Total Hospitalizations

18,825
18,569 18,654 18,707 18,697
18,335
18,079 18,279
17,735
17,493 17,316
16,837 16,967
16,479
16,213 16,103 16,044
15,905
15,599
15,021
14,810
14,258

13,383 13,524

April 1 April 24
12,226

10,929

9,517

8,503

7,328
6,481

5,327

3,343
4,079
Where we want to be
?
2,629
2,043
1,406
1,042
496 617
326

March 16 April 24
 Net Change in Total Hospitalizations
1,412 1,427

1,297
1,248
1,154 1,175 1,157
1,095
1,014

847

714 736
637 656
586 574 586

425
364 358
290
200
170
121 118
91 85
53

-59
-128 -110

-362 -349
-419

-536
-600 -578

-754 -734
-763

March 16 April 24
 Net Change in Intubations
351

313 316
303 291
290 295

260

222
200
192

165

121 132
124
116
94 109 110
93 88
69 69

43 27

-14 -7 -16
-26 -21
-32
-40 -41

-73 -48

-112 -108
-118
-127

March 17 April 24
STAY HOME. STOP THE SPREAD. SAVE LIVES.
 New COVID Hospitalizations Per Day
Gross new COVID hospitalizations (3-day rolling average)
3,177 3,165
3,038
2,921
2,812
2,736 2,721 2,739
2,635
2,556
2,485
2,411
2,327
2,210
2,048 2,074
1,925 1,949 1,953 1,966 1,962

1,777 1,758

1,564 1,560

1,367 1,366 1,359

1,263 1,296
1,184

923
836
696
605
496

March 20 April 24
 Number of Lives Lost
April 19: 478
April 20: 481
April 21: 474
April 22: 438
April 23: 422
April 24: 437
(418 in Hospitals, 19 in Nursing Homes)
 Testing

Diagnostic + Antibody
 Currently testing avg. of
~20,000 per day
 With federal partnership, our goal is
testing 40,000 per day
New York Is Testing More Than Anywhere Else
DIAGNOSTIC TESTING PER CAPITA

New York State

Italy

USA

South
Korea
UK

Per thousand people, since day of 100th confirmed case

 Diagnostic Testing

• We need to build a collection network to meet this

new laboratory capacity.
• Today, I am signing an Executive Order allowing
independent pharmacists to conduct diagnostic
coronavirus tests.
• This will unlock a network of over 5,000
pharmacies as COVID-19 testing locations.
 Diagnostic Testing

Because we are rapidly increasing

diagnostic testing capacity,
today we are expanding testing criteria
to include more New Yorkers.
 Expanded Diagnostic Testing Criteria

 First responders, health care

workers and essential
employees.
 First Responders
Firefighters
Paramedics/Emergency Medical
Technicians (EMTs)
Police Officers
Correction/Parole/Probation Officers
 Frontline Healthcare Workers
• Direct Care Providers
• Health Care Practitioners, Professionals, Aides, and Support
Staff (e.g. Physicians, Nurses, Public Health Personnel)
• Medical Specialists
• Nutritionists and Dietitians
• Occupational/Physical/Recreational/Speech Therapists
• Psychologists/Psychiatrists
• Residential Care Program Managers
 Essential Workers
 Animal Care Workers (e.g. Veterinarians)
 Automotive Service and Repair Workers
 Bank Tellers and Workers
 Building Code Enforcement Officers
 Child Care Workers
 Client-Facing Case Managers and Coordinators
 Counselors (e.g. Mental Health, Addiction,
Youth, Vocational, Crisis, etc.)
 Delivery Workers
 Dentists and Dental Hygienists
 Essential Construction Workers at Occupied
Residences or Buildings
 Faith-Based Leaders (e.g. Chaplains, Clergy
Members)
 Field Investigators/Regulators for Health and
Safety
 Food Service Workers
 Funeral Home Workers
 Hotel/Motel Workers
 Human Services Providers
 Laundry and Dry Cleaning Workers
 Mail and Shipping Workers
 Maintenance and Janitorial/Cleaning Workers
 Optometrists, Opticians, and Supporting Staff
 Retail Workers at Essential Businesses (e.g.
Grocery Stores, Pharmacies, Convenience
Stores, Gas Stations, Hardware Stores)
 Security Guards and Personnel
 Shelter Workers and Homelessness Support
Staff
 Social Workers
 Teachers/Professors/Educators
 Transit Workers (e.g. Airports, Railways, Buses,
and For-Hire Vehicles)
 Trash and Recycling Workers
 Utility Workers
 Diagnostic Testing

Testing criteria will

continue to expand
as capacity increases.
 Today, we are conducting antibody testing
for frontline healthcare workers at four hospitals
and healthcare systems in New York City.
 Comprehensive Testing Next Week

Actions speak louder than words.

Personal Opinion

anymore.
Anonymous
Cuomo Daughter
 Perspective

Today is day 56
1918 Pandemic 2 years
WWI 4 years
Great Depression 4 years
WWII 6 years
Vietnam War 8 years
You are saving lives.
Remember, all experts predicted
100,000
more serious infections.
Life

A.J. Parkinson
NEW YORK TOUGH
SMART
DISCIPLINED
UNIFIED
LOVING