New York state virus death toll passes 4,000, with 594 new fatalities

NEW YORK — The coronavirus death toll in New York state spikes to 4,159, Governor Andrew Cuomo says today, up from 3,565 the day before.

The toll increase of 594 deaths shows a slight decrease in the day-to-day number of lives lost compared to the previous day.

Governor Andrew Cuomo tells journalists it is too soon to tell whether the decrease from the previous record of 630 deaths in one day was statistically significant.

— AFP

A patient arrives to Wyckoff Hospital in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood on April 5, 2020, in New York City. (Bryan R. Smith / AFP)

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