warned that “this is still going to be a very long battle,” but the social distancing that New Yorkers are practicing and the stay-at-home orders that locals are adhering to “make a huge difference.”
A patient is wheeled into Brooklyn’s Maimonides Medical Center.Paul Martinka“This gives me hope — more hope than ever — that we can get through this really tough moment and come out together, save a lot of lives and get on to recovery at some point,” the mayor said.
