Coronavirus hospitalizations resume their flight in New York

Hospitalizations for coronavirus increase rapidly in New York, which is already lack of capacity on Staten Islandthe governor said on Monday Andrew Cuomo.

Of the more than 191,000 tests reported on Sunday, 5,906, or 3.08%, were positive, according to state data. There were 2,724 new hospitalizations and 33 deaths related to the virus. “It’s a dangerous situation,” Cuomo admitted to reporters.

Daily hospitalizations for COID-19 rose to 2,700, a 122% increase from 1,200 three weeks ago, he said. At this rate, the state will have 6,000 daily hospitalizations over the next three weeks, he said.

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The state will reopen an emergency center for COVID-19 patients in South Beach on Staten Island, he said. “Hospitalization is a good way to say that more people are dying,” he said.

Coronavirus cases statewide have passed 600,000 since the start of the pandemic, totaling 100,000 since the end of October. New York has had more than 5,000 new cases a day for the past seven days. “This is a toxic cocktail of dynamics and facts,” Cuomo said.