Deaths and new infections slightly increase in Spain over the last 24 hours, health officials say
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The latest data released by Spain’s Ministry of Health showed the number of daily deaths increase by 378, according to Fernando Simon, Spain’s director of health emergencies.
This is the third continuous day the number of daily deaths has stayed under 400, Simon said.
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There are at least 906,551 coronavirus cases in the US
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As states begin to include “probable deaths” in their counts, so will the university. In the upcoming days, these changes may show as surges of deaths in the United States.
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Hospitalizations due to coronavirus continue to fall across New York, governor says
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Despite this positive development, 437 people died in New York yesterday from the virus, Cuomo added. That number is up from 422 on April 24.
"This number is, as you can see, call it flat, call it flat with a slight decline, if you're looking for a silver lining. But this is just terrible, terrible horrific news," Cuomo said.
In terms of hospitalizations, Cuomo said, "All the numbers are basically saying the same. That we are, in fact, on the down side of the mountain."
New York is currently testing about 20,000 people a day, governor says
New York is doing more tests per capita than any other country in the world, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at a news conference today.
Cuomo said the state is currently testing an average of about 20,000 people per day. This includes both diagnostic and antibody tests.
He said the goal is to expand testing even further with federal partnership to be able to conduct 40,000 tests per day.
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Gov. Cuomo to sign executive order allowing independent pharmacies to collect for testing
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There are roughly 5,000 pharmacies in New York and some larger chains have already been doing it, he said.
“Just a quick clarification, the tests at the pharmacies will be diagnostic tests, positive negative, not antibodies tests," Cuomo said. “You will be able to go into a pharmacy and get a test, the parlance is the sample will be collected at the pharmacy, the pharmacy then sends it to a lab, the lab conducts the test.”
Cuomo said he had a great meeting with the federal government this week where a division of labor template was established for ramping up testing.
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At least 23 residents at a New York rehab facility test positive for coronavirus
The Fulton County Public Health Department has reported that 23 residents at the Fulton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Gloversville, New York, have tested positive for coronavirus.
“Numerous residents at the Skilled Nursing Facility tested positive for the virus and the situation is being actively managed by the Center’s administration with direct oversight by New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Disease and Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Control staff,” the Health Department said in a release.
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