New York, Jan 2 (EFE) .- The state of New York, which became the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the second quarter of this year, has exceeded one million infections after adding another 15,000 cases this Friday.
As announced by the New York authorities this Saturday, a total of 1,005,785 covid-19 infections have been registered since the start of the pandemic after a significant increase in the area in recent weeks.
The new cases of coronavirus have also accelerated in the last 3 days, when more than 15,000 infections have been registered each day, while the average of positives in the last seven days has risen from 5.5% on December 24 to 7.2% on December 31.
The governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, pointed out that it is necessary for the population to continue to comply with the measures so that the percentage does not increase further.
“We have a vaccine, and that’s good news, but it will take several months for it to reach critical mass, which makes it more important than ever not to let coronavirus fatigue affect us,” Cuomo said Saturday in a statement. .
“The state has been working all hours of the day with the medical community not only to ensure that vaccines are distributed as soon as possible and in the most efficient way, but also to continue increasing the number of beds so that hospitals are not overwhelmed. “he added.
In total, 30,337 New York State residents have died of coronavirus, according to the region’s Health Department, while another 7,000 are suspected of having died of the disease in New York City, although they are not confirmed cases.
New York has thus become the fourth state in the country to overcome the barrier of one million infections after California (2.3 million), Texas (1.8 million) and Florida (1.3 million).
The United States has more than 20 million confirmed cases and is approaching 350,000 deaths from COVID-19, according to an independent tally from Johns Hopkins University. EFE
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