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New York Governor Sees Possible Flattening of Coronavirus Curve

Margaret Besheer

   NEW YORK - New York's governor said Monday that it is possible his
   state is seeing a flattening of the curve of coronavirus cases, but it
   is still too early to be certain.

   Andrew Cuomo noted that the number of deaths has remained flat for two
   days, as have the number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19, the
   disease caused by the coronavirus. Sickened patients requiring
   hospitalization have also remained steady for about three days, and the
   number of patients requiring ventilators in intensive care units has
   also significantly dropped.

   "While none of this is good news, the possible flattening of the curve
   is better than the increases we have seen," Cuomo told reporters in the
   state capital, Albany.

   But he noted that New York is still by far the most impacted U.S.
   state, with more than 130,000 confirmed virus infections and 4,758
   deaths.

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