Cuomo announced Sunday that the majority of deaths as a result of coronavirus are among people over age 70. He noted the state is testing an exponentially higher number of people than anywhere else -- so there will be far more cases.
State government data on death rates showed that 70 percent of those who have died in New York as a result of coronavirus were 70 years old and older, with the majority of the deceased having underlying health conditions. Eighty percent of deaths among people under the age of 70 had underlying health conditions.
"Hospitals must give us a plan to increase capacity by at least 50 percent," he said, adding that the state is waiving occupancy regulations in order to accomplish that goal. New York's testing of more than 60,000 people is at least part of the reason the state has more than 15,000 cases compared to the next highest, Washington State, which has 1,647 confirmed cases, and California with 1,518 confirmed and New Jersey with 1,336 positive cases.
"I live alone. I'm even getting annoyed with the dog living in one place. It's going to go on for a period of time. This is not a short-term situation. This is not a long weekend. This is not a week. The timeline, nobody can tell you, it depends on how we handle it, but between 40 and 80 percent of the population will wind up getting this virus," the governor said.
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