Gov. Cuomo good morning. Everybody knows the people with us today. Two doctors, the secretary to the governor. To her left, robert. To our friends celebrating good friday today, i wish them good, good friday. Celebratingds passover, i wish than the best. To give you an update on where we are, to use an overused term, were cautiously optimistic that were slowing the infection rate. Thats what the numbers say and what the data suggest to us. Change in total hospitalizations is down, not relative to yesterday. Yesterday. But when it is averaged, the threeday average on hospitalizations, you see and dramatic decline in those numbers and that is very good news. The change in icu admissions the negative number for the First Time Since we this intense journey. That means there are fewer people in the intensive care unit statewide than there were. Again, that is the first time we have seen a negative number. So that is good. The free the threeday average of that is down. The change in intubati
And we need both diagnostic testing and antibody testing. We need millions and millions of them and we need them in a matter of weeks, not months. We have to be more prepared as a nation paid we should never go through this scramble that we went through with competing against other states by masks from china. We should never have been here in the first place, but certainly we should never be here again. Lets makelets make sure we ste waters ahead and proceed with caution before we set off on the next journey. Study the data and lets look at what has happened around the world and make sure the best health minds in the country are giving us their best advice. How do we go forward . We stay new york tough. It means disciplined, unified, loving, and it means smart. Now is the time to be smart. Now more than ever. That is what it means to be new york tough. We are. Questions. Potential and how long they stay up and running . Should have stayed with it, bernadette. You had it for a second. I
Cuomo gives an update on the Pandemic Response in his state saying there appears to be a slowing down in infection rates. From earlier today, this is under 50 minutes. Gov. Cuomo good morning. We winnows the people with us. Everybody knows the people with us. Two doctors, the secretary to the governor. To our friend celebrate good friday, i wish you a good, good friday. To our friends celebrate and passover, i will send the best. To give you an update on where we are. To use an overused term, we are cautiously optimistic that we are slowing the infection rate. That is what the numbers say and what the data suggest to us. Hospitalizations is down, not relative to yesterday. But when it is averaged, the threeday average on hospitalizations, you see and dramatic decline in those numbers and that is very good news. The change in icu admissions the negative number for the First Time Since we started this intense journey. That means there are fewer people in the intensive care unit statewide
Science and health alone. Not with the political consequences. Vice president harris and i and our entire administration will always be honest and transparent with you about both the good news and the bad. We will level with you. When we make a mistake. Well straight up say what happened. And i said at the outset, the honest truth is, were still in a dark winter of this pandemic. Its going to get worse before it gets better. Its going to take many months before we need to be. Progress in our plan will take time to measure as people getting infected today. They dont show up as case counts for weeks. And those who perish from this disease die weeks after their exposure. Despite the best intentions, were going to face setbacks which i will always explain to you. But i also i also know, we can do this if we come together. Thats why, ultimately, our plan is based on unity. And all of us acting as one nation. It requires families and neighbors looking out for one another. Health care provide
People, grocery clerks and have. We took our 53,000 beds. Transport workers who are we raised it to 93,000 beds. Literally putting their bodies on the line for the sal vacation and then we created that of others, its not hard to see still isnt enough by some of these projection models, we then that charity in action. Created overflow facilities, its not hard to see people as javits, several 200bed overflow we say in the church other christs, our jesuses today on facilities and knock formica, we good friday. Thank you, father martin. As always we follow you and heed dont have to use them in the your wisdom on social media and hospitalization rate stays low. Read your writings and its very they are being used to some comforting indeed. Extent. Javits is being used to some thank you. Thank you. And coming up the next extent. I have said to the hospitals a number of times, if you need relief, we have it. Hot spot, philadelphia officials are pushing back on the white house warning they coul